People QuickFacts Birmingham Alabama Population, 2011 estimate 212,413 4,802,740 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 212,244 4,779,735 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.1% 0.5% Population, 2010 212,237 4,779,736 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 6.9% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 21.5% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.4% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.2% 51.5%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 22.3% 68.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 73.4% 26.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.0% 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.0% 1.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 3.6% 3.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 21.1% 67.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 77.4% 84.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.6% 3.4% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 5.1% 4.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 82.4% 81.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 21.3% 21.7% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 22.0 23.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 52.1% 71.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 34.7% 15.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $85,800 $117,600 Households, 2006-2010 90,332 1,821,210 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.31 2.53 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $19,775 $22,984 Median household income 2006-2010 $31,827 $42,081 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 26.4% 17.1%     Business QuickFacts Birmingham Alabama Total number of firms, 2007 20,088 382,350 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 37.7% 14.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.8% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3% 1.2% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.6% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 4,724,751 112,858,843 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 6,667,818 52,252,752 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 4,690,397 57,344,851 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $20,338 $12,364 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 587,726 6,426,342     Geography QuickFacts Birmingham Alabama Land area in square miles, 2010 146.07 50,645.33 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,453.0 94.4 FIPS Code 07000 01 Counties Jefferson County Shelby County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts