Language Spoken At Home in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 197,982 | 100% |
English only | 188,043 | 95.0% |
Language other than English | 9,939 | 5.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,742 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 6,094 | 3.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 3,585 | 1.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,144 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 476 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 962 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 544 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 739 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 137 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 213,180 | 100% |
American | 16,444 | 7.7% |
Arab | 803 | 0.4% |
Czech | 113 | 0.1% |
Danish | 44 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 660 | 0.3% |
English | 7,465 | 3.5% |
French (except Basque) | 1,898 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 113 | 0.1% |
German | 6,138 | 2.9% |
Greek | 150 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 99 | 0.0% |
Irish | 7,364 | 3.5% |
Italian | 1,962 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 29 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 432 | 0.2% |
Polish | 875 | 0.4% |
Portuguese | 36 | 0.0% |
Russian | 191 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,922 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 2,603 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 109 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,976 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 222 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 85 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 34 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 571 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 267 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 88,971 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 48,328 | 54.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,877 | 22.3% |
Married-couple family | 22,592 | 25.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,923 | 7.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 4,057 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,541 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 21,679 | 24.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,413 | 12.8% |
Nonfamily households | 40,643 | 45.7% |
Householder living alone | 34,914 | 39.2% |
65 years and over | 9,153 | 10.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 23,846 | 26.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 20,304 | 22.8% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 205,508 | 100% |
Householder | 88,971 | 43.3% |
Spouse | 22,493 | 10.9% |
Child | 62,316 | 30.3% |
Other relatives | 19,737 | 9.6% |
Nonrelatives | 11,991 | 5.8% |
Unmarried partner | 4,399 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 78,323 | 100% |
Never married | 36,226 | 46.3% |
Now married, except separated | 25,280 | 32.3% |
Separated | 3,189 | 4.1% |
Widowed | 2,970 | 3.8% |
Divorced | 10,658 | 13.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 95,090 | 100% |
Never married | 39,803 | 41.9% |
Now married, except separated | 24,806 | 26.1% |
Separated | 4,061 | 4.3% |
Widowed | 11,256 | 11.8% |
Divorced | 15,164 | 15.9% |
Fertility in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 3,536 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,383 | 67.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 57 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 95 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 5,936 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,498 | 58.9% |
Less than 1 year | 649 | 10.9% |
1 or 2 years | 833 | 14.0% |
3 or 4 years | 627 | 10.6% |
5 or more years | 1,389 | 23.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,498 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,651 | 75.8% |
Who are married | 1,758 | 50.3% |
School Enrollment in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 53,765 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,073 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 2,764 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 19,956 | 37.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 10,005 | 18.6% |
College or graduate school | 17,967 | 33.4% |
Educational Attainment in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 141,390 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 6,266 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,041 | 12.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 41,413 | 29.3% |
Some college, no degree | 35,383 | 25.0% |
Associate's degree | 10,926 | 7.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 18,813 | 13.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 11,548 | 8.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.5% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 21.5% |
Veteran Status in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 166,120 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 15,004 | 9.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 209,726 | 100% |
With a disability | 34,597 | 16.5% |
Under 18 years | 46,687 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,710 | 5.8% |
18 to 64 years | 137,342 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,683 | 15.1% |
65 years and over | 25,697 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,204 | 43.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 210,031 | 100% |
Same house | 164,274 | 78.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 45,081 | 21.5% |
Same county | 34,408 | 16.4% |
Different county | 10,673 | 5.1% |
Same state | 5,666 | 2.7% |
Different state | 5,007 | 2.4% |
Abroad | 676 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 213,180 | 100% |
Native | 205,296 | 96.3% |
Born in United States | 204,269 | 95.8% |
State of residence | 170,747 | 80.1% |
Different state | 33,522 | 15.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,027 | 0.5% |
Foreign born | 7,884 | 3.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,884 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,875 | 23.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,009 | 76.2% |
Year of Entry in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 8,911 | 100% |
Native | 1,027 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 61 | 5.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 966 | 94.1% |
Foreign born | 7,884 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 408 | 5.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 7,476 | 94.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Birmingham City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,884 | 100% |
Europe | 663 | 8.4% |
Asia | 2,083 | 26.4% |
Africa | 801 | 10.2% |
Oceania | 28 | 0.4% |
Latin America | 4,108 | 52.1% |
Northern America | 201 | 2.5% |