Household Types in the Birmingham Area, Alabama (Metro Area)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alabama and the Birmingham Area
Birmingham Area
Alabama
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family247.606639%47.466453%47.606639%47.6%209,006209k15.231182%14.898753%15.231182%15.2%66,86966.9k4.061937%4.238758%4.061937%4.1%17,83317.8k28.742879%29.166948%28.742879%28.7%126,189126k4.357363%4.229088%4.357363%4.4%19,13019.1k

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Alabama and the Birmingham Area
Birmingham Area
Alabama
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads66.016123%63.955146%66.016123%66.0%80,33780.3k28.304011%29.408445%28.304011%28.3%34,44434.4k5.679867%6.636408%5.679867%5.7%6,912

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alabama and the Birmingham Area
Birmingham Area
Alabama
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children227.718796%26.709493%27.718796%27.7%121,693122k72.132010%73.138973%72.132010%72.1%316,679317k

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Alabama and the Birmingham Area
Birmingham Area
Alabama
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
60%40%20%0%20%40%60%CountAsian3Hispanic4White5Other3Mixed3Black3-7.387312%-2.420701%-18.781302%-5.884808%-8.145688%-2.594168%-22.626336%-7.325931%-34.474124%34%65.525876%59.307876%65.525876%66%4,792-11.107789%-7.504859%-17.222305%-7.325460%-13.463188%-7.683264%-19.147787%-6.018239%-43.160413%43%56.839587%53.687522%56.839587%57%6,689-9.056785%-3.482930%-27.589295%-4.442615%-9.595780%-3.737918%-28.031805%-4.214687%-44.571625%45%55.428375%54.419810%55.428375%55%291,450291k-14.446353%-10.635640%-15.711385%-6.168983%-14.818790%-6.893420%-19.710229%-6.645752%-46.962361%47%53.037639%51.931809%53.037639%53%6,403-12.445319%-5.643045%-28.849519%-6.955381%-15.095396%-5.453188%-28.889304%-5.966320%-53.893263%54%46.106737%44.595792%46.106737%46%4,572-30.276293%-4.895261%-33.090369%-3.753966%-29.470541%-5.230423%-33.626906%-3.823579%-72.015889%72%27.984111%27.848550%27.984111%28%125,121125k

Map of Household Types by County in the Birmingham Area

Married Household Types by County#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
41.1%44.8%48.6%52.3%56.0%59.8%

Single Female Household Types by County#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
9.6%11.3%13.0%14.7%16.3%18.1%

Single Male Household Types by County#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
3.08%3.55%4.02%4.50%4.97%5.44%

One-Person Household Types by County#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
22.8%24.7%26.5%28.3%30.1%31.9%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.0%2.7%3.2%3.8%4.3%4.9%

With Children Household Types by County#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
25.3%26.6%27.8%29.0%30.2%31.5%
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Map of Household Types by County Subdivision in the Birmingham Area

Married Household Types by County Subdivision#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
33%41%48%55%62%70%

Single Female Household Types by County Subdivision#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
4.3%8.6%12.8%17.0%21.2%25.5%

Single Male Household Types by County Subdivision#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.3%4.5%6.8%9.1%11.4%

One-Person Household Types by County Subdivision#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
12%18%24%29%34%40%

Other Non-Family Household Types by County Subdivision#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.2%9.1%

With Children Household Types by County Subdivision#16

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
15.8%20.8%25.7%30.6%35.6%40.5%
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Household Types by Place in the Birmingham Area

There are 110 places that are fully or partially contained within the Birmingham Area (103 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 110 of those to each other, the Birmingham Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Birmingham Area.

Married by Place#17

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Birmingham Area, selected places in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain the Birmingham Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Highland LksCounty LineSpringvilleLake ViewIndian Spgs VlgEldridgeMtn BrkMargaretShoal CreekChelseaOdenvilleVanceWoodstockMeadowbrookSmoke RiseTrussvilleKimberlyDunnavantClevelandRosaHelenaArgoLocust ForkAlabasterWestoverAllgoodRock CreekHighland LakeMount OliveThorsbyClayVestavia HlsGardendaleHooverNectarMaytownAshvilleUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralBirminghamAlabamaJasperHarpersvilleWiltonEdgewaterOakmanTarrantBessemerBirminghamFairfieldBrighton83.934026%83.934026%84%1,374181.756757%81.756757%82%121276.102699%76.102699%76%1,156375.774971%75.774971%76%660475.260116%75.260116%75%651575.000000%75.000000%75%33674.768266%74.768266%75%5,485773.524306%73.524306%74%847873.480663%73.480663%73%399972.075084%72.075084%72%2,8031071.050698%71.050698%71%9671170.495495%70.495495%70%3131269.964664%69.964664%70%3961368.768000%68.768000%69%2,1491468.010403%68.010403%68%5231566.480447%66.480447%66%4,9981666.103485%66.103485%66%6261766.101695%66.101695%66%2341865.462754%65.462754%65%2901965.248227%65.248227%65%922064.302751%64.302751%64%4,0442164.248366%64.248366%64%9832264.155251%64.155251%64%2812363.973473%63.973473%64%6,8492462.863071%62.863071%63%3032561.643836%61.643836%62%1352661.538462%61.538462%62%3522761.111111%61.111111%61%1102860.737387%60.737387%61%9392960.280971%60.280971%60%4723059.967141%59.967141%60%2,1903259.069283%59.069283%59%7,9463456.838850%56.838850%57%3,1253956.087339%56.087339%56%18,46918.5k4255.371901%55.371901%55%674752.777778%52.777778%53%765550.267380%50.267380%50%3766348.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k47.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k47.310848%47.310848%47%2,5957146.417445%46.417445%46%2987842.922374%42.922374%43%948638.769231%38.769231%39%1269434.797297%34.797297%35%10310227.422598%27.422598%27%68210627.321157%27.321157%27%2,87210724.279667%24.279667%24%21,96822.0k10824.157559%24.157559%24%1,06110915.476190%15.476190%15%169110

Household Types by County in the Birmingham Area

There are 7 counties in the Birmingham Area. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, the Birmingham Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Birmingham Area.

Married by County#23

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Birmingham Area, selected counties in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain the Birmingham Area
0%20%40%Count#BlountShelbySt. ClairBibbWalkerChiltonUnited StatesSouthEast South CentralBirminghamAlabamaJefferson59.721616%59.721616%60%12,31412.3k158.736931%58.736931%59%44,60644.6k258.447474%58.447474%58%18,60518.6k355.732123%55.732123%56%3,928452.476780%52.476780%52%13,22113.2k552.427944%52.427944%52%8,713648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k47.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k41.111574%41.111574%41%107,619108k7

Household Types by County Subdivision in the Birmingham Area

There are 57 county subdivisions in the Birmingham Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Birmingham Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Birmingham Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 3,317.

Married by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Birmingham Area, selected county subdivisions in the Birmingham Area, and entities that contain the Birmingham Area
0%20%40%60%Count#ManchesterSpringvilleConcord-Rock CrkClayHaydenTrussvilleLocust ForkWilsonvilleGreenwoodCaleraPalmerdaleChelseaNorth JohnsClevelandLeedsAlabaster-HelenaWarriorRaglandBlountsvilleClarenceGardendaleMoodyBrooksvilleMineral SpgsAshvilleWest BloctonOakmanHooverColumbianaOneontaParrishRobbins CrossroadsBrooksideKimberly-MorrisSipseyCentreville-BrentMaytown-Sylvan SpgsMaytown-Sylvan S…JemisonTownleyW JeffersonPell CityJasperVincentGraysville-AdamsvilleVerbenaDoraUnited StatesClantonSouthEast South CentralBirminghamNauvooAlabamaMontevalloBirmingham69.030861%69.030861%69%1,275168.090962%68.090962%68%4,701266.290499%66.290499%66%1,821363.885455%63.885455%64%3,101463.665595%63.665595%64%2,970563.451143%63.451143%63%4,578663.082902%63.082902%63%1,948761.022364%61.022364%61%955861.005357%61.005357%61%5,352960.500291%60.500291%61%2,0801060.287303%60.287303%60%1,3011160.206736%60.206736%60%9,0281260.200472%60.200472%60%1,0211359.937402%59.937402%60%7661459.696142%59.696142%60%3,4971559.623784%59.623784%60%27,57627.6k1659.179904%59.179904%59%1,6021758.972006%58.972006%59%1,2851858.960934%58.960934%59%1,4641958.254469%58.254469%58%1,1082057.961003%57.961003%58%5,2022157.680444%57.680444%58%5,6102257.490326%57.490326%57%1,0402357.398142%57.398142%57%8032457.225964%57.225964%57%1,8692557.062334%57.062334%57%1,7212656.930358%56.930358%57%8422756.696244%56.696244%57%10,99011.0k2856.338028%56.338028%56%2,4402955.951057%55.951057%56%3,0183055.936073%55.936073%56%7353155.603448%55.603448%56%1,1613255.555556%55.555556%56%7803355.523424%55.523424%56%1,9203455.024155%55.024155%55%1,1393554.627355%54.627355%55%2,0013654.532872%54.532872%55%7883754.082397%54.082397%54%2,8883853.523490%53.523490%54%6383953.189493%53.189493%53%5674052.680127%52.680127%53%5,1404151.927170%51.927170%52%4,3924251.277955%51.277955%51%9634351.129312%51.129312%51%2,0604451.078431%51.078431%51%1,0424550.945180%50.945180%51%1,6174648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.134668%48.134668%48%2,6454747.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k47.522816%47.522816%48%7294847.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k44.878049%44.878049%45%1,5644933.644707%33.644707%34%61,87861.9k50

Household Types by Metro Area in Alabama

There are 26 metro areas in Alabama. This section compares the Birmingham Area to all of the metro areas in Alabama and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Birmingham Area.

Married by Metro Area#35

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Birmingham Area, selected other metro areas in Alabama, and entities that contain the Birmingham Area
0%20%40%Count#ScottsboroCullman AreaFort PayneDaphne AreaAlbertvilleDecatur AreaGadsden AreaHuntsvilleEnterpriseFlorence AreaAlexander CityUnited StatesSouthOzark AreaAnniston AreaEast South CentralBirminghamAlabamaDothan AreaTalladegaTuscaloosaAtmore AreaMobile AreaAuburn AreaMontgomeryEufaula AreaColumbus AreaValley AreaTroy AreaSelma Area55.517674%55.517674%56%11,07311.1k154.422316%54.422316%54%16,91516.9k254.181613%54.181613%54%13,44313.4k353.351342%53.351342%53%40,09340.1k452.636314%52.636314%53%18,13918.1k551.616374%51.616374%52%30,70430.7k649.784930%49.784930%50%19,67619.7k749.745963%49.745963%50%85,57485.6k849.739355%49.739355%50%9,637949.201204%49.201204%49%29,75029.8k1048.690170%48.690170%49%7,9551148.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.940832%47.940832%48%9,0101247.686983%47.686983%48%21,49321.5k1347.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k1447.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k47.413414%47.413414%47%26,95527.0k1545.613592%45.613592%46%16,26916.3k1645.493179%45.493179%45%38,21738.2k1744.835993%44.835993%45%6,0691844.444156%44.444156%44%68,56068.6k1944.282482%44.282482%44%25,64025.6k2043.669258%43.669258%44%62,97563.0k2143.076310%43.076310%43%4,3242242.558366%42.558366%43%48,12548.1k2341.715400%41.715400%42%5,7782438.408061%38.408061%38%4,9172532.039257%32.039257%32%5,15826

Household Types by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Birmingham Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Birmingham Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

Married by Metro Area#41

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Birmingham Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Birmingham Area
0%20%40%Count#McAllen AreaFayettevilleRaleigh AreaCape CoralHouston AreaDallas AreaNorth PortKnoxvilleEl Paso AreaPort St. LucieLakeland AreaGreenvilleNashvilleCharlotteChattanoogaWashingtonWinston AreaTulsa AreaSan AntonioUnited StatesAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSouthPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityEast South CentralBirminghamAlabamaOrlando AreaDeltona AreaJacksonvilleAustin AreaPensacolaCorpus ChristiVirginia BeachAugusta AreaLittle RockRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaBaltimoreLouisvilleCharlestonLafayetteLexingtonGreensboroColumbia AreaTampa AreaDurham AreaBaton RougeJackson AreaMiami AreaMemphis AreaShreveportNew Orleans55.211736%55.211736%55%125,594126k154.044525%54.044525%54%100,552101k251.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k351.268967%51.268967%51%132,317132k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.362684%50.362684%50%156,913157k750.238439%50.238439%50%171,929172k850.179718%50.179718%50%131,649132k950.034929%50.034929%50%85,94885.9k1050.010311%50.010311%50%111,553112k1149.901787%49.901787%50%163,861164k1249.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k1349.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1449.261250%49.261250%49%103,357103k1549.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1648.471351%48.471351%48%125,582126k1748.436298%48.436298%48%182,027182k1848.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1948.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k2048.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k2147.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.822599%47.822599%48%107,301107k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2447.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k47.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2547.248419%47.248419%47%115,031115k2647.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2747.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k2847.051112%47.051112%47%82,54682.5k2947.002896%47.002896%47%75,63875.6k3046.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3146.762893%46.762893%47%98,78198.8k3246.571574%46.571574%47%129,523130k3346.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3446.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3545.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3645.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k3745.800778%45.800778%46%125,681126k3845.488699%45.488699%45%81,48881.5k3945.386441%45.386441%45%88,93788.9k4045.318004%45.318004%45%132,639133k4144.597207%44.597207%45%134,259134k4244.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4344.156977%44.156977%44%94,17894.2k4444.154003%44.154003%44%132,987133k4544.030122%44.030122%44%92,08992.1k4643.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4741.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4840.751869%40.751869%41%69,71369.7k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50

Household Types by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Birmingham Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Birmingham Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

Married by Metro Area#47

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in the Birmingham Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Birmingham Area
0%20%40%Count#San Jose AreaSalt Lake CityRiversideRaleigh AreaHouston AreaDallas AreaMinneapolisSan DiegoNashvilleCharlotteWashingtonPortland AreaSeattle AreaSan AntonioKansas CitySacramentoUnited StatesDenver AreaAtlanta AreaCincinnatiSan FranciscoSouthBoston AreaPhoenix AreaOklahoma CityHartford AreaChicago AreaEast South CentralBirminghamAlabamaOrlando AreaJacksonvilleSt. LouisAustin AreaLos AngelesVirginia BeachIndianapolisPittsburghColumbus AreaRichmond AreaPhiladelphiaNew York AreaBaltimoreLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceMilwaukeeTampa AreaMiami AreaLas VegasClevelandBuffalo AreaMemphis AreaNew Orleans56.624620%56.624620%57%364,645365k155.335393%55.335393%55%207,578208k252.682016%52.682016%53%697,846698k351.878926%51.878926%52%238,738239k450.693151%50.693151%51%1,127,3291.13M550.691692%50.691692%51%1,242,5361.24M650.572688%50.572688%51%679,262679k749.872091%49.872091%50%550,153550k849.453501%49.453501%49%334,864335k949.365515%49.365515%49%437,337437k1049.144120%49.144120%49%1,059,5311.06M1149.117024%49.117024%49%440,341440k1248.859336%48.859336%49%692,692693k1348.353380%48.353380%48%380,133380k1448.348962%48.348962%48%389,960390k1548.345618%48.345618%48%388,765389k1648.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.145667%48.145667%48%509,606510k1748.089265%48.089265%48%959,251959k1848.087445%48.087445%48%399,372399k1948.067131%48.067131%48%804,663805k2047.955775%47.955775%48%21,151,03021.2M47.800160%47.800160%48%852,969853k2147.743419%47.743419%48%762,291762k2247.712699%47.712699%48%238,772239k2347.712425%47.712425%48%223,412223k2447.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M2547.632479%47.632479%48%3,424,9113.42M47.606639%47.606639%48%209,006209k2647.466453%47.466453%47%878,633879k47.459543%47.459543%47%387,473387k2747.232717%47.232717%47%250,912251k2847.149714%47.149714%47%522,168522k2947.120099%47.120099%47%332,699333k3047.064720%47.064720%47%2,023,2452.02M3146.984217%46.984217%47%299,172299k3246.978857%46.978857%47%352,247352k3346.694197%46.694197%47%463,255463k3446.409350%46.409350%46%355,019355k3546.141054%46.141054%46%219,469219k3646.073761%46.073761%46%1,029,8431.03M3746.065403%46.065403%46%3,288,4063.29M3845.925237%45.925237%46%477,932478k3945.815549%45.815549%46%227,783228k4045.322984%45.322984%45%757,837758k4144.928615%44.928615%45%279,983280k4244.632277%44.632277%45%279,623280k4344.170578%44.170578%44%513,191513k4443.920159%43.920159%44%907,022907k4543.561100%43.561100%44%320,381320k4642.769908%42.769908%43%363,019363k4742.445266%42.445266%42%199,688200k4841.645378%41.645378%42%206,377206k4940.419778%40.419778%40%193,694194k50

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in the Birmingham Area. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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