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Birmingham, Hoover Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Birmingham, Hoover Area is $26,706, which is higher than the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Birmingham, Hoover Area median household income is $48,438. On average Birmingham, Hoover Area residents spend 26.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #205

Birmingham, Hoover Area	26,706 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Birmingham, Hoover Area	30,978 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Birmingham, Hoover Area	37,010 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Birmingham, Hoover Area	25,613 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #331

Birmingham, Hoover Area	48,438 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Birmingham, Hoover Area	67,422 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Birmingham, Hoover Area	2.49%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Birmingham, Hoover Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alabama and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Birmingham, Hoover Area		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.63%	$14,405, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.58%	$17,584, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.82%	$2,371, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.77%	$22,290, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Birmingham, Hoover Area	60,921 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Birmingham, Hoover Area	79,827 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Birmingham, Hoover Area	Alabama	U.S.
White	$56,464, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$33,463, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,902, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$64,289, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$39,191, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$129,911, see rank	$95,848	$53,370
One Race, Other	$32,731, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$41,736, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Birmingham, Hoover Area	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$24,481, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,893, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,384, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$34,974, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Birmingham, Hoover Area	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	898,111, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	425,578, 47.39%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	286,186, 67.25%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	623, 0.15%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	285,563, 67.10%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	259,244, 90.78%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	26,319, 9.22%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	139,392, 32.75%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	472,533, 52.61%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	264,785, 56.04%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	181, 0.04%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	264,604, 56.00%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	239,649, 90.57%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	24,955, 9.43%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	207,748, 43.96%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Birmingham, Hoover Area	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	490,678, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	418,269, 85.24%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	45,826, 9.34%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3,088, 0.63%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	5,130, 1.05%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	4,084, 0.83%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14,281, 2.91%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Birmingham, Hoover Area	26.2 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Birmingham, Hoover Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	498,893	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	259,244, 51.96%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85,161, 32.85%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	35,248, 13.60%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	45,652, 17.61%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,343, 0.52%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24,818, 9.57%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50,325, 19.41%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	239,649, 48.04%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	97,918, 40.86%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	44,946, 18.75%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	84,019, 35.06%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	181, 0.08%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	845, 0.35%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,812, 4.51%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Birmingham, Hoover Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	498,893, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6,189, 1.24%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	32,805, 6.58%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	47,773, 9.58%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15,749, 3.16%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	58,771, 11.78%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28,005, 5.61%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	12,087, 2.42%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	42,253, 8.47%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	49,338, 9.89%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	116,586, 23.37%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	39,712, 7.96%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	21,885, 4.39%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27,740, 5.56%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Birmingham, Hoover Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	187,575	16.86%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	38,595	13.15%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.