Birmingham's Population, 1880-2020
| YEAR |
POPULATION |
PERCENT CHG. |
| 1880 |
3,086 1 |
|
| 1890 |
26,178 1 |
+748.3 |
| 1900 |
38,415 1 |
+46.8 |
| 1910 |
132,685 1 |
+245.4 |
| 1920 |
178,806 1 |
+34.8 |
| 1930 |
259,678 1 |
+45.2 |
| 1940 |
267,583 1 |
+3 |
| 1950 |
326,037 1 |
+21.9 |
| 1960 |
340,887 1 |
+4.6 |
| 1970 |
300,910 1 |
-11.7 |
| 1980 |
284,413 1 |
-5.5 |
| 1990 |
265,968 1 |
-6.5 |
| 2000 |
242,820 2 |
-8.7 |
| 2010 |
212,237 3 |
-12.5 |
| 2020 |
200,733 4 |
-1.9 |
1 U.S. Census of Population and Housing, 1990:
Population and Housing Unit Counts: United States. Washington: U.S. Dept.
of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1993. [Table 46: Population Rank of
Incorporated Places of 100,000 Population or More, 1990; Population, 1790 to
1990; Housing Units: 1940 to 1990]
(C 3.223/5: 1990 CPH-2-1)
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-1-1.pdf
2 U.S. Census of
Population and Housing, 2000: Summary Population and Housing Characteristics:
Alabama. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2002.
[Table 2: Age and Sex: 2000]
(C 3.223/18: 2000 PHC-1-2)
3 U.S. Census of Population and Housing, 2010:
Quick Facts. Birmingham City, Alabama. Accessed online 03/10/2016:
http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045214/0107000
4 U.S. Census of Population and Housing, 2020:
Quick Facts. Birmingham City, Alabama. Accessed online 02/2110/2024:
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/birminghamcityalabama/POP010220
Birmingham Population By Race
| YEAR |
TOTAL |
BLACK |
% BLACK |
WHITE |
% WHITE |
| 1880 |
3,086 1 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1890 |
26,178 1 |
11,254 3 |
43.0 |
14,909 3 |
57.0 |
| 1900 |
38,415 1 |
16,575 3 |
43.1 |
21,832 3 |
56.8 |
| 1910 |
132,685 1 |
52,305 3 |
39.4 |
80,369 3 |
60.6 |
| 1920 |
178,806 1 |
70,230 4 |
39.3 |
108,550 4 |
60.7 |
| 1930 |
259,678 1 |
99,077 4 |
38.2 |
160,551 4 |
61.8 |
| 1940 |
267,583 1 |
108,938 5 |
40.7 |
158,622 5 |
59.3 |
| 1950 |
326,037 1 |
130,025 6 |
39.9 |
195,922 6 |
60.1 |
| 1960 |
340,887 1 |
135,113 7 |
39.6 |
205,620 7 |
60.3 |
| 1970 |
300,910 1 |
126,388 8 |
42.0 |
173,911 8 |
57.8 |
| 1980 |
284,413 1 |
158,224 9 |
55.6 |
124,729 9 |
43.9 |
| 1990 |
265,968 1 |
168,277 10 |
63.3 |
95,655 10 |
36.0 |
| 2000 |
242,820 2 |
178,372 11 |
73.5 |
58,457 11 |
24.1 |
| 2010 |
212,237 12 |
155,791 12 |
73.4 |
47,258 12 |
22.3 |
| 2020 |
200,733 13 |
|
68.6 |
|
24.9 |
1 U.S. Census of
Population and Housing, 1990: Population and Housing Unit Counts: United States. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, 1993. [Table 46: Population Rank of Incorporated Places of 100,000
Population or More, 1990; Population, 1790 to 1990; Housing Units: 1940 to 1990]
(C 3.223/5: 1990 CPH-2-1)
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-1-1.pdf
2
U.S. Census of Population and Housing, 2000: Summary Population
and Housing Characteristics: Alabama.
Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2002. [Table 2: Age and
Sex: 2000]
(C 3.223/18: 2000 PHC-1-2)
3 U.S. Census of Population,
1910: Reports by States, with Statistics for Counties, Cities, and Other Civil
Divisions: Alabama – Montana. Washington: U.S.
Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1913. [Chapter 2: Composition and
Characteristics of the Population, Alabama; Table II: Composition and
Characteristics of the Population for Cities of 25,000 or more (p. 60)]
(C 3.16: 2)
4 U.S. Census of Population,
1930: Reports by States, Showing the Composition and Characteristics of
the Population for Counties, Cities, and Townships or Other Minor Civil
Divisions: Alabama – Missouri. Washington: U.S.
Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1932. [Table 57: Population by Color or
Race, for Cities of 100,000 or more: 1930 and 1920]
(C 3.37/5: P 81/v.3/pt.1)
5U.S. Census of Population,
1940: Characteristics of the Population: United States Summary and Alabama –
District of Columbia. Washington: U.S. Dept.
of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1943. [Table 49: Population by Race with
Individual Minor Races, for Cities of 100,000 or more: 1940]
(C 3.940-5: P 81/2/pt.1)
6U.S. Census of Population,
1950: Characteristics of the Population: Alabama.
Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1952. [Table 34:
General Characteristics of the Population for Standard Metropolitan Areas,
Urbanized Areas, and Urban Places of 10,000 or more: 1950]
(C 3.950-7/5: v.2/pt.2)
7 U.S. Census of Population,
1960: Characteristics of the Population: Alabama.
Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1961. [Table 21:
Characteristics of the Population, for Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas,
Urbanized Areas, and Urban Places of 10,000 or more: 1960]
(C 3.223/9: 960/pt.2)
8 U.S. Census of Population,
1970: Characteristics of the Population: Alabama.
Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1973. [Table 23: Race
by Sex, for Areas and Places: 1970]
(C 3.223/9: 970/v.1/pt.2)
9 U.S. Census of Population,
1980: Characteristics of the Population, General Population Characteristics:
Alabama. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau
of the Census, 1982 [Table 25: Age by Race, Spanish Origin, and Sex for
Areas and Places: 1980]
(C 3.223/6: 80-1-B2)
10 U.S. Census of Population
and Housing, 1990: Summary Population and Housing Characteristics:
Alabama. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, 1991. [Table 4: Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin:
1990]
(C 3.223/18: 990 CPH-1-2)
11 U.S. Census of Population
and Housing, 2000: Summary Population and Housing Characteristics: Alabama. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau,
2002. [Table 4: Race and Hispanic or Latino: 2000]
(C 3.223/18: 2000 PHC-1-2)
12 U.S. Census of Population and Housing, 2010:
Quick Facts. Birmingham City, Alabama. Accessed online 03/10/2016:
http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045214/0107000
13 U.S. Census of Population and Housing, 2020:
Quick Facts. Birmingham City, Alabama. Accessed online 02/21/2024:
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/birminghamcityalabama/POP010220#POP010220