| People QuickFacts | Birmingham | Alabama |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2011 estimate | 212,413 | 4,803,689 |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 212,244 | 4,779,745 |
![Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1 definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
![Population definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Population, 2010 | 212,237 | 4,779,736 |
![Persons under 5 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.9% | 6.4% |
![Persons under 18 years, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 21.5% | 23.7% |
![Persons 65 years and over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.4% | 13.8% |
![Female persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.2% | 51.5% |
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![White persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 22.3% | 68.5% |
![Black persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 73.4% | 26.2% |
![American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.6% |
![Asian persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.0% | 1.1% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
![Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.0% | 1.5% |
![Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.6% | 3.9% |
![White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 21.1% | 67.0% |
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![Living in same house 1 year & over, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 77.2% | 84.5% |
![Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
![Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 4.6% | 5.0% |
![High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 82.6% | 81.9% |
![Bachelor](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 21.3% | 22.0% |
![Veterans definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Veterans, 2007-2011 | 16,214 | 403,982 |
![Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 21.7 | 24.0 |
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![Housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units, 2010 | 108,981 | 2,171,853 |
![Homeownership rate definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 51.2% | 70.7% |
![Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 34.8% | 15.5% |
![Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $87,100 | $120,800 |
![Households definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Households, 2007-2011 | 89,822 | 1,831,269 |
![Persons per household definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.30 | 2.53 |
![Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars) definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $19,962 | $23,483 |
![Median household income definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Median household income, 2007-2011 | $31,898 | $42,934 |
![Persons below poverty level, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 27.3% | 17.6% |
| Business QuickFacts | Birmingham | Alabama |
![Total number of firms definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Total number of firms, 2007 | 20,088 | 382,350 |
![Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 37.7% | 14.8% |
![American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.5% | 0.8% |
![Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.7% | 1.8% |
![Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
![Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.3% | 1.2% |
![Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 31.6% | 28.1% |
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![Manufacturers shipments definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 4,724,751 | 112,858,843 |
![Merchant wholesaler sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 6,667,818 | 52,252,752 |
![Retail sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 4,690,397 | 57,344,851 |
![Retail sales per capita definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,338 | $12,364 |
![Accommodation and food services sales definition and source info](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130214214945im_/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/img/infoicon.gif) |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 587,726 | 6,426,342 |