Alabama

1. Birmingham Metro Area Legal Resources
2. Birmingham Metro Area Statistics
3. Birmingham Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
4. Birmingham Metro Area Employment Information
5. Birmingham Metro Area Family Information
6. Birmingham Metro Area Education Information
7. Birmingham Metro Area Business Information
8. Birmingham Metro Area Public Benefits Information
9. Birmingham Metro Area Criminal Information
10. Birmingham Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
11. Birmingham Metro Area Counties
12. Birmingham Metro Area Cities

Birmingham Metro Area Legal Resources

Alabama State Government
Office of the Governor - Official website of Alabama's governor.
Alabama State Legislature - comprised of the House and Senate.
State Senate - The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 Senators. Each Senator represents a district of approximately 120,000 Alabamians.
House of Representatives - The Alabama House of Representatives is comprised of 105 members. Each member represents a district of approximately 40,000 people. All revenue raising matters must originate in the House.
Administrative Office of Courts - The purpose of the website is to keep the user informed about the Alabama Court System - its people, policies, events, and legal issues. It also provides access to a wide variety of information for those in the Alabama legal community.
Supreme Court - Alabama has three appellate courts - the Supreme Court, the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Court of Civil Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals

Legal Related Alabama State Agencies and Organizations
Alabama State Bar
Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution - The Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to develop, implement, administer, assist, and manage alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs in the courts, neighborhoods, educational facilities and government agencies within the State of Alabama.
Board of Pardons & Paroles - The mission of this agency is to enhance the safety of citizens by providing the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Courts, which have probationary powers, with investigation and supervision of adult felony offenders who are placed on parole and probation.
State Law Library - The Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library is the oldest law library in Alabama having been established in 1828 as the Library Society of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court, a private non-profit organization whose goal was to provide a library for the exclusive use of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court of the State.
Alabama Law Institute - Propose is to to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion. Created by act of the Legislature in 1967, the Alabama Law Institute was funded and commenced operations in 1969. The Institute is housed in the Law Center Building on the University of Alabama campus.
Department of Forensic Sciences - The Department of Forensic Sciences is the scientific arm of investigative agencies, with duties to assist sheriffs, police chiefs, coroners, state officials, and other law enforcement agencies in investigations of deaths and crimes.
Legislative Reference Service - Provides legal services to the Alabama legislature, the governor, and other state officers.
Alabama Legislature Information System Online

Federal Courts

• Alabama Northern
  • US Attorneys [ Birmingham - Main Office | Huntsville ]
  • Bankruptcy Administrator [ Main Office - Birmingham | Anniston | Decatur | Tuscaloosa ]
  • Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Birmingham | Anniston | Decatur | Tuscaloosa ]
  • District Court [ Main Office - Birmingham | Huntsville ]
  • Probation Office [ Main Office - Birmingham | Florence | Gadsden | Huntsville | Tuscaloosa ]
• Alabama Middle
  • US Attorneys [ Montgomery - Main Office | Opelika | Dothan ]
  • Public Defenders [ Main Office ]
  • Bankruptcy Administrator [ Main Office - Montgomery ]
  • Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Montgomery ]
  • District Court [ Main Office - Montgomery ]
  • Probation Office [ Main Office - Montgomery | Dothan ]

• Population (2000): 1,052,238
• Land Area (2000): 13,721.844 square kilometers
• Water Area (2000): 185.767 square kilometers

Birmingham Metro Area Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	912,373	2002	929,271	2005	Not Available
2000	917,976	2003	1,071,569	2006	1,099,986
2001	924,680	2004	1,079,659	2007	1,108,901

Birmingham Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	1,441,218	68.28%
Rural, Farm	18,882	0.89%
Rural, Non-farm	650,670	30.83%

Birmingham Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
1990	459,147	436,009	23,138	5.04%	50
1991	460,963	434,926	26,037	5.65%	56
1992	467,571	439,957	27,614	5.91%	59
1993	473,934	448,545	25,389	5.36%	54
1994	484,683	464,965	19,718	4.07%	41
1995	498,106	479,087	19,019	3.82%	38
1996	505,276	489,768	15,508	3.07%	31
1997	518,804	501,805	17,000	3.28%	33
1998	525,857	510,949	14,909	2.84%	28
1999	531,305	515,324	15,981	3.01%	30
2000	533,010	514,714	18,296	3.43%	34
2001	532,013	511,586	20,428	3.84%	39
2002	525,360	501,364	23,996	4.57%	46
2003	522,615	498,163	24,452	4.68%	47
2004	522,927	499,854	23,074	4.41%	44
2005	523,306	504,788	18,518	3.54%	35
2006	533,393	516,025	17,368	3.26%	33
2007	537,385	520,416	16,970	3.16%	32
2008	537,909	515,874	22,035	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	454,380	431,038	23,342	5.14%	51
Feb 1990	454,696	431,316	23,380	5.14%	51
Mar 1990	456,500	434,994	21,506	4.71%	47
Apr 1990	455,724	434,017	21,707	4.76%	48
May 1990	456,573	435,015	21,558	4.72%	47
Jun 1990	461,952	438,180	23,772	5.15%	51
Jul 1990	462,412	440,330	22,082	4.78%	48
Aug 1990	461,495	435,544	25,951	5.62%	56
Sep 1990	460,191	435,188	25,003	5.43%	54
Oct 1990	461,501	438,541	22,960	4.98%	50
Nov 1990	461,152	437,747	23,405	5.08%	51
Dec 1990	463,185	440,196	22,989	4.96%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	455,442	430,779	24,663	5.42%	54
Feb 1991	459,818	431,344	28,474	6.19%	62
Mar 1991	460,489	434,263	26,226	5.70%	57
Apr 1991	458,208	435,059	23,149	5.05%	51
May 1991	457,680	433,385	24,295	5.31%	53
Jun 1991	464,928	436,894	28,034	6.03%	60
Jul 1991	464,874	438,846	26,028	5.60%	56
Aug 1991	461,835	434,554	27,281	5.91%	59
Sep 1991	460,102	434,189	25,913	5.63%	56
Oct 1991	460,925	434,985	25,940	5.63%	56
Nov 1991	462,580	436,345	26,235	5.67%	57
Dec 1991	464,678	438,474	26,204	5.64%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	459,702	430,718	28,984	6.30%	63
Feb 1992	460,248	430,637	29,611	6.43%	64
Mar 1992	459,690	433,264	26,426	5.75%	57
Apr 1992	462,838	438,207	24,631	5.32%	53
May 1992	466,064	440,120	25,944	5.57%	56
Jun 1992	475,760	443,824	31,936	6.71%	67
Jul 1992	474,773	445,630	29,143	6.14%	61
Aug 1992	469,871	440,274	29,597	6.30%	63
Sep 1992	470,156	443,042	27,114	5.77%	58
Oct 1992	468,929	443,225	25,704	5.48%	55
Nov 1992	470,035	443,707	26,328	5.60%	56
Dec 1992	472,780	446,831	25,949	5.49%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	465,384	436,618	28,766	6.18%	62
Feb 1993	466,055	437,031	29,024	6.23%	62
Mar 1993	467,390	440,756	26,634	5.70%	57
Apr 1993	468,496	442,879	25,617	5.47%	55
May 1993	473,355	447,974	25,381	5.36%	54
Jun 1993	480,081	451,206	28,875	6.01%	60
Jul 1993	479,699	454,198	25,501	5.32%	53
Aug 1993	477,742	450,993	26,749	5.60%	56
Sep 1993	474,589	450,269	24,320	5.12%	51
Oct 1993	476,236	453,426	22,810	4.79%	48
Nov 1993	478,798	457,499	21,299	4.45%	44
Dec 1993	479,385	459,689	19,696	4.11%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	474,774	452,221	22,553	4.75%	48
Feb 1994	477,564	454,821	22,743	4.76%	48
Mar 1994	476,132	456,222	19,910	4.18%	42
Apr 1994	476,722	459,075	17,647	3.70%	37
May 1994	480,317	462,899	17,418	3.63%	36
Jun 1994	485,758	464,422	21,336	4.39%	44
Jul 1994	488,653	468,659	19,994	4.09%	41
Aug 1994	489,146	467,180	21,966	4.49%	45
Sep 1994	487,310	468,033	19,277	3.96%	40
Oct 1994	493,063	473,951	19,112	3.88%	39
Nov 1994	491,298	473,611	17,687	3.60%	36
Dec 1994	495,463	478,485	16,978	3.43%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	490,606	469,999	20,607	4.20%	42
Feb 1995	490,881	470,610	20,271	4.13%	41
Mar 1995	492,491	474,389	18,102	3.68%	37
Apr 1995	493,308	475,304	18,004	3.65%	36
May 1995	493,730	475,759	17,971	3.64%	36
Jun 1995	501,200	479,061	22,139	4.42%	44
Jul 1995	504,393	484,453	19,940	3.95%	40
Aug 1995	501,009	479,248	21,761	4.34%	43
Sep 1995	499,908	480,308	19,600	3.92%	39
Oct 1995	503,510	485,745	17,765	3.53%	35
Nov 1995	503,438	487,035	16,403	3.26%	33
Dec 1995	502,796	487,131	15,665	3.12%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	494,284	477,558	16,726	3.38%	34
Feb 1996	496,153	478,670	17,483	3.52%	35
Mar 1996	497,685	482,523	15,162	3.05%	30
Apr 1996	497,481	483,848	13,633	2.74%	27
May 1996	500,577	486,763	13,814	2.76%	28
Jun 1996	506,765	490,710	16,055	3.17%	32
Jul 1996	510,907	494,856	16,051	3.14%	31
Aug 1996	508,055	492,131	15,924	3.13%	31
Sep 1996	508,735	493,380	15,355	3.02%	30
Oct 1996	513,997	497,915	16,082	3.13%	31
Nov 1996	514,323	498,213	16,110	3.13%	31
Dec 1996	514,353	500,651	13,702	2.66%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	507,869	491,056	16,813	3.31%	33
Feb 1997	508,967	491,160	17,807	3.50%	35
Mar 1997	511,193	494,890	16,303	3.19%	32
Apr 1997	512,057	497,586	14,471	2.83%	28
May 1997	515,031	500,008	15,023	2.92%	29
Jun 1997	522,784	503,100	19,684	3.77%	38
Jul 1997	524,488	505,314	19,174	3.66%	37
Aug 1997	522,969	502,216	20,753	3.97%	40
Sep 1997	520,103	501,700	18,403	3.54%	35
Oct 1997	525,109	508,067	17,042	3.25%	32
Nov 1997	527,659	512,555	15,104	2.86%	29
Dec 1997	527,422	514,002	13,420	2.54%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	518,181	503,452	14,729	2.84%	28
Feb 1998	519,136	504,895	14,241	2.74%	27
Mar 1998	522,926	508,977	13,949	2.67%	27
Apr 1998	522,407	511,226	11,181	2.14%	21
May 1998	525,623	513,374	12,249	2.33%	23
Jun 1998	529,921	513,423	16,498	3.11%	31
Jul 1998	528,819	512,266	16,553	3.13%	31
Aug 1998	526,196	508,578	17,618	3.35%	33
Sep 1998	525,185	508,802	16,383	3.12%	31
Oct 1998	529,258	512,544	16,714	3.16%	32
Nov 1998	531,035	515,960	15,075	2.84%	28
Dec 1998	531,599	517,886	13,713	2.58%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	524,715	509,524	15,191	2.90%	29
Feb 1999	526,177	509,530	16,647	3.16%	32
Mar 1999	526,754	511,717	15,037	2.85%	29
Apr 1999	528,064	513,501	14,563	2.76%	28
May 1999	530,573	516,258	14,315	2.70%	27
Jun 1999	534,107	517,111	16,996	3.18%	32
Jul 1999	534,460	517,688	16,772	3.14%	31
Aug 1999	531,783	513,284	18,499	3.48%	35
Sep 1999	531,089	513,783	17,306	3.26%	33
Oct 1999	534,599	518,443	16,156	3.02%	30
Nov 1999	536,014	520,166	15,848	2.96%	30
Dec 1999	537,322	522,884	14,438	2.69%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	531,385	511,446	19,939	3.75%	38
Feb 2000	531,234	511,466	19,768	3.72%	37
Mar 2000	528,000	510,636	17,364	3.29%	33
Apr 2000	529,409	514,706	14,703	2.78%	28
May 2000	529,220	513,139	16,081	3.04%	30
Jun 2000	536,606	516,691	19,915	3.71%	37
Jul 2000	536,799	517,383	19,416	3.62%	36
Aug 2000	533,175	511,882	21,293	3.99%	40
Sep 2000	530,450	512,221	18,229	3.44%	34
Oct 2000	535,887	517,149	18,738	3.50%	35
Nov 2000	536,154	518,302	17,852	3.33%	33
Dec 2000	537,801	521,549	16,252	3.02%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	535,438	516,268	19,170	3.58%	36
Feb 2001	535,814	516,289	19,525	3.64%	36
Mar 2001	538,285	519,450	18,835	3.50%	35
Apr 2001	536,060	519,662	16,398	3.06%	31
May 2001	535,113	519,711	15,402	2.88%	29
Jun 2001	530,123	509,546	20,577	3.88%	39
Jul 2001	529,716	509,924	19,792	3.74%	37
Aug 2001	522,720	499,964	22,756	4.35%	44
Sep 2001	524,442	503,054	21,388	4.08%	41
Oct 2001	530,977	507,285	23,692	4.46%	45
Nov 2001	532,952	508,586	24,366	4.57%	46
Dec 2001	532,519	509,290	23,229	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	522,782	498,327	24,455	4.68%	47
Feb 2002	525,830	500,295	25,535	4.86%	49
Mar 2002	524,647	500,571	24,076	4.59%	46
Apr 2002	521,169	500,130	21,039	4.04%	40
May 2002	522,627	501,816	20,811	3.98%	40
Jun 2002	527,645	501,890	25,755	4.88%	49
Jul 2002	527,707	502,490	25,217	4.78%	48
Aug 2002	525,501	499,183	26,318	5.01%	50
Sep 2002	526,166	502,326	23,840	4.53%	45
Oct 2002	527,598	503,847	23,751	4.50%	45
Nov 2002	526,711	502,682	24,029	4.56%	46
Dec 2002	525,939	502,812	23,127	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	516,972	492,497	24,475	4.73%	47
Feb 2003	518,572	493,766	24,806	4.78%	48
Mar 2003	518,267	495,518	22,749	4.39%	44
Apr 2003	518,173	497,121	21,052	4.06%	41
May 2003	518,818	496,604	22,214	4.28%	43
Jun 2003	526,310	498,320	27,990	5.32%	53
Jul 2003	524,738	498,931	25,807	4.92%	49
Aug 2003	523,631	496,773	26,858	5.13%	51
Sep 2003	520,595	496,164	24,431	4.69%	47
Oct 2003	526,185	501,290	24,895	4.73%	47
Nov 2003	529,405	504,499	24,906	4.70%	47
Dec 2003	529,718	506,474	23,244	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	522,736	497,722	25,014	4.79%	48
Feb 2004	521,946	497,358	24,588	4.71%	47
Mar 2004	521,736	497,398	24,338	4.66%	47
Apr 2004	519,030	498,180	20,850	4.02%	40
May 2004	518,819	497,502	21,317	4.11%	41
Jun 2004	523,285	498,061	25,224	4.82%	48
Jul 2004	525,369	500,772	24,597	4.68%	47
Aug 2004	522,742	497,513	25,229	4.83%	48
Sep 2004	520,917	498,642	22,275	4.28%	43
Oct 2004	525,984	503,809	22,175	4.22%	42
Nov 2004	527,022	505,975	21,047	3.99%	40
Dec 2004	525,540	505,312	20,228	3.85%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	518,928	497,132	21,796	4.20%	42
Feb 2005	518,787	496,535	22,252	4.29%	43
Mar 2005	516,543	498,205	18,338	3.55%	36
Apr 2005	516,971	501,402	15,569	3.01%	30
May 2005	518,183	502,091	16,092	3.11%	31
Jun 2005	524,316	503,353	20,963	4.00%	40
Jul 2005	525,947	506,418	19,529	3.71%	37
Aug 2005	524,409	504,874	19,535	3.73%	37
Sep 2005	525,766	508,273	17,493	3.33%	33
Oct 2005	530,650	513,004	17,646	3.33%	33
Nov 2005	529,651	513,069	16,582	3.13%	31
Dec 2005	529,526	513,103	16,423	3.10%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	525,058	506,133	18,925	3.60%	36
Feb 2006	525,943	506,527	19,416	3.69%	37
Mar 2006	525,079	508,216	16,863	3.21%	32
Apr 2006	527,015	512,129	14,886	2.82%	28
May 2006	528,668	513,479	15,189	2.87%	29
Jun 2006	536,959	516,817	20,142	3.75%	38
Jul 2006	538,082	518,113	19,969	3.71%	37
Aug 2006	535,623	516,035	19,588	3.66%	37
Sep 2006	533,653	517,325	16,328	3.06%	31
Oct 2006	540,664	525,032	15,632	2.89%	29
Nov 2006	541,841	525,979	15,862	2.93%	29
Dec 2006	542,132	526,514	15,618	2.88%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	536,189	518,431	17,758	3.31%	33
Feb 2007	535,800	517,673	18,127	3.38%	34
Mar 2007	535,413	519,806	15,607	2.91%	29
Apr 2007	531,057	517,903	13,154	2.48%	25
May 2007	532,334	518,436	13,898	2.61%	26
Jun 2007	540,185	521,530	18,655	3.45%	35
Jul 2007	539,943	521,246	18,697	3.46%	35
Aug 2007	536,915	517,708	19,207	3.58%	36
Sep 2007	536,775	519,675	17,100	3.19%	32
Oct 2007	539,129	523,162	15,967	2.96%	30
Nov 2007	542,641	525,715	16,926	3.12%	31
Dec 2007	542,243	523,704	18,539	3.42%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
			Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	541,059	520,216	20,843	3.85%	39
Feb 2008	536,367	516,847	19,520	3.64%	36
Mar 2008	537,454	517,929	19,525	3.63%	36
Apr 2008	536,997	520,330	16,667	3.10%	31
May 2008	538,489	518,588	19,901	3.70%	37
Jun 2008	542,289	517,326	24,963	4.60%	46
Jul 2008	539,856	513,626	26,230	4.86%	49
Aug 2008	536,654	511,261	25,393	4.73%	47
Sep 2008	532,013	506,740	25,273	4.75%	48
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Birmingham Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	66,072	13.06%
2.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	28,406	5.61%
3.	Metal Manufactuing	28,096	5.55%
4.	Finance and Insurance	23,886	4.72%
5.	Health Care	23,038	4.55%
6.	Public Administration	20,692	4.09%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	20,452	4.04%
8.	Educational Services	19,948	3.94%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	17,920	3.54%
10.	Truck Transportation	13,996	2.77%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	13,798	2.73%
12.	Utilities	12,982	2.57%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	12,468	2.46%
14.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	11,170	2.21%
15.	Food and Beverage Stores	11,020	2.18%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	9,340	1.85%
17.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	7,514	1.48%
18.	Other Transportation	6,238	1.23%
19.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	6,126	1.21%
20.	Department and Other General Stores	6,018	1.19%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	78,716	17.65%
2.	Educational Services	54,618	12.25%
3.	Finance and Insurance	44,700	10.02%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	26,112	5.86%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	25,372	5.69%
6.	Public Administration	16,598	3.72%
7.	Social Assistance	13,696	3.07%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	13,228	2.97%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	11,512	2.58%
10.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	10,976	2.46%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	10,184	2.28%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	9,708	2.18%
13.	Personal and Laundry Services	9,444	2.12%
14.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	7,920	1.78%
15.	Construction	7,460	1.67%
16.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	4,892	1.10%
17.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	4,414	0.99%
18.	Utilities	4,392	0.98%
19.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	4,158	0.93%
20.	Private Household Services	4,062	0.91%

Birmingham Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	26,032	5.14%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	25,878	5.11%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	23,026	4.55%
4.	Other Production Occupations	22,148	4.38%
5.	Other Management Occupations	22,012	4.35%
6.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	20,656	4.08%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	17,540	3.47%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	15,912	3.14%
9.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	15,426	3.05%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	15,310	3.03%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	14,698	2.90%
12.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	14,624	2.89%
13.	Other Construction Trades	14,150	2.80%
14.	Computer Specialists	13,248	2.62%
15.	Top Executives	12,118	2.39%
16.	Carpenters	9,122	1.80%
17.	Other Office and Admin Support	9,094	1.80%
18.	Engineers	9,004	1.78%
19.	Operations Managers Non Finance	8,224	1.63%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	8,120	1.60%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	34,268	7.68%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	30,248	6.78%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	24,084	5.40%
4.	Registered Nurses	19,674	4.41%
5.	Cashiers	16,350	3.67%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	16,172	3.63%
7.	Other Management Occupations	15,398	3.45%
8.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	15,398	3.45%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	14,924	3.35%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	14,802	3.32%
11.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	13,996	3.14%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	12,604	2.83%
13.	Business Operations Specialists	10,910	2.45%
14.	Customer Service Representatives	10,448	2.34%
15.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	10,002	2.24%
16.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	9,382	2.10%
17.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	9,286	2.08%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	8,640	1.94%
19.	Child Care Workers	8,350	1.87%
20.	Other Production Occupations	8,192	1.84%

Birmingham Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	894,258	54.49%
15-35 hours	157,028	9.57%
1-14 hours	39,261	2.39%
No regular hours	550,663	33.55%

Birmingham Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	33,718	3.66%
5 AM-5:29 AM	31,469	3.42%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	48,115	5.23%
6 AM-6:29 AM	93,445	10.15%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	116,277	12.64%
7 AM-7:29 AM	176,089	19.14%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	149,742	16.27%
8 AM-8:29 AM	77,185	8.39%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	31,059	3.38%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	36,904	4.01%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	15,061	1.64%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	6,047	0.66%
Noon-3:59 PM	51,641	5.61%
4 PM-11:59 PM	53,468	5.81%

Birmingham Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	19,413	2.11%
5-9	70,907	7.71%
10-14	109,478	11.90%
15-19	144,775	15.73%
20-24	150,838	16.39%
25-29	62,121	6.75%
30-34	157,977	17.17%
35-39	29,265	3.18%
40-44	32,060	3.48%
45-59	80,376	8.73%
60-89	41,582	4.52%
At least 90	21,428	2.33%

Birmingham Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	2,229	0.24%	555,303	60.34%
30-44	1,512	0.16%	217,790	23.67%
45-59	586	0.06%	79,790	8.67%
At least 60	2,716	0.30%	60,294	6.55%

Birmingham Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	474	0.05%
Car / truck / van, carpool	113,136	12.03%
Car / truck / van, solo	782,756	83.24%
Motorcycle	551	0.06%
Other	5,058	0.54%
Public transportation	7,043	0.75%
Walked	11,202	1.19%
Worked at home	20,107	2.14%

Birmingham Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Birmingham Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	108,804	26.38%
Family, 2 people	121,591	29.49%
Nonfamily, 2 people	13,630	3.31%
Family, 3 people	73,318	17.78%
Nonfamily, 3 people	1,837	0.45%
Family, 4 people	58,228	14.12%
Nonfamily, 4 people	569	0.14%
Family, 5 people	23,408	5.68%
Nonfamily, 5 people	200	0.05%
Family, 6 people	7,069	1.71%
Nonfamily, 6 people	68	0.02%
Family, 7 or more people	3,586	0.87%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	68	0.02%

Birmingham Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	650,637	30.68%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	239,975	11.32%
Public Assistance	16,599	0.78%
Retirement	139,619	6.58%
Self Employment	73,733	3.48%
Social Security	226,010	10.66%
Supplemental Security	42,790	2.02%
Wage / Salary	631,619	29.78%
Other	99,632	4.70%

Birmingham Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	240,394	55.31%
With children under 18	194,257	44.69%

Birmingham Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	76,155	9.68%
Married	478,408	60.83%
Never Married	210,928	26.82%
Widowed	21,022	2.67%

Birmingham Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	103,879	11.75%
Married	478,089	54.08%
Never Married	193,970	21.94%
Widowed	108,098	12.23%

Birmingham Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	98,741	6.24%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	249,717	15.78%
High school diploma or equivalent	456,278	28.83%
Some college, no degree	363,015	22.94%
Associate degree	82,870	5.24%
Bachelors degree	221,357	13.99%
Graduate or professional degree	110,690	6.99%

Birmingham Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	16,158	1.54%	21,592	2.05%	37,750	3.59%
Kindergarten	25,618	2.43%	6,820	0.65%	32,438	3.08%
Grades 1-4	110,187	10.47%	12,995	1.23%	123,182	11.71%
Grades 5-8	112,305	10.67%	9,787	0.93%	122,092	11.60%
Grades 9-12	106,185	10.09%	10,260	0.98%	116,445	11.07%
Undergrad college	68,080	6.47%	17,174	1.63%	85,254	8.10%
Graduate or professional school	16,285	1.55%	5,123	0.49%	21,408	2.03%
Total	454,818	43.22%	83,751	7.96%	538,569	51.18%

Birmingham Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2001	2,593	2,380
2002	2,236	2,108
2003	2,536	2,297
2004	2,586	2,327

Birmingham Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	1,787,572	86.43%
Below Poverty Level	280,717	13.57%

Birmingham Metro Area Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	2.500	0.319	0.104	1.458	4.381	0.000	6.570	22.597	3.232	32.399
2000	2.905	0.385	0.107	1.644	5.040	0.000	8.389	26.807	3.382	38.578
2001	2.960	0.364	0.114	1.784	5.222	0.000	8.527	27.160	3.763	39.450
2002	2.639	0.409	0.087	1.861	4.995	0.000	8.545	25.189	3.763	37.497
2003	2.876	0.371	0.102	1.957	5.306	0.000	9.275	25.825	4.367	39.467
2004	0.050	0.023	0.001	0.006	0.080	0.000	0.265	1.550	0.123	1.939
2005	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2006	2.496	0.410	0.120	2.194	5.220	0.000	9.653	25.870	3.740	39.263
2007	2.644	0.381	0.109	2.270	5.404	0.000	9.805	27.203	3.688	40.696

Birmingham Metro Area Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	33,557
2000	40,041
2001	41,308
2002	39,487

Birmingham Metro Area Population By Age

Birmingham Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	504,917	47.99%
Female	547,321	52.01%

Birmingham Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	726,196	69.01%
African-American	289,082	27.47%
Hispanic/Latino	18,567	1.76%
Asian	7,774	0.74%
Multiracial	7,397	0.70%
Amerindian	2,554	0.24%
Other Race	482	0.05%
Pacific Islander	186	0.02%

Birmingham Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	304,880	28.53%
2.	English	184,166	17.23%
3.	Irish	162,797	15.23%
4.	German	121,255	11.35%
5.	Scotch Irish	47,712	4.46%
6.	Scottish	41,087	3.84%
7.	Italian	37,911	3.55%
8.	French Non-Basque	30,845	2.89%
9.	Dutch	21,675	2.03%
10.	European	16,540	1.55%

Birmingham Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	1,887,117	95.80%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	47,145	2.39%
3.	French	7,278	0.37%
4.	German	5,541	0.28%
5.	Chinese	3,520	0.18%
6.	Arabic	2,075	0.11%
7.	African	1,860	0.09%
8.	Vietnamese	1,824	0.09%
9.	Italian	1,164	0.06%
10.	Hindi	1,064	0.05%

Birmingham Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	2,066,234	97.89%
Naturalized immigrant	14,245	0.67%
Not a citizen	30,291	1.44%