Jefferson County, Alabama Population 2019

Jefferson County, Alabama's estimated population is 659,197 with a growth rate of -0.08% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Jefferson County, Alabama is the largest county in Alabama.

Year Population Growth Growth Rate
2017659,197-550-0.08%
2016659,747-340-0.05%
2015660,0875430.08%
2014659,5448170.12%
2013658,7271,0590.16%
2012657,668-121-0.02%
2011657,789-259-0.04%
2010658,0486,5231.00%
1990651,525-19,799-2.95%
1980671,32426,3334.08%
1970644,99110,1271.60%
1960634,86475,93613.59%
1950558,92898,99821.52%
1940459,93028,4376.59%
1930431,493121,43939.17%
1920310,05483,57836.90%
1910226,47686,05661.28%
1900140,42051,91958.66%
189088,50165,229280.29%
188023,27210,92788.51%
187012,3455995.10%
186011,7462,75730.67%
18508,9891,85826.06%
18407,1312764.03%
18306,8550.00%

Jefferson County, Alabama Population Growth

Population Data via

Population by Race

Race Population
White343,449
Black or African American280,804
Some Other Race12,921
Two or More Races10,365
Asian10,187
American Indian and Alaska Native1,550
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander184

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table B03002

Jefferson County, Alabama Population Pyramid 2019

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S0101

Jefferson County, Alabama Median Age

37.6


Total

35.9


Male

39


Female

Jefferson County, Alabama Adults

There are 507,281 adults, (96,497 of whom are seniors) in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Jefferson County, Alabama Age Dependency

60.5

Age Dependency Ratio

23.5

Old Age Dependency Ratio

37

Child Dependency Ratio

Jefferson County, Alabama Sex Ratio

Female

347,127

52.64%

Male

312,333

47.36%

Jefferson County, Alabama Households and Families

Jefferson County, Alabama Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S1101

Jefferson County, Alabama Household Types

Type Owner Renter
Married82.3%17.7%
All62.8%37.2%
Male58.3%41.7%
Non Family50.5%49.5%
Female44.6%55.4%

62.8%

Rate of Home Ownership

Jefferson County, Alabama Households by Type

Type Count Average Size Owned
All261,3902.4662.8
Married107,2643.1582.3
Non Family96,0101.250.5
Female46,7103.344.6
Male11,4063.1858.3

3.13

Average Family Size

2.46

Average Household Size

3.7%

Unmarried (Opposite Sex)

0.3%

Unmarried (Same Sex)

Jefferson County, Alabama Households

Jefferson County, Alabama Education

Jefferson County, Alabama Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Education Attained Count Percentage
Less Than 9th Grade13,5493.03%
9th to 12th Grade34,0097.61%
High School Graduate119,62226.76%
Some College101,02222.60%
Associates Degree36,1678.09%
Bachelors Degree86,86219.43%
Graduate Degree55,81712.49%

Jefferson County, Alabama Educational Attainment by Race

Name Total High School Bachelors
White241,670223,754100,213
Black180,873157,24434,430
Hispanic12,5787,7342,132
Asian6,9686,2614,213
Other Race6,0103,323346
Multiple Races4,1833,8581,538
Native American1,051821199
Islander1068434

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 92.59%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 60.46%.

Jefferson County, Alabama Earnings by Educational Attainment

Name Average Male Female
Overall$36,466$42,475$31,445
Less Than High School$19,108$22,563$15,029
High School Grad$26,938$31,835$22,367
Some College$31,738$37,767$27,699
Bachelors Degree$50,243$62,364$41,796
Graduate Degree$60,525$82,256$53,245

$36,466

Average Earnings

$42,475

Average Male

$31,445

Average Female

Jefferson County, Alabama Language

Jefferson County, Alabama Language by Age

Jefferson County, Alabama Language

94.11% of Jefferson County, Alabama residents speak only English, while 5.89% speak other languages. The largest non-English language is Spanish, which is spoken by 3.35% of the population.

Jefferson County, Alabama Poverty

Jefferson County, Alabama Poverty by Race

Name Total In Poverty Poverty Rate
Black274,63571,14425.90%
White325,06730,4369.36%
Hispanic24,2608,25434.02%
Other12,5935,01139.79%
Multiple10,0452,48024.69%
Asian9,9538418.45%
Native1,47832021.65%
Islander184189.78%

17.58%

Overall Poverty Rate

16.17%

Male Poverty Rate

18.84%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Jefferson County, Alabama

The race most likely to be in poverty in Jefferson County, Alabama is Other, with 39.79% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Jefferson County, Alabama is Asian, with 8.45% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.44%. Among those working part-time, it was 21.11%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 25.59%.

Jefferson County, Alabama Poverty Rate by Education

Name Poverty
Less Than High School32.68%
High School17.87%
Some College13.86%
Bachelors or Greater4.80%

Jefferson County, Alabama Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Name Poverty
Female Unemployed47.20%
Male Unemployed35.46%
Female Employed9.38%
Male Employed6.36%

Jefferson County, Alabama Income

Jefferson County, Alabama Income by Household Type

Name Median Mean
Households$49,321$71,979
Families$64,182$88,021
Married Families$85,659$112,434
Non Families$30,234$42,657

Jefferson County, Alabama Marital Status

Jefferson County, Alabama Marital Status

Marriage Rates

43.1%

Overall Marriage Rate

46.8%

Male Marriage Rate

39.8%

Female Marriage Rate

Jefferson County, Alabama Married by Age and Sex

Jefferson County, Alabama Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45To54.

Jefferson County, Alabama Marital Status by Race


Data via US Census (2017 ACS 5-Year Survey): Table S1201

Jefferson County, Alabama Veterans

Jefferson County, Alabama Veterans by War

38,310

Number of Veterans

35,119

Male Veterans

3,191

Female Veterans

Name Veterans
Vietnam13,658
First Gulf War7,618
Second Gulf War5,534
Korea3,457
World War II1,892

Jefferson County, Alabama Veterans by Age

Name Veterans
55 to 649,342
35 to 549,121
65 to 748,948
75+8,547
18 to 342,352

Jefferson County, Alabama Veterans by Race

Name Veterans % of Total
White21,3207.73%
Black16,1857.74%
Hispanic4092.74%
2 or More3857.04%
Other1692.36%
Indian15512.34%
Asian620.80%
Hawaiian3427.87%

Jefferson County, Alabama Veterans by Education

9.50%

Veteran Poverty Rate

32.52%

Veteran Disability Rate

Jefferson County, Alabama Employment Status

Jefferson County, Alabama Employment by Age

62.2%

Labor Force Participation

57.4%

Employment Rate

7.7%

Unemployment Rate

Jefferson County, Alabama Employment by Race

Jefferson County, Alabama Employment by Education

Population of Cities in Jefferson County, Alabama

City 2010 Census 2016 Estimated Growth Growth Rate
Birmingham 212204212157-47-0.02%
Hoover 809968497839824.92%
Vestavia Hills 34154346885341.56%
Bessemer2746726511-956-3.48%
Homewood25163256134501.79%
Trussville 200002142214227.11%
Mountain Brook20485205901050.51%
Helena 1695818673171510.11%
Center Point1692016496-424-2.51%
Hueytown1611715561-556-3.45%
Gardendale1389013783-107-0.77%
Irondale123541235950.04%
Leeds 11772119401681.43%
Fairfield1111310807-306-2.75%
Pleasant Grove1010810177690.68%
Clay96899587-102-1.05%
Fultondale838090847048.40%
Pinson74677426-41-0.55%
Tarrant63946268-126-1.97%
Midfield53635171-192-3.58%
Adamsville45224360-162-3.58%
Argo 407142131423.49%
Warrior31763192160.50%
Kimberly2693296427110.06%
Brighton29452833-112-3.80%
Sumiton 25152407-108-4.29%
Lake View 1997224725012.52%
Lipscomb22102133-77-3.48%
Graysville21582107-51-2.36%
Morris18591933743.98%
Sylvan Springs15421509-33-2.14%
Brookside13631323-40-2.93%
Mulga836822-14-1.67%
Trafford 646627-19-2.94%
Maytown385371-14-3.64%
West Jefferson336331-5-1.49%
County Line 25826020.78%
North Johns145141-4-2.76%
Cardiff5554-1-1.82%
Data Sources
  1. US Census City/Town Population estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 - 1990