Demographics

Metropolitan Birmingham At A Glance

Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St Clair, Shelby and Walker Counties

    Population
  • 1990 – 956,858
  • 2000 – 1,052,238
  • 2004 – 1,079,089
    Households
  • 2000 – 412,376
  • 2004 – 433,567
    Gender
  • 2000 Male – 504,917
  • 2004 Male – 520,434

  • 2000 Female – 547,321
  • 2004 Female – 558,655

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Birmingham – Hoover Metropolitan Area

The Birmingham – Hoover Metropolitan Area is a major population center located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The seven county metropolitan region has a 2003 population of 1,075,248 and is the midpoint between the highest peaks of the Appalachian Mountains and the Gulf of Mexico beaches. The region experiences an average annual temperature of 61.8 degrees with an average annual snowfall amount of 1.4 inches.

Economic Stature

Once known as the South's largest manufacturing center, the Birmingham – Hoover Metropolitan Area is among the most economically diversified in the nation. Healthcare, banking and professional services have replaced steel production as the leading economic sectors. Automotive manufacturing has also emerged as a major player in the region's economic base with the location of major automotive production facilities and suppliers.

The region's healthcare sector is among the top in the Southeast and is anchored by the worldly–renown University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School, which is ranked among the top three Southeastern medical schools in NIH (National Institutes of Health) allocations. In 2002, more than $226 million dollars were funneled into the region's economy in support of biotechnology research.

Banking and finance is also a major pillar of the region's economic base. Birmingham is the Southeast's largest banking center outside Charlotte, North Carolina and is home to more large banks than any other U.S. city outside New York. Headquarters to four of the nation's top fifty largest banks, Birmingham ranks among the nation's top ten cities in total banking assets.

With its excellent transportation network, the Birmingham – Hoover Metropolitan Area is the center of the nation's fastest developing automotive manufacturing region. Mercedes Benz, Honda and Hyundai have major manufacturing facilities within an eighty-five mile radius of downtown Birmingham. The region's economic base has benefited from its proximity to these major manufacturing facilities with the location of several automotive suppliers.

South's Best Kept Secret

The Birmingham – Hoover Metropolitan Area offers an unprecedented quality of life. The housing market and cost of living are among the most affordable in the Southeast. Area schools are nationally recognized among the nation's best. Recreational amenities are abundant with all the cultural attributes of a much larger metropolitan area. Moreover, the Birmingham – Hoover Metropolitan Area is nestled in the hills and valleys of one of the most beautiful areas of the country.