Birmingham, AL Profile

Birmingham, AL, population 230,131, is located in Alabama's Jefferson county, about 84.6 miles from Huntsville and 85.0 miles from Montgomery.

Through the 90's Birmingham's population has declined by about 9%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Birmingham has declined by about 5%. Since 2005 Birmingham's population has declined by about 1%.

Birmingham's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Alabama's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Birmingham tend to be much higher than Alabama's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	46%
	Females	54%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	24%
	African American	73%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	2%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	242,451	N/A
2001	239,786	-1.10%
2002	237,153	-1.10%
2003	235,959	-0.50%
2004	233,540	-1.03%
2005	232,137	-0.60%
2006	231,368	-0.33%
2007	230,618	-0.32%
2008	230,228	-0.17%
2009	230,131	-0.04%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$26,735

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	1,242
2002	1,301
2003	1,394
2004	1,369
2005	1,470
2006	1,359
2007	1,458
2008	1,423
2009	1,237
2010	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	73	206	1,084	1,664
2002	65	239	1,186	1,697
2003	85	204	1,352	1,706
2004	59	240	1,369	1,593
2005	104	241	1,429	1,675
2006	104	220	1429	1422
2007	86	229	1609	1396
2008	82	212	1499	1456
2009	65	198	1150	1399
2010	-	-	-	-

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,408
2002	7,380
2003	8,150
2004	8,178
2005	8,067
2006	8,137
2007	8,625
2008	8,784
2009	7,986
2010	N/A

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	4,079	11,928	2,051
2002	4,389	11,640	2,049
2003	4,831	11,934	2,809
2004	5,156	11,970	2,351
2005	4,933	11,962	2,028
2006	4813	12113	2081
2007	4864	12528	2246
2008	5153	12761	2140
2009	5019	11546	1594
2010	-	-	-