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Jefferson County, AL

Demographic and economic profile of Jefferson County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jefferson County, AL anchors metro Birmingham with a population of 669,744 and a labor force participation rate of 61.2%, drawing on a workforce where 35.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings run $41,626. GDP per capita of $75,904 outpaces median household income of $66,388, suggesting meaningful output relative to wage cost. Housing remains relatively accessible at a median home value of $224,900 and median gross rent of $1,132/month, while the 4.8% unemployment rate and modest 1.5% five-year population growth point to a stable if slowly expanding labor market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

664,744

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$66,388

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.5% since 2018

Jefferson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone323,438 (48.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone282,024 (42.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone16,832 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race16,606 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races13,368 (2.0%)
  • Asian Alone12,439 (1.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish26,853
  2. 2.Other Indo-European4,325
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)2,259
  4. 4.Arabic1,931
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,572

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

29,334

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$75,904

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$39,826

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance80,344
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)34,394
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services33,301
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)27,181
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing27,113

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations133,895
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations63,702
  3. 3.Service Occupations49,875
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations41,570
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations22,077

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.27×)26,302
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)20,278
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)80,731
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.08×)7,681
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.06×)15,439

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$224,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,132/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

63.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99924,794 (14.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99918,649 (10.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99915,684 (9.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99914,723 (8.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99914,598 (8.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,99911,655 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,626

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone237,051 (77.3%)
  • Worked At Home34,121 (11.1%)
  • Carpooled25,053 (8.2%)
  • Walked4,754 (1.6%)
  • Other2,809 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit1,744 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.