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Bessemer, Alabama Neighborhood Profile
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The approximate number of people residing in Bessemer, Alabama is twenty-nine thousand, six hundred and seventy-two. The number of males living in Bessemer, Alabama is 13,450, females - sixteen thousand, two hundred and twenty-two. The media age of Bessemer, Alabama residents is thirty-five point nine years old. Median household income in Bessemer, Alabama is twenty-three thousand, sixty-six dollars. Nine point eight percent of Bessemer, Alabama housing units are vacant, ninety point two five percent percent of Bessemer, Alabama housing units are occupied, and thirty-six point eight percent are renter-occupied units.
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 |
| 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% |
| | 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 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% |
| | 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 | %, 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% |
| | Bessemer, Alabama | United States |
| VALUE |
| Less than $50,000 | 2,643 | 5,457,817 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 | 2,714 | 16,778,971 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 752 | 13,110,384 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 173 | 8,075,904 |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 99 | 6,583,049 |
| $300,000 to $499,999 | 25 | 3,584,108 |
| $500,000 to $999,999 | 0 | 1,308,116 |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0 | 313,759 |
| Median (dollars) | 56,500 | 119,600 |
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 |
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In labor force | 11,442 | 50.58% | 63.92% |
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Civilian labor force | 11,442 | 50.58% | 63.39% |
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Employed | 10,193 | 45.06% | 59.73% |
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Unemployed | 1,249 | 5.52% | 3.66% |
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Percent of civilian labor force | 10.9 | | 5.8 |
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Armed Forces | 0 | | 0.53% |
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Not in labor force | 11,178 | 49.42% | 36.08% |
| Females 16 years and over | 12,851 | 56.81% | 51.66% |
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In labor force | 6,084 | 26.9% | 29.72% |
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Civilian labor force | 6,084 | 26.9% | 29.65% |
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Employed | 5,429 | 24.0% | 27.92% |
| Own children under 6 years | 2,596 | 11.48% | 10.05% |
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All parents in family in labor force | 1,497 | | 12,787,501 |
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With earnings | 7,929 | 35.05% | 39.12% |
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Mean earnings (dollars) | 33,553 | | 56,604 |
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With Social Security income | 4,148 | 18.34% | 12.47% |
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Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 9,579 | | 11,320 |
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With Supplemental Security Income | 1,238 | 5.47% | 2.13% |
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 6,428 | | 6,320 |
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With public assistance income | 581 | 2.57% | 1.67% |
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Mean public assistance income (dollars) | 1,936 | | 3,032 |
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With retirement income | 2,113 | 9.34% | 8.13% |
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Mean retirement income (dollars) | 10,749 | | 17,376 |
| | Bessemer, Alabama | %, Bessemer, Alabama | United States |
| INCOME IN 1999 |
| Households | 11,750 | | 105,539,122 |
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Less than $10,000 | 2,776 | 23.63% | 9.54% |
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$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,305 | 11.11% | 6.31% |
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$15,000 to $24,999 | 2,197 | 18.7% | 12.83% |
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$25,000 to $34,999 | 1,618 | 13.77% | 12.81% |
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$35,000 to $49,999 | 1,710 | 14.55% | 16.53% |
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$50,000 to $74,999 | 1,238 | 10.54% | 19.46% |
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$75,000 to $99,999 | 573 | 4.88% | 10.23% |
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$100,000 to $149,999 | 245 | 2.09% | 7.72% |
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$150,000 to $199,999 | 61 | 0.52% | 2.2% |
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$200,000 or more | 27 | 0.23% | 2.37% |
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Median household income (dollars) | 23,066 | | 41,994 |
The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.
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