Birmingham, AL
US City in Alabama, South · ranked on 70 metrics
Birmingham, AL is a US city in Alabama with a population of 195,033 (130th of 477). It ranks best for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (50th of 434), Average Commute (Minutes) (147th of 434). It ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (393rd of 395), Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (384th of 395), Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (381st of 395).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202450th of 43489
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 76th of 46084
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 82nd of 46082
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 85th of 46081
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 100th of 46078
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024129th of 43470
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024147th of 43466
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 230th of 46049
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024263rd of 43439
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025393rd of 3951
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025384th of 3953
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025383rd of 3953
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025381st of 3954
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025374th of 3955
- Median Household Income$46,051Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024409th of 4346
- Poverty Rate (%)24.7%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024397th of 4349
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024375th of 43414
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 22 widely reported measures from 6 categories, leaving out size and totals
Quick answers
- What is the population of Birmingham, AL?
- Birmingham, AL has a population of 195,033, 130th among 477 US cities.
- What does Birmingham, AL rank best at?
- Among US cities, Birmingham, AL ranks best for Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (50th of 434); Average Commute (Minutes) (147th of 434).
- Where does Birmingham, AL rank worst?
- Birmingham, AL ranks lowest for Murder Rate (per 100K) (393rd of 395); Violent Crime Rate (per 100K) (384th of 395); Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (381st of 395).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Birmingham, AL?
- Rankodex ranks Birmingham, AL on 70 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
70 metrics with a value for this place, in 15 topics