Table 4.
Selected Statistics for Birmingham, Alabama, and Surrounding Area, 1995 and 20051,2
| 1995 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population, Jefferson County (total) | 663,092 | 662,754 |
| % White | 63% | 57% |
| % Black | 36% | 41% |
| % Other | 0.7% | 1% |
| Hispanic population, Jefferson County | 3,341 | 15,634 |
| Primary industries | Banking, health care, health research | Banking, health care, health research |
| Unemployment, annual, Jefferson County | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| Poverty % (and number), Jefferson County | 16% (n = 105,779) | 15.7% (n = 100,709) |
| Median household income, Jefferson County (2005 dollars) | $41,761 | $41,821 |
| High school dropout (% in 1 year), Jefferson County | 6% | 5% |
| Violent crime, events per 100,000, Birmingham City | 2,456.0 | 1,470.3 |
| Violent crime rate per 100,000 population, Jefferson County | 583.6 | 308.6 |
| Without health insurance % (and number), Alabama3 | 13.5% (n = 595,000) | 14.5% (n = 657,000) |
| Diabetes, % (and number), Alabama | 5.3% (n = 161,000) | 8.9% (n = 318,000) |
| Diabetes, told by doctor, % | 4.8% | 9.8% |
| Overweight or 0bese (BMI >25) | 54.1% | 64.5% |
1. Birmingham sits in Jefferson County, the largest of seven counties in the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
2. Data are from the US Census Bureau, US Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Alabama State Department of Education (2005), the website http://www.kidscount.org (Annie E. Casey Foundation), US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US Bureau of Justice Statistics and FBI Uniform Crime Reports, and Centers for Disease Control Behavorial Risk Factor Surveillance System
3. Comparable estimates of uninsurance at the substate level for 1995 and 2005 are not available. Comparison of 1995 to 2005 is subject to error due to changes in Bureau of Census methods of estimation