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Population for Bessemer: 26,171

Total Males: 12,530
Total Females: 13,641
Total Households: 13,052
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Brief Information About Bessemer

Bessemer is a city outside of Birmingham in Jefferson County. It is part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metro Area. The city has a total area of 40.8 square miles. 40.7 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.17%) is water. It is situated at an elevation of 510 feet. The land was surveyed in 1887, and incorporated in 1889. The town was the brainchild of industrialist Henry Fairchild DeBardeleben. It was DeBardeleben who decided to rename the city Bessemer, changing it from Brooklyn, in honor of Sir Henry Bessemer, the British scientist who was famous for his contribution to the steel making process.

Bessemer is in the southern part of Jones Valley, which in turn is part of the iron ore and limestone district of the state. Though iron ore supplies locally have been exhausted, manufacturing remains a major player with the Mueller Water Products U.S. Pipe division ductile pipe plant on the northern side of the city. U.S. Pipe announced in 2007 that it would be building a new $45-million foundry near the current plant, partly due to space availability for future expansion. Though decline in the mineral wealth of the region led to a slump a few decades ago, a revitalization has been seen now, thanks to the efforts of the Bessemer Area Chamber of Commerce and the Bessemer Industrial Development Board. Retail and recreation options include the Watermark Place, an outlet mall near Alabama Adventure. Colonial Promenade Tannehill, a new mixed used retail development, opened at the Exit 1 interchange with Interstate 459, in the year 2008. Publix supermarket, Target, Hibbett Sporting Goods, JC Penney, Bama Fever and a 14-screen movie theatre are all present in Colonial Promenade Tannehill. To the southeast of the city is Bessemer Airport. Bessemer has an independent education system, under which are five elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. Bessemer Academy, Rock Christian School, and Flint Hill Christian School are the three private schools in the city. Bessemer's cost of living is 19.20% lower that the country average, making living here significantly cheaper.

The city gets about 59 inches of rain annually, with about 117 days having measurable precipitation. Snowfall is about an inch annually.

ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES OF Bessemer, AL (2020)
Label Estimate Margin of Error Percent Percent Margin of Error
  SEX AND AGE
      Total population 26,171 ±66 26,171% (x)
            Male 12,530 ±598 48% ±2
            Female 13,641 ±603 52% ±2
            Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 92 ±8 (x) (x)
            Under 5 years 1,692 ±385 7% ±2
            5 to 9 years 1,447 ±344 6% ±1
            10 to 14 years 1,540 ±341 6% ±1
            15 to 19 years 1,644 ±370 6% ±1
            20 to 24 years 1,645 ±319 6% ±1
            25 to 34 years 3,002 ±448 12% ±2
            35 to 44 years 2,824 ±419 11% ±2
            45 to 54 years 3,222 ±503 12% ±2
            55 to 59 years 2,130 ±512 8% ±2
            60 to 64 years 1,870 ±481 7% ±2
            65 to 74 years 3,093 ±503 12% ±2
            75 to 84 years 1,437 ±317 6% ±1
            85 years and over 625 ±195 2% ±1
            Median age (years) 42 ±4 (x) (x)
            Under 18 years 5,447 ±733 21% ±3
            16 years and over 21,250 ±707 81% ±3
            18 years and over 20,724 ±730 79% ±3
            21 years and over 19,620 ±769 75% ±3
            62 years and over 6,149 ±660 24% ±3
            65 years and over 5,155 ±627 20% ±2
        18 years and over 20,724 ±730 20,724% (x)
              Male 9,649 ±639 47% ±3
              Female 11,075 ±636 53% ±3
              Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 87 ±9 (x) (x)
        65 years and over 5,155 ±627 5,155% (x)
              Male 2,079 ±301 40% ±5
              Female 3,076 ±505 60% ±5
              Sex ratio (males per 100 females) 68 ±13 (x) (x)
  RACE
      Total population 26,171 ±66 26,171% (x)
              One race 25,397 ±279 97% ±1
              Two or more races 774 ±267 3% ±1
          One race 25,397 ±279 97% ±1
                White 5,324 ±774 20% ±3
                Black or African American 18,982 ±822 73% ±3
          American Indian and Alaska Native 53 ±70 0% ±0
                Cherokee tribal grouping 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Chippewa tribal grouping 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Navajo tribal grouping 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Sioux tribal grouping 0 ±24 0% ±0
          Asian 59 ±54 0% ±0
                Asian Indian 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Chinese 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Filipino 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Japanese 25 ±41 0% ±0
                Korean 24 ±37 0% ±0
                Vietnamese 10 ±15 0% ±0
                Other Asian 0 ±24 0% ±0
          Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Native Hawaiian 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Chamorro 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Samoan 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Other Pacific Islander 0 ±24 0% ±0
            Some other race 979 ±563 4% ±2
          Two or more races 774 ±267 3% ±1
                White and Black or African American 221 ±133 1% ±1
                White and American Indian and Alaska Native 121 ±79 1% ±0
                White and Asian 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native 77 ±88 0% ±0
  Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
        Total population 26,171 ±66 26,171% (x)
                White 6,021 ±812 23% ±3
                Black or African American 19,399 ±845 74% ±3
                American Indian and Alaska Native 370 ±195 1% ±1
                Asian 59 ±54 0% ±0
                Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 ±24 0% ±0
                Some other race 1,215 ±606 5% ±2
  HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
        Total population 26,171 ±66 26,171% (x)
              Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 1,497 ±634 6% ±2
                    Mexican 1,067 ±477 4% ±2
                    Puerto Rican 159 ±151 1% ±1
                    Cuban 0 ±24 0% ±0
                    Other Hispanic or Latino 271 ±295 1% ±1
              Not Hispanic or Latino 24,674 ±634 94% ±2
                    White alone 5,076 ±767 19% ±3
                    Black or African American alone 18,982 ±822 73% ±3
                    American Indian and Alaska Native alone 0 ±24 0% ±0
                    Asian alone 59 ±54 0% ±0
                    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±24 0% ±0
                    Some other race alone 7 ±123 0% ±1
                Two or more races 550 ±223 2% ±1
                      Two races including Some other race 12 ±21 0% ±0
                      Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races 538 ±217 2% ±1
        Total housing units 13,052 ±572 (x) (x)
  CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION
        Citizen, 18 and over population 20,280 ±754 20,280% (x)
                Male 9,414 ±651 46% ±3
                Female 10,866 ±633 54% ±3

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