Population 346,892
State Alabama
Current Time
Area 801.59 mi²
Zip Codes 35015, 35610, 35749, 35756-35759, 35801-35816, 35824, 35893-35899, 35961, 36079, 36081, 36082, 36250, 36261, 36545
Per capita income $31,367

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3 %
White alone, percent, 2013 69.6 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 12.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$4,438,653
Total number of firms, 2007 26,467
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.4 %
Population, 2013 estimate 346,892
Households, 2008-2012 131,263
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 3.6 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 22,745
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.3 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $31,367
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 7.1 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 152,122
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 20.9 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 24.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.2 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 801.59 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 334,811
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $163,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$8,650,700
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 8,162
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 4.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $58,242
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.7 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$596,324
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 34,377
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 89.5 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 5.4 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.49
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.3 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 37.8 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 84.7 %
Population, 2010 334,811
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 21.3 %
Population per square mile, 2010 417.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 65.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 70.0 %
Housing units, 2013 152,226
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,145
Building permits, 2012 2,259
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$2,970,410
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %