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Jefferson County, Alabama
At a Glance
Population 674,721 County Seat Jefferson County Courthouse State FIPS 01 County FIPS 073 Num Towns 46 Census-Designated Places 9 Total Town Population 662,234 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 672,265 Median Age 37.9 Veterans 34,009 Housing Units 308,428 Uninsured 5,891 Net Migration (recent) -8,344 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 16,936 Total Employees 332,945 Avg Annual Pay $71,562 Median Household Income $63,595 Poverty Rate 15.9% Unemployment Rate 5.4% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $92,287 Federal Spending FY2024 $7,606,336,401 Federal Spending Per Capita $11,273
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $208,900 Median Rent $1,086 FMR Studio $998 FMR 1BR $1,144 FMR 2BR $1,267 FMR 3BR $1,583 FMR 4BR $1,791
Health & Safety
Hospitals 460 EMS Stations 138 Fire Stations 138 Police Stations 138 Adult Smoking 16.4% Adult Obesity 39.3% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 40.7 Air Quality Good Days 95
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 15.18 Electric Customers 2398172 Towns with Broadband Data 46 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 46
Community
Churches 607 Libraries 67 Historic Places (NRHP) 188 Homeless Population 911 Schools 529 SNAP Stores 560 Bank Branches 212
Agriculture
Total Farms 9 Land in Farms (acres) 59 Avg Farm Size (acres) 6.6 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM HURRICANE HELENE 2024-09-26 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2021-12-21 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES 2021-04-26 EM HURRICANE SALLY 2020-09-14 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-29 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 EM HURRICANE NATE 2017-10-08 EM HURRICANE IRMA 2017-09-11 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2014-05-02 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2012-02-01
Detailed Topics
Communities in Jefferson County
Birmingham — pop 200,733Hoover — pop 92,606Vestavia Hills — pop 39,102Homewood — pop 26,414Trussville — pop 26,123Bessemer — pop 26,019Mountain Brook — pop 22,461Helena — pop 20,914Hueytown — pop 16,776Center Point — pop 16,406Gardendale — pop 16,044Irondale — pop 13,497McCalla — pop 12,965Leeds — pop 12,324Forestdale — pop 10,409Clay — pop 10,291Fairfield — pop 10,000Fultondale — pop 9,876Pleasant Grove — pop 9,544Pinson — pop 7,215Tarrant — pop 6,124Grayson Valley — pop 5,982Midfield — pop 5,211Mount Olive CDP (Jefferson County) — pop 4,427Argo — pop 4,368Adamsville — pop 4,366Kimberly — pop 3,841Lake View — pop 3,560Warrior — pop 3,224Sumiton — pop 2,444Brighton — pop 2,337Morris — pop 2,259Lipscomb — pop 2,086Graysville — pop 1,950Concord — pop 1,690Sylvan Springs — pop 1,653Rock Creek — pop 1,471Brookside — pop 1,253Minor — pop 1,088Mulga — pop 784
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
