Compare ZIP Code 35242 vs Shelby County, AL vs Birmingham, AL vs Birmingham Metro Area, AL vs Alabama (AL)
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35242 – Birmingham, AL ZIP Code |
Shelby County, AL County |
Birmingham, AL City |
Birmingham Metro Area, AL Metro Area |
Alabama (AL) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 57,374 | 230,211 | 198,173 | 1,184,613 | 5,086,768 |
| Rent | $1,472 | $1,401 | $1,107 | $1,172 | $1,007 |
| Year built | 1998 | 1997 | 1965 | 1983 | 1986 |
| Household income | $117,047 | $97,961 | $46,051 | $71,498 | $63,999 |
| Per capita income | $68,914 | $49,440 | $32,216 | $40,359 | $36,087 |
| Poverty rate | 6.1% | 7.2% | 24.7% | 13.8% | 15.6% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.5% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.9% | 42.8% | 51.6% | 45.9% | 42.5% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 57,374 | 230,211 | 198,173 | 1,184,613 | 5,086,768 |
| Adults over 25 | 40,560 | 158,564 | 136,711 | 810,907 | 3,473,706 |
| Total households | 23,978 | 86,866 | 88,788 | 465,003 | 1,997,247 |
| Household size | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $117,047 | $97,961 | $46,051 | $71,498 | $63,999 |
| Per capita income | $68,914 | $49,440 | $32,216 | $40,359 | $36,087 |
| Poverty rate | 6.1% | 7.2% | 24.7% | 13.8% | 15.6% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 2.5% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 49.9% | 42.8% | 51.6% | 45.9% | 42.5% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,472 | $1,401 | $1,107 | $1,172 | $1,007 |
| Year built | 1998 | 1997 | 1965 | 1983 | 1986 |
| Households that rent | 26.8% | 18.6% | 54.5% | 29.2% | 29.8% |
| Households that own | 73.2% | 81.4% | 45.5% | 70.8% | 70.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 79.3% | 75.5% | 24.8% | 62.3% | 64.6% |
| Black | 10.3% | 13.5% | 66.9% | 28.4% | 25.8% |
| Asian | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.9% | 7.6% | 4.8% | 6% | 5.6% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 96.1% | 92.4% | 95.2% | 94% | 94.4% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 81.4% | 83.1% | 90.1% | 88.5% | 91.2% |
| Commute time to work | 26.0 min | 29.0 min | 21.0 min | 27.0 min | 25.0 min |
| Work from home | 18.6% | 16.9% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 8.8% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 18.4% | 23.8% | 31% | 28.2% | 29.7% |
| High school graduate or GED | 10.1% | 20.4% | 28.3% | 27.7% | 30.3% |
| Some college or associate degree | 5.7% | 9% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 65.8% | 46.8% | 31.1% | 33.7% | 28.4% |