Birmingham Demographics: Economic Characteristics

EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER % In labor force  57,289  54.9 Employed  98,574  52.2 Civilian labor force  110,558  58.5 Own children under 6 years  17,550  100.0 Percent of civilian labor force  10.8  (X) Civilian labor force  57,260  54.8 Armed Forces  139  0.1 Females 16 years and over  104,435  100.0 Not in labor force  78,250  41.4 Population 16 years and over  188,947  100.0 In labor force  110,697  58.6 Unemployed  11,984  6.3 Employed  51,244  49.1 All parents in family in labor force  11,008  62.7 OCCUPATION NUMBER % Service occupations  18,991  19.3 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations  119  0.1 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations  15,172  15.4 Employed civilian population 16 years and over  98,574  100.0 Sales and office occupations  29,373  29.8 Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations  7,317  7.4 Management, professional, and related occupations  27,602  28.0 INDUSTRY NUMBER % Other services (except public administration)  5,311  5.4 Manufacturing  9,530  9.7 Retail trade  10,915  11.1 Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services  8,042  8.2 Transportation and warehousing, and utilities  5,372  5.4 Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing  9,008  9.1 Information  3,537  3.6 Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services  8,577  8.7 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining  383  0.4 Construction  4,796  4.9 Educational, health and social services  24,346  24.7 Public administration  4,537  4.6 Wholesale trade  4,220  4.3 CLASS OF WORKER NUMBER % Private wage and salary workers  78,803  79.9 Government workers  16,059  16.3 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business  3,476  3.5 Unpaid family workers  236  0.2 INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % With Social Security income  28,540  28.9 $50,000 to $74,999  13,022  13.2 With Supplemental Security Income  7,542  7.6 $150,000 to $199,999  461  0.8 Median family income (dollars)  31,851  (X) $15,000 to $24,999  17,047  17.3 Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)  5,797  (X) With public assistance income  3,406  3.4 $150,000 to $199,999  637  0.6 Households  98,748  100.0 $25,000 to $34,999  14,679  14.9 $75,000 to $99,999  4,796  4.9 $75,000 to $99,999  3,765  6.3 Male full-time, year-round workers  28,184  (X) $10,000 to $14,999  4,746  8.0 With retirement income  14,860  15.0 Mean public assistance income (dollars)  1,984  (X) $25,000 to $34,999  9,023  15.1 Less than $10,000  19,813  20.1 With earnings  73,954  74.9 Families  59,696  100.0 $100,000 to $149,999  2,213  3.7 Median earnings (dollars):     $200,000 or more  993  1.0 $35,000 to $49,999  15,339  15.5 $100,000 to $149,999  2,831  2.9 Mean earnings (dollars)  38,305  (X) $35,000 to $49,999  10,256  17.2 Median household income (dollars)  26,735  (X) Per capita income (dollars)  15,663  (X) $50,000 to $74,999  9,893  16.6 Less than $10,000  8,647  14.5 Female full-time, year-round workers  23,641  (X) Mean Social Security income (dollars)  9,784  (X) Mean retirement income (dollars)  18,370  (X) $200,000 or more  744  1.2 $10,000 to $14,999  9,591  9.7 $15,000 to $24,999  9,948  16.7 POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (BELOW POVERTY LEVEL) NUMBER % Percent below poverty level  (X)  33.9 Percent below poverty level  (X)  52.1 With related children under 5 years  4,364  (X) With related children under 18 years  7,539  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  30.6 Percent below poverty level  (X)  29.6 Related children 5 to 17 years  14,949  (X) With related children under 5 years  3,285  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  44.8 Percent below poverty level  (X)  24.7 Percent below poverty level  (X)  18.5 With related children under 18 years  9,872  (X) Families with female householder, no husband present  8,789  (X) Individuals  58,339  (X) 65 years and over  5,775  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  35.4 Percent below poverty level  (X)  34.7 Unrelated individuals 15 years and over  15,762  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  21.0 Percent below poverty level  (X)  20.9 Families  12,448  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  36.1 18 years and over  37,097  (X) Related children under 18 years  20,995  (X) COMMUTING TO WORK NUMBER % Mean travel time to work (minutes)  23.5  (X) Public transportation (including taxicab)  2,554  2.6 Workers 16 years and over  96,725  100.0 Walked  2,348  2.4 Car, truck, or van -- carpooled  15,316  15.8 Other means  988  1.0 Worked at home  1,126  1.2 Car, truck, or van -- drove alone  74,393  76.9 Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.