Population 659,479
State Alabama
Current Time
Area 1,111.28 mi²
Zip Codes 35020-35023, 35048, 35064, 35068, 35071, 35094, 35126, 35127, 35173, 35201-35226, 35228-35238, 35240, 35242-35246, 35249, 35253-35256, 35259-35261, 35263, 35266, 35275, 35277-35283, 35285-35299, 35756-35758, 36048, 36401, 36560, 36745
Per capita income $26,760

Cities in Jefferson County

Bessemer, Birmingham, Cahaba Heights, Center Point, Clay, Fairfield, Forestdale, Fultondale, Gardendale, Grayson Valley, Homewood, Hoover, Hueytown, Irondale, Leeds, Midfield, Mountain Brook, Pinson, Pleasant Grove, Tarrant, Trussville, Vestavia Hills, Dixiana, Pine Bluff, White Hall, Mount Vernon, Madison, North Madison, Buechel, Douglass Hills, Fairdale, Fern Creek, Highview, Jeffersontown, Louisville, Lyndon, Middletown, Newburg, Okolona, Saint Matthews, Shively, Saint Dennis, Valley Station, Arnold, Barnhart, De Soto, Festus, Murphy, Pevely, Jefferson City, Beaumont, Groves, Nederland, Port Arthur, Port Neches, Charles Town, Fairfield, Watertown, Fort Drum, Steubenville, Toronto, Punxsutawney, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Watertown, Applewood, Arvada, Columbine, Edgewater, Evergreen, Golden, Ken Caryl, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Madras, Port Townsend

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.3 %
White alone, percent, 2013 54.2 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 17.0 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$11,066,328
Total number of firms, 2007 55,470
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 659,479
Households, 2008-2012 259,255
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 0.2 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 45,994
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.4 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $26,760
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 6.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -0.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 312,977
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.4 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 42.8 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.1 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,111.28 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 658,474
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $142,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$10,260,950
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 16,271
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 3.8 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $45,415
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 23.2 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,268,154
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.7 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 48,171
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 87.2 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 6.6 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.3 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.48
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 13.9 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.4 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 29.3 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 83.5 %
Population, 2010 658,466
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 24.4 %
Population per square mile, 2010 592.5
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 51.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 65.2 %
Housing units, 2013 303,177
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,730
Building permits, 2012 2,330
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$13,756,797
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %