Birmingham-Southern's Living Circumstances

Birmingham City School District Overview

Birmingham-Southern College located in Birmingham City School District area. A total of 90,867 households are located in Birmingham City School District area. Among them, 21,284 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.12 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 57,635 and 51,265 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

3.04% (6,172) of residents are non-citizens and 5.29% (10,757) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Birmingham City School District, Alabama
Household	90,867
Population	203,311
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	21,284 (23.42%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	57,635
Total Students	51,265
Pre-Kindergarten	3,234
Kindergarten	2,990
Grade 1-8	18,034
Grade 9-12	8,441
College/Graduate School	18,566
Veterans	169,449
Non-citizen	6,172
Non-English Home Language	10,757
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

173,747 residents are over the age of 16 and 104,695 people are in labor force. Among them, 104,552 people are in civilian labor force and 143 are in armed labor force. 95,109 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Birmingham City School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	93,052	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	74,694	80.27%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	9,846	10.58%
Public transportation	2,044	2.20%
Walked	2,486	2.67%
Other method	1,797	1.93%
Worked from home	2,185	2.35%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	95,109	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	33,282	34.99%
Service	19,719	20.73%
Sales and office	21,666	22.78%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	5,635	5.92%
Production, transportation, and material moving	14,807	15.57%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	95,109	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	238	0.25%
Construction	4,233	4.45%
Manufacturing	8,290	8.72%
Wholesale trade	2,400	2.52%
Retail trade	11,017	11.58%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,809	5.06%
Information	2,277	2.39%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	6,266	6.59%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	10,615	11.16%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	25,751	27.08%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	10,111	10.63%
Other services, except public administration	5,003	5.26%
Public administration	4,099	4.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	95,109	-
Private wage and salary workers	77,636	81.63%
Government workers	13,375	14.06%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	4,032	4.24%
Unpaid family workers	66	0.07%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $54,559 for the 90,867 households in Birmingham City School District area, Alabama. The average income of a single worker is $26,645. 183,396 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 87.64%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	90,867	-
Less than $10,000	12,400	13.65%
$10,000 - $14,999	7,143	7.86%
$15,000 - $24,999	13,115	14.43%
$25,000 - $34,999	10,695	11.77%
$35,000 - $49,999	12,413	13.66%
$50,000 - $74,999	14,580	16.05%
$75,000 - $99,999	8,322	9.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,630	8.40%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,185	2.40%
More than $200,000	2,384	2.62%
Median Household Income	$37,375	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$54,559	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	46,753	-
Less than $10,000	4,267	9.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,212	4.73%
$15,000 - $24,999	5,317	11.37%
$25,000 - $34,999	5,355	11.45%
$35,000 - $49,999	7,043	15.06%
$50,000 - $74,999	8,257	17.66%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,247	11.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,645	12.07%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,635	3.50%
More than $200,000	1,775	3.80%

Median Family Income	$48,016	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,590	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,645	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$41,837	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$41,837	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	209,254	-
With health insurance coverage	183,396	87.64%
Public coverage	89,828	42.93%
Private health insurance	116,656	55.75%
Without health insurance coverage	25,858	12.36%

Housing

There are 114,710 housing units in Birmingham City School District area, Alabama with 90,867 units (79.21%) occupied. 40,774 houses (44.87%) are occupied by owner and 50,093 houses (55.13%) are rented. The average housing value is $91,100 and the average rental cost is $837. 2,218 houses (1.93%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 28,777 houses (25.09%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	114,710	-
Occupied	90,867	79.21%
Owner Occupied	40,774	44.87%
Renter Occupied	50,093	55.13%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	68,248	59.50%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,752	1.53%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	43,839	38.22%
Mobile Homes	834	0.73%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	37	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	114,710	-
Built 2014 or later	2,218	1.93%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,528	2.20%
Built 2000 - 2009	8,158	7.11%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,156	6.24%
Built 1980 - 1989	10,851	9.46%
Built 1970 - 1979	16,607	14.48%
Built 1960 - 1969	16,328	14.23%
Built 1950 - 1959	22,087	19.25%
Built 1949 or earlier	28,777	25.09%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	114,710	-
1 room	3,454	3.01%
2 rooms	2,571	2.24%
3 rooms	11,870	10.35%
4 rooms	23,700	20.66%
5 rooms	24,206	21.10%
6 rooms	21,758	18.97%
7 rooms	12,903	11.25%
8 rooms	6,929	6.04%
9 rooms or more	7,319	6.38%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	114,710	-
no bedroom	3,659	3.19%
1 bedroom	15,165	13.22%
2 bedrooms	39,249	34.22%
3 bedrooms	45,075	39.29%
4 bedrooms	9,557	8.33%
5 bedrooms or more	2,005	1.75%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	40,774	-
Less than $50,000	6,089	14.93%
$50,000 - $99,999	16,425	40.28%
$100,000 - $149,999	5,771	14.15%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,608	11.30%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,015	9.85%
$300,000 - $499,999	2,408	5.91%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,074	2.63%
$1,000,000 or more	384	0.94%
Median House Value	$91,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	47,522	-
Less than $500	7,653	16.10%
$500 - $999	23,940	50.38%
$1,000 - $1,499	12,711	26.75%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,809	5.91%
$2,000 - $2,499	289	0.61%
$2,500 - $2,999	55	0.12%
$3,000 or more	65	0.14%
Median Rental Costs	$837	-

Demographic

A total of 212,297 people lives in Birmingham City School District area, Alabama with 100,167 male and 112,130 female. The males to female ratio is 47.18 to 52.82. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	212,297	-
Male	100,167	47.18%
Female	112,130	52.82%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	212,297	-
Under 5 years	13,474	6.35%
5 - 9 years	12,395	5.84%
10 - 14 years	10,650	5.02%
15 - 19 years	11,945	5.63%
20 - 24 years	17,006	8.01%
25 - 34 years	37,873	17.84%
35 - 44 years	24,577	11.58%
45 - 54 years	24,274	11.43%
55 - 59 years	14,145	6.66%
60 - 64 years	14,315	6.74%
65 - 74 years	18,354	8.65%
75 - 84 years	9,344	4.40%
85 years and older	3,945	1.86%
Median Age	35.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	212,297	-
One Race	209,135	98.51%
White	54,796	25.81%
Black or African American	148,297	69.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native	631	0.30%
Asian	2,290	1.08%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	44	0.02%
Other	3,077	1.45%

Two or more races	3,162	1.49%
White and Black or African American	1,173	0.55%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	421	0.20%
White and Asian	287	0.14%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	209	0.10%