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Bessemer, AL, 35020 QuickFacts

	Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
Total population	31,627	281,421,906
State	Alabama
City	bessemer
Zip(s)	35020

Bessemer, AL, 35020 Population

	Bessemer, AL, 35020	%, Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
Male	14,525	45.93%	49.06%
Female	17,102	54.07%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.9		35.3

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	Bessemer, AL, 35020	%, Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
18 years and over	23,075	72.96%	74.31%
21 years and over	21,656	68.47%	69.97%
62 years and over	5,730	18.12%	14.66%
65 years and over	4,959	15.68%	12.43%

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	Bessemer, AL, 35020	%, Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
White	7,635	24.14%	75.14%
Black or African American	23,465	74.19%	12.32%
Asian	51	0.16%	3.64%
Some other race	234	0.74%	5.46%
Two or more races	242	0.77%	2.43%

Bessemer, AL, 35020 Housing

	Bessemer, AL, 35020	%, Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
Total households	12,199		105,480,101
Family households (families)	8,201	67.23%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	3,998	32.77%	31.94%

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	Bessemer, AL, 35020	%, Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
Total housing units	13,851		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,599	11.54%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	12,199	88.07%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,482	54.02%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,717	34.06%	30.77%

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	Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	3,645	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,730	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	347	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	127	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	67	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	8	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	48,600	119,600

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	Bessemer, AL, 35020	%, Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,821	14.93%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,002	24.61%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,730	14.18%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,489	12.21%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,439	11.8%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,728	22.36%	9.65%

Bessemer, AL, 35020 Education

	Bessemer, AL, 35020	%, Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,229		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	534	6.49%	6.47%
Kindergarten	511	6.21%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,025	48.91%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,097	25.48%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,062	12.91%	22.81%

Bessemer, AL, 35020 Economy

	Bessemer, AL, 35020	%, Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
Population 16 years and over	24,183		217,168,077
In labor force	11,919	49.29%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	11,907	49.24%	63.39%
- - Employed	10,643	44.01%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,264	5.23%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	12	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	12,264	50.71%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	13,582	56.16%	51.66%
In labor force	6,228	25.75%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,223	25.73%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,596	23.14%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,401	9.93%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,301		12,787,501

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	Bessemer, AL, 35020	%, Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	12,200		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,976	24.39%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,469	12.04%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,382	19.52%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,691	13.86%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,756	14.39%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,209	9.91%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	473	3.88%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	171	1.4%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	44	0.36%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	29	0.24%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	21,772		41,994

	Bessemer, AL, 35020	%, Bessemer, AL, 35020	United States
With earnings	8,264	34.17%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	31,199		56,604
With Social Security income	4,453	18.41%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,338		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,410	5.83%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,215		6,320
With public assistance income	595	2.46%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,890		3,032
With retirement income	2,339	9.67%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	9,888		17,376

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