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> Birmingham-hoover, AL Metro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,053,361 | 100% |
English only | 991,883 | 94.2% |
Language other than English | 61,478 | 5.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 29,248 | 2.8% |
Spanish | 40,824 | 3.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 23,179 | 2.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 10,146 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,153 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 7,377 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,327 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 3,131 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 589 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,128,093 | 100% |
American | 150,379 | 13.3% |
Arab | 4,425 | 0.4% |
Czech | 1,010 | 0.1% |
Danish | 976 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 12,663 | 1.1% |
English | 113,087 | 10.0% |
French (except Basque) | 18,975 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 1,643 | 0.1% |
German | 81,819 | 7.3% |
Greek | 2,344 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 1,152 | 0.1% |
Irish | 108,113 | 9.6% |
Italian | 26,064 | 2.3% |
Lithuanian | 309 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 2,624 | 0.2% |
Polish | 7,991 | 0.7% |
Portuguese | 804 | 0.1% |
Russian | 2,402 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 21,474 | 1.9% |
Scottish | 25,615 | 2.3% |
Slovak | 500 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 7,437 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 4,555 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 1,108 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 639 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 5,776 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,589 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 434,584 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 293,929 | 67.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 128,163 | 29.5% |
Married-couple family | 210,819 | 48.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 85,535 | 19.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 17,056 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,395 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 66,054 | 15.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 35,233 | 8.1% |
Nonfamily households | 140,655 | 32.4% |
Householder living alone | 122,679 | 28.2% |
65 years and over | 41,245 | 9.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 144,967 | 33.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 106,029 | 24.4% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,105,761 | 100% |
Householder | 434,584 | 39.3% |
Spouse | 210,542 | 19.0% |
Child | 338,680 | 30.6% |
Other relatives | 79,062 | 7.2% |
Nonrelatives | 42,893 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 15,019 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 429,510 | 100% |
Never married | 135,969 | 31.7% |
Now married, except separated | 226,115 | 52.6% |
Separated | 8,561 | 2.0% |
Widowed | 11,816 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 47,049 | 11.0% |
Females 15 years and over | 474,664 | 100% |
Never married | 124,624 | 26.3% |
Now married, except separated | 220,774 | 46.5% |
Separated | 13,478 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 51,013 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 64,775 | 13.6% |
Fertility in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 15,457 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 5,974 | 38.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 41 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 102 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 27,268 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 15,023 | 55.1% |
Less than 1 year | 2,811 | 10.3% |
1 or 2 years | 3,149 | 11.5% |
3 or 4 years | 2,249 | 8.2% |
5 or more years | 6,814 | 25.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 15,023 | 100% |
Who are female | 9,738 | 64.8% |
Who are married | 10,447 | 69.5% |
School Enrollment in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 283,017 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 18,787 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 16,233 | 5.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 119,449 | 42.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 60,120 | 21.2% |
College or graduate school | 68,428 | 24.2% |
Educational Attainment in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 756,582 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 34,315 | 4.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 75,084 | 9.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 216,222 | 28.6% |
Some college, no degree | 170,674 | 22.6% |
Associate's degree | 55,654 | 7.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 130,638 | 17.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 73,995 | 9.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.0% |
Veteran Status in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 857,257 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 83,538 | 9.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,113,936 | 100% |
With a disability | 163,301 | 14.7% |
Under 18 years | 269,150 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,406 | 4.6% |
18 to 64 years | 701,477 | 100% |
With a disability | 91,611 | 13.1% |
65 years and over | 143,309 | 100% |
With a disability | 59,284 | 41.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,114,706 | 100% |
Same house | 946,673 | 84.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 164,865 | 14.8% |
Same county | 107,064 | 9.6% |
Different county | 57,801 | 5.2% |
Same state | 38,104 | 3.4% |
Different state | 19,697 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 3,168 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,128,093 | 100% |
Native | 1,080,703 | 95.8% |
Born in United States | 1,074,323 | 95.2% |
State of residence | 840,984 | 74.5% |
Different state | 233,339 | 20.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 6,380 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 47,390 | 4.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 47,390 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 13,429 | 28.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 33,961 | 71.7% |
Year of Entry in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 53,770 | 100% |
Native | 6,380 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 135 | 2.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,245 | 97.9% |
Foreign born | 47,390 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,862 | 3.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 45,528 | 96.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Birmingham-hoover
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 47,390 | 100% |
Europe | 3,867 | 8.2% |
Asia | 12,471 | 26.3% |
Africa | 2,679 | 5.7% |
Oceania | 46 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 27,443 | 57.9% |
Northern America | 884 | 1.9% |