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Bessemer, AL, 35023 QuickFacts

	Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
Total population	25,153	281,421,906
State	Alabama
City	bessemer
Zip(s)	35023

Bessemer, AL, 35023 Population

	Bessemer, AL, 35023	%, Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
Male	12,886	51.23%	49.06%
Female	12,267	48.77%	50.94%
Median age (years)	38.7		35.3

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	Bessemer, AL, 35023	%, Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
18 years and over	19,832	78.85%	74.31%
21 years and over	18,935	75.28%	69.97%
62 years and over	4,412	17.54%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,773	15.0%	12.43%

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	Bessemer, AL, 35023	%, Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
White	20,968	83.36%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,943	15.68%	12.32%
Asian	33	0.13%	3.64%
Some other race	92	0.37%	5.46%
Two or more races	117	0.47%	2.43%

Bessemer, AL, 35023 Housing

	Bessemer, AL, 35023	%, Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
Total households	9,364		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,031	75.09%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,333	24.91%	31.94%

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	Bessemer, AL, 35023	%, Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
Total housing units	10,002		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	662	6.62%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	9,364	93.62%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	7,956	79.54%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	1,408	14.08%	30.77%

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	Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	784	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,050	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,575	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	387	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	186	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	24	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	36	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	82,300	119,600

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	Bessemer, AL, 35023	%, Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	935	9.99%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,093	22.35%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,582	16.89%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,457	15.56%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,508	16.1%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,766	18.86%	9.65%

Bessemer, AL, 35023 Education

	Bessemer, AL, 35023	%, Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,431		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	272	5.01%	6.47%
Kindergarten	342	6.3%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,536	46.69%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,328	24.45%	21.38%
College or graduate school	953	17.55%	22.81%

Bessemer, AL, 35023 Economy

	Bessemer, AL, 35023	%, Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
Population 16 years and over	20,420		217,168,077
In labor force	11,887	58.21%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	11,878	58.17%	63.39%
- - Employed	11,365	55.66%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	513	2.51%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	9	0.04%	0.53%
Not in labor force	8,533	41.79%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	9,973	48.84%	51.66%
In labor force	5,454	26.71%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,454	26.71%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,210	25.51%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,462	7.16%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	994		12,787,501

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	Bessemer, AL, 35023	%, Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	9,268		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	738	7.96%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	504	5.44%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,032	11.14%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,506	16.25%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,675	18.07%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,167	23.38%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	952	10.27%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	534	5.76%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	71	0.77%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	89	0.96%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,196		41,994

	Bessemer, AL, 35023	%, Bessemer, AL, 35023	United States
With earnings	7,162	35.07%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	51,153		56,604
With Social Security income	2,894	14.17%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,816		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	347	1.7%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	4,706		6,320
With public assistance income	90	0.44%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,280		3,032
With retirement income	1,809	8.86%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	21,840		17,376

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