Moving to Hoover, Alabama

About Hoover, Alabama
Hoover

Hoover is a city in the Jefferson and Shelby counties in north central Alabama, United States. Hoover is the largest suburban city in Alabama and the 6th largest city in Alabama. The population was 92,606 at the 2020 census. Hoover is part of the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area and is also included in the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL Combined Statistical Area. Hoover's territory is along the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

The Birmingham Barons Minor League Baseball team, which traces its history to 1885, played its home games at the 10,800-seat Hoover Metropolitan Stadium from 1988 through 2013, when it moved to Regions Field in the Parkside District of Birmingham.

Gender
Gender Hoover Alabama Country
Female 52.8% 51.7% 50.8%
Male 47.2% 48.3% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Hoover Alabama Country
Less than $10,000 2.6% 8.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 2.3% 5.6% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 5.2% 10.9% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 6.4% 10.5% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 8.9% 13.2% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 14.8% 17.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 13.6% 11.8% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 20% 13.1% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 10.3% 4.9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 15.9% 4.4% 8.3%
Education


Education Hoover Alabama Country
< 9th Grade 2% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 1% 9% 7.0%
High School or GED 13% 30% 27.0%
Other College 19% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 6% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 36% 16% 20.0%
Master's Degree 15% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 5% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 3% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Hoover Alabama Country
White 68.3% 65.2% 60.1%
African American 18.4% 26.4% 12.2%
American Indian 0% 0.4% 0.6%
Asian 5.3% 1.4% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.2% 1.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 5.6% 4.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity