Historical demographics of Birmingham

The Historical demographics of Birmingham are recorded in the following tables from the United States census:

Birmingham's Population, 1880-2000

year     pop.     %change

1880 |   3,086 |    -     |
1890 |  26,178 | +748.3%  | (see 1889 Birmingham annexation)
1900 |  38,178 |  +46.8%  |
1910 | 132,685 | +245.4%  | (see Greater Birmingham)
1920 | 178,806 |  +34.8%  |
1930 | 259,678 |  +45.2%  |
1940 | 267,583 |   +3.0%  |
1950 | 326,037 |  +21.9%  |
1960 | 340,887 |   +4.6%  |
1970 | 300,910 |  -11.7%  |
1980 | 284,413 |   -5.5%  |
1990 | 265,968 |   -6.5%  |
2000 | 242,820 |   -8.7%  |

July 1 Population estimates since the 2000 census

year     pop.     %change

2000 | 242,055 |  -0.32%  |
2001 | 239,786 |  -0.94%  |
2002 | 237,125 |  -1.11%  |
2003 | 235,876 |  -0.53%  |
2004 | 233,399 |  -1.05%  |
2005 | 231,877 |  -0.65%  |
2006 | 230,914 |  -0.42%  |
2007 | 229,800 |  -0.48%  |

Birmingham Population by Race

year     total     black    %b      white    %w

1880 |   3,086 |    -    |   -   |    -    |  - 
1890 |  26,178 |  11,254 | 43.0% |  14,909 | 57.0%
1900 |  38,415 |  16,575 | 43.1% |  21,832 | 56.8%
1910 | 132,685 |  52,305 | 39.4% |  80,369 | 60.6%
1920 | 178,806 |  70,230 | 39.3% | 108,550 | 60.7%
1930 | 259,678 |  99,077 | 38.2% | 160,551 | 61.8%
1940 | 267,583 | 108,938 | 40.7% | 158,622 | 59.3%
1950 | 326,037 | 130,025 | 39.9% | 195,922 | 60.1%
1960 | 340,887 | 135,113 | 39.6% | 205,620 | 60.3%
1970 | 300,910 | 126,388 | 42.0% | 173,729 | 57.8%
1980 | 284,413 | 158,224 | 55.6% | 124,729 | 43.9%
1990 | 265,968 | 168,277 | 63.3% |  95,655 | 36.0%
2000 | 242,820 | 178,372 | 73.5% |  58,457 | 24.1%

Greater Birmingham, 1909

section                                    pop est

Birmingham (in corporate limits)        | 45,000
Pratt City (incorporated)               |  7,000
Ensley (incorporated)                   |  6,000 
Avondale (incorporated)                 |  4,000
Woodlawn (incorporated)                 |  3,750
East Lake (incorporated)                |  3,500
North Birmingham (incorporated)         |  3,500
Wylam (incorporated)                    |  2,000
West End (incorporated)                 |  1,000
Elyton, Smithfield, Powderly (not inc)  |  4,500
Gate City, Irondale (not inc)           |  2,500
Sayreton (not incorporated)             |  2,500
Thomas (not incorporated)               |  1,500
East Birmingham (not incorporated)      |  1,000
Kingston (not incorporated)             |  1,000
Lewisburg (not incorporated)            |  1,000
Clifton (not incorporated)              |  1,000
Total                                   | 90,750

Italian immigration in Birmingham, 1890-1920

year     pop.     %change

1890 |   130 |  -
1900 |   504 |  +489.3%
1910 | 1,846 |  +366.3%
1920 | 2,160 |  +117.0%

References

• Various U. S. Census tables cited in "Birmingham's Population, 1880-2000" at the Birmingham Public Library website. [1] - accessed April 24, 2006
• Population Estimates. U. S. Census Bureau - accessed July 13, 2008
• Birmingfind (1981) The Italians: From Bisacquino to Birmingham. Birmingham: Birmingfind.
• Cruikshank, George (1920) A History of Birmingham and Its Environs. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co.