Moving to Bessemer, Alabama

About Bessemer, Alabama
Bessemer

Bessemer is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States and a southwestern suburb of Birmingham. The population was 26,019 at the 2020 census. It is within the Birmingham–Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, of which Jefferson County is the center. It developed rapidly as an industrial city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Gender
Gender Bessemer Alabama Country
Female 54.1% 51.7% 50.8%
Male 45.9% 48.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Bessemer Alabama Country
Less than $10,000 13.4% 8.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 8.6% 5.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 18.7% 10.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 14.2% 10.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 13.2% 13.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 11.8% 17.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.8% 11.8% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.4% 13.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2% 4.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 0.89999999999999% 4.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Bessemer Alabama Country
< 9th Grade 5% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 10% 9% 7.0%
High School or GED 40% 30% 27.0%
Other College 23% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 11% 16% 20.0%
Master's Degree 3% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Bessemer Alabama Country
White 21% 65.2% 60.1%
African American 72.7% 26.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 0.2% 1.4% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.4% 1.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.3% 4.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity