Humidity & wind
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Population
195,893
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$158,800
Owner-occupied units
Birmingham, AL
Alabama · 33.527° N, 86.797° W · 147 sq mi
Birmingham is a city in Alabama, with a population of 195,893 and about 1,333 residents per square mile. The median household earns $46,051 a year, and the median home is worth $158,800.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
147 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,333
People per square mile
Rank by population
#136
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#50
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$46,051
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,107
Per month
Homeownership
45.5%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
20.8 min
One way
People
Median age
35.6
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
31.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
4.7%
Households
88,788
2.12 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 26.3%
Retail trade 12.7%
Professional & business services 10.8%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Alabama
Name
Jimmy Rane
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$1.5B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Abbeville
Source of wealth
Lumber
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Alabama · private sector
Employer
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sector
Education & health
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Alabama
Company
Regions Financial
Revenue
$7.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Birmingham
Ticker
RF
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Alabama
State bird
Yellowhammer
State flower
Camellia
State capital
Montgomery
Nickname
Yellowhammer State
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Cities near Birmingham
- Hoover, AL11 mi · 93,550
- Tuscaloosa, AL47 mi · 114,316
- Decatur, AL73 mi · 58,056
- Huntsville, AL81 mi · 233,627
- Madison, AL82 mi · 67,968
- Montgomery, AL87 mi · 195,300
- Auburn, AL99 mi · 85,113
- South Fulton, GA128 mi · 112,820
Cities about the same size
- Providence, RI195,310
- Chattanooga, TN194,144
- Brownsville, TX192,957
- Oxnard, CA199,651
- Vancouver, WA199,698
- Sunrise Manor, NV200,218
- Huntington Beach, CA191,451
- Mobile, AL200,824