| People QuickFacts | Bessemer | Alabama |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 27,475 | 4,803,689 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 27,456 | 4,779,745 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.1% | 0.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 27,456 | 4,779,736 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.1% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.7% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 15.1% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.3% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 24.3% | 68.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 71.2% | 26.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.9% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 4.1% | 3.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 23.6% | 67.0% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.3% | 84.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.8% | 3.4% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 3.7% | 5.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 79.1% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 12.4% | 22.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 2,076 | 403,982 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 24.6 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 12,369 | 2,171,853 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 59.8% | 70.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 20.1% | 15.5% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $86,800 | $120,800 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 11,195 | 1,831,269 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.42 | 2.53 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $17,085 | $23,483 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $29,600 | $42,934 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 26.5% | 17.6% |
| Business QuickFacts | Bessemer | Alabama |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 2,566 | 382,350 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 39.5% | 14.8% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.8% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.3% | 1.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 33.7% | 28.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 373,138 | 112,858,843 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 769,072 | 52,252,752 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 633,181 | 57,344,851 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,891 | $12,364 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 62,329 | 6,426,342 |