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Bessemer, Alabama QuickFacts

	Bessemer, Alabama	United States
Total population	29,672	281,421,906
State	Alabama
City	bessemer

Bessemer, Alabama Population

	Bessemer, Alabama	%, Bessemer, Alabama	United States
Male	13,450	45.33%	49.06%
Female	16,222	54.67%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.9		35.3

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	Bessemer, Alabama	%, Bessemer, Alabama	United States
18 years and over	21,724	73.21%	74.31%
21 years and over	20,426	68.84%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,576	18.79%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,881	16.45%	12.43%

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	Bessemer, Alabama	%, Bessemer, Alabama	United States
White	8,584	28.93%	75.14%
Black or African American	20,638	69.55%	12.32%
Asian	52	0.18%	3.64%
Some other race	177	0.6%	5.46%
Two or more races	221	0.74%	2.43%

Bessemer, Alabama Housing

	Bessemer, Alabama	%, Bessemer, Alabama	United States
Total households	11,537		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,873	68.24%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,664	31.76%	31.94%

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	Bessemer, Alabama	%, Bessemer, Alabama	United States
Total housing units	12,783		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,253	9.8%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	11,537	90.25%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,833	53.45%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,704	36.8%	30.77%

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	Bessemer, Alabama	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,643	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,714	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	752	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	173	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	99	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	25	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	56,500	119,600

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	Bessemer, Alabama	%, Bessemer, Alabama	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,836	15.91%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,133	27.16%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,606	13.92%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,517	13.15%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,330	11.53%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,214	19.19%	9.65%

Bessemer, Alabama Education

	Bessemer, Alabama	%, Bessemer, Alabama	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	7,539		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	571	7.57%	6.47%
Kindergarten	512	6.79%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	3,640	48.28%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,758	23.32%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,058	14.03%	22.81%

Bessemer, Alabama Economy

	Bessemer, Alabama	%, Bessemer, Alabama	United States
Population 16 years and over	22,620		217,168,077
In labor force	11,442	50.58%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	11,442	50.58%	63.39%
- - Employed	10,193	45.06%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,249	5.52%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	11,178	49.42%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	12,851	56.81%	51.66%
In labor force	6,084	26.9%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,084	26.9%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,429	24.0%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,596	11.48%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,497		12,787,501

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	Bessemer, Alabama	%, Bessemer, Alabama	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	11,750		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,776	23.63%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,305	11.11%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,197	18.7%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,618	13.77%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,710	14.55%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,238	10.54%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	573	4.88%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	245	2.09%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	61	0.52%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	27	0.23%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	23,066		41,994

	Bessemer, Alabama	%, Bessemer, Alabama	United States
With earnings	7,929	35.05%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	33,553		56,604
With Social Security income	4,148	18.34%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,579		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,238	5.47%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,428		6,320
With public assistance income	581	2.57%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,936		3,032
With retirement income	2,113	9.34%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,749		17,376

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