General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0107000, place: Birmingham city, Alabama)Total Population: 242,820Male: 112,046 (46.14%)
Female: 130,774 (53.86%)
Population data by age, 2000 dataUnder 5 years: 16,564 (6.82%)
5 to 9 years: 17,349 (7.14%)
10 to 14 years: 16,967 (6.99%)
15 to 19 years: 17,325 (7.13%)
20 to 24 years: 19,511 (8.04%)
25 to 34 years: 36,196 (14.91%)
35 to 44 years: 36,628 (15.08%)
45 to 54 years: 31,407 (12.93%)
55 to 59 years: 9,675 (3.98%)
60 to 64 years: 8,516 (3.51%)
65 to 74 years: 16,388 (6.75%)
75 to 84 years: 11,661 (4.8%)
85 years and over: 4,633 (1.91%)
Median age: 34.3 yearsPopulation data by age, legal ages, 2000 data18 years and over: 182,013 (74.96%)
21 years and over: 170,726 (70.31%)
62 years and over: 37,772 (15.56%)
65 years and over: 32,682 (13.46%)
18 years and older by gender, 2000 data18 years and over: 182,013 (74.96%)
--Male: 81,124 (33.41%)
--Female: 100,889 (41.55%)
65 years and older by gender, 2000 data65 years and over: 32,682 (13.46%)
--Male: 11,774 (4.85%)
--Female: 20,908 (8.61%)
Races, 2000 dataOne Race: 240,793 (99.17%)
--White: 57,096 (23.51%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 3,764 (1.55%)
--Black or African American: 178,372 (73.46%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 422 (0.17%)
--Asian: 1,942 (0.8%)
----Asian Indian: 463 (0.19%)
----Chinese: 716 (0.29%)
----Filipino: 113 (0.05%)
----Japanese: 80 (0.03%)
----Korean: 138 (0.06%)
----Vietnamese: 213 (0.09%)
----Other Asian: 219 (0.09%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 87 (0.04%)
----Native Hawaiian: 23 (0.01%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 38 (0.02%)
----Samoan: 10 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 16 (0.01%)
--Some other race: 1,513 (0.62%)
Two or more Races: 2,027 (0.83%)
Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 dataHispanic or Latino (of any race): 3,764 (1.55%)
--Mexican: 2,471 (1.02%)
--Puerto Rican: 250 (0.1%)
--Cuban: 96 (0.04%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 947 (0.39%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 239,056 (98.45%)
--White Alone: 57,096 (23.51%)
Housedold Data, 2000 dataHousehold population: 233,968 (96.35%)
--Householder: 98,782 (40.68%)
--Spouse: 30,705 (12.65%)
--Child: 71,511 (29.45%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 48,737 (20.07%)
--Other relatives: 21,629 (8.91%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 10,437 (4.3%)
--Nonrelatives: 11,341 (4.67%)
----Unmarried partner: 4,417 (1.82%)
Living in group quarters: 8,852 (3.65%)
--Institutionalized Population: 3,902 (1.61%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 4,950 (2.04%)
Total households: 98,782Family households (families): 59,287 (60.02%)
----With own children under 18 years: 27,359 (27.7%)
--Married-couple families: 30,705 (31.08%)
----With own children under 18 years: 12,395 (12.55%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 24,346 (24.65%)
----With own children under 18 years: 13,467 (13.63%)
Nonfamily households: 39,495 (39.98%)
--Householder living alone: 33,950 (34.37%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 10,295 (10.42%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 32,854 (33.26%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 24,119 (24.42%)
Average household size: 2.37 people
Average family size: 3.09 people
Housing Units, 2000 dataTotal housing units: 111,927
Occupied housing units: 98,782 (88.26%)
Vacant housing units: 13,145 (11.74%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 358 (0.32%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.7%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 11.6%
Occupied housing units: 98,782 (88.26%)
Owner occupied housing units: 53,036 (47.38%)
Renter occupied housing units: 45,746 (40.87%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.49 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.23 people
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