Birmingham is a relatively large city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 196,910 people and 88 associated neighborhoods, Birmingham is the second largest community in Alabama.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Birmingham is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Birmingham is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Birmingham who work in office and administrative support (11.32%), sales jobs (9.84%), and management occupations (8.12%). Also of interest is that Birmingham has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.59% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Birmingham is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.43% of adults in Birmingham have a college degree. The per capita income in Birmingham in 2022 was $29,289, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,156 for a family of four. However, Birmingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Birmingham is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Birmingham home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Birmingham residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Birmingham include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Birmingham is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
