Population 226,659
State Alabama
Current Time
Area 784.25 mi²
Zip Codes 35135, 35643, 35739, 36016, 36064, 36101-36121, 36123-36125, 36130-36136, 36140-36142, 36177, 36191-36199, 36731
Per capita income $24,765

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3 %
White alone, percent, 2013 39.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 2.4 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 20.4 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,238,175
Total number of firms, 2007 21,463
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Population, 2013 estimate 226,659
Households, 2008-2012 88,749
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 15,952
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 35.6 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $24,765
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 5.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 100,334
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 19.5 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 56.3 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.9 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 784.25 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 229,363
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $123,500
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$7,956,627
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 5,568
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.4 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $44,401
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 24.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$402,861
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 20,800
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 85.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.49
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 12.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 30.9 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 79.2 %
Population, 2010 229,363
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 22.6 %
Population per square mile, 2010 292.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 36.9 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 62.1 %
Housing units, 2013 102,889
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $14,351
Building permits, 2012 645
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$3,275,567
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %