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Alabama State Government
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Alabama State Legislature - comprised of the House and Senate.
State Senate - The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 Senators. Each Senator represents a district of approximately 120,000 Alabamians.
House of Representatives - The Alabama House of Representatives is comprised of 105 members. Each member represents a district of approximately 40,000 people. All revenue raising matters must originate in the House.
Administrative Office of Courts - The purpose of the website is to keep the user informed about the Alabama Court System - its people, policies, events, and legal issues. It also provides access to a wide variety of information for those in the Alabama legal community.
Supreme Court - Alabama has three appellate courts - the Supreme Court, the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Court of Civil Appeals
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Legal Related Alabama State Agencies and Organizations
Alabama State Bar
Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution - The Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to develop, implement, administer, assist, and manage alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs in the courts, neighborhoods, educational facilities and government agencies within the State of Alabama.
Board of Pardons & Paroles - The mission of this agency is to enhance the safety of citizens by providing the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Courts, which have probationary powers, with investigation and supervision of adult felony offenders who are placed on parole and probation.
State Law Library - The Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library is the oldest law library in Alabama having been established in 1828 as the Library Society of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court, a private non-profit organization whose goal was to provide a library for the exclusive use of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court of the State.
Alabama Law Institute - Propose is to to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion. Created by act of the Legislature in 1967, the Alabama Law Institute was funded and commenced operations in 1969. The Institute is housed in the Law Center Building on the University of Alabama campus.
Department of Forensic Sciences - The Department of Forensic Sciences is the scientific arm of investigative agencies, with duties to assist sheriffs, police chiefs, coroners, state officials, and other law enforcement agencies in investigations of deaths and crimes.
Legislative Reference Service - Provides legal services to the Alabama legislature, the governor, and other state officers.
Alabama Legislature Information System Online

Bessemer Lawyers

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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US Attorneys [ Birmingham - Main Office | Huntsville ]
Bankruptcy Administrator [ Main Office - Birmingham | Anniston | Decatur | Tuscaloosa ]
Bankruptcy Court [ Main Office - Birmingham | Anniston | Decatur | Tuscaloosa ]
District Court [ Main Office - Birmingham | Huntsville ]
Probation Office [ Main Office - Birmingham | Florence | Gadsden | Huntsville | Tuscaloosa ]

Bessemer Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 29,672
Land Area (2000): 105.420 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.174 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 41.7186 (5.4) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 79.7186 (26.5) / 91.4186 (33.0)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 2,893
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,777
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 59 inches

Bessemer Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	30,968	2002	Not Available	2005	28,902
2000	31,186	2003	Not Available	2006	28,900
2001	Not Available	2004	29,298	2007	28,217

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	27,650	92.32%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	2,299	7.68%

Bessemer Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bessemer Employment Information Back to top
Bessemer Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	13,178	12,157	1,021	7.75%	77
1991	13,217	12,099	1,118	8.46%	85
1992	13,351	12,150	1,201	9.00%	90
1993	13,403	12,278	1,125	8.39%	84
1994	13,485	12,605	880	6.52%	65
1995	13,714	12,850	864	6.30%	63
1996	13,719	13,026	693	5.05%	51
1997	14,000	13,247	753	5.38%	54
1998	14,072	13,402	670	4.76%	48
1999	14,113	13,388	725	5.14%	51
2000	11,955	11,066	889	7.43%	74
2001	11,891	10,903	988	8.31%	83
2002	11,761	10,599	1,161	9.87%	99
2003	11,657	10,443	1,214	10.41%	104
2004	11,525	10,381	1,144	9.93%	99
2005	10,643	10,010	633	5.95%	60
2006	10,622	10,048	574	5.41%	54
2007	10,703	10,133	571	5.33%	53
2008	10,711	10,044	666	6.22%	62

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	13,020	12,034	986	7.57%	76
Feb 1990	13,052	12,030	1,022	7.83%	78
Mar 1990	13,028	12,136	892	6.85%	68
Apr 1990	13,092	12,094	998	7.62%	76
May 1990	13,102	12,110	992	7.57%	76
Jun 1990	13,288	12,193	1,095	8.24%	82
Jul 1990	13,262	12,266	996	7.51%	75
Aug 1990	13,278	12,132	1,146	8.63%	86
Sep 1990	13,252	12,124	1,128	8.51%	85
Oct 1990	13,255	12,232	1,023	7.72%	77
Nov 1990	13,222	12,225	997	7.54%	75
Dec 1990	13,287	12,311	976	7.35%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	12,994	12,008	986	7.59%	76
Feb 1991	13,189	12,028	1,161	8.80%	88
Mar 1991	13,178	12,090	1,088	8.26%	83
Apr 1991	13,066	12,097	969	7.42%	74
May 1991	13,071	12,045	1,026	7.85%	78
Jun 1991	13,329	12,126	1,203	9.03%	90
Jul 1991	13,312	12,176	1,136	8.53%	85
Aug 1991	13,279	12,072	1,207	9.09%	91
Sep 1991	13,222	12,073	1,149	8.69%	87
Oct 1991	13,265	12,097	1,168	8.81%	88
Nov 1991	13,321	12,148	1,173	8.81%	88
Dec 1991	13,373	12,222	1,151	8.61%	86

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	13,149	11,901	1,248	9.49%	95
Feb 1992	13,176	11,897	1,279	9.71%	97
Mar 1992	13,106	11,949	1,157	8.83%	88
Apr 1992	13,178	12,094	1,084	8.23%	82
May 1992	13,278	12,153	1,125	8.47%	85
Jun 1992	13,632	12,260	1,372	10.06%	101
Jul 1992	13,582	12,294	1,288	9.48%	95
Aug 1992	13,430	12,131	1,299	9.67%	97
Sep 1992	13,423	12,229	1,194	8.90%	89
Oct 1992	13,389	12,247	1,142	8.53%	85
Nov 1992	13,401	12,271	1,130	8.43%	84
Dec 1992	13,472	12,374	1,098	8.15%	82

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	13,186	11,967	1,219	9.24%	92
Feb 1993	13,209	11,970	1,239	9.38%	94
Mar 1993	13,206	12,060	1,146	8.68%	87
Apr 1993	13,258	12,112	1,146	8.64%	86
May 1993	13,377	12,251	1,126	8.42%	84
Jun 1993	13,620	12,331	1,289	9.46%	95
Jul 1993	13,559	12,413	1,146	8.45%	85
Aug 1993	13,540	12,339	1,201	8.87%	89
Sep 1993	13,425	12,313	1,112	8.28%	83
Oct 1993	13,456	12,421	1,035	7.69%	77
Nov 1993	13,498	12,539	959	7.10%	71
Dec 1993	13,496	12,619	877	6.50%	65

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	13,281	12,292	989	7.45%	74
Feb 1994	13,364	12,365	999	7.48%	75
Mar 1994	13,282	12,391	891	6.71%	67
Apr 1994	13,260	12,451	809	6.10%	61
May 1994	13,347	12,551	796	5.96%	60
Jun 1994	13,540	12,570	970	7.16%	72
Jul 1994	13,565	12,682	883	6.51%	65
Aug 1994	13,646	12,653	993	7.28%	73
Sep 1994	13,540	12,678	862	6.37%	64
Oct 1994	13,683	12,845	838	6.12%	61
Nov 1994	13,603	12,813	790	5.81%	58
Dec 1994	13,709	12,971	738	5.38%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	13,513	12,608	905	6.70%	67
Feb 1995	13,515	12,628	887	6.56%	66
Mar 1995	13,541	12,728	813	6.00%	60
Apr 1995	13,557	12,740	817	6.03%	60
May 1995	13,560	12,740	820	6.05%	60
Jun 1995	13,841	12,828	1,013	7.32%	73
Jul 1995	13,891	12,985	906	6.52%	65
Aug 1995	13,861	12,859	1,002	7.23%	72
Sep 1995	13,798	12,886	912	6.61%	66
Oct 1995	13,859	13,037	822	5.93%	59
Nov 1995	13,832	13,079	753	5.44%	54
Dec 1995	13,797	13,083	714	5.18%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	13,436	12,692	744	5.54%	55
Feb 1996	13,480	12,722	758	5.62%	56
Mar 1996	13,485	12,813	672	4.98%	50
Apr 1996	13,469	12,855	614	4.56%	46
May 1996	13,552	12,933	619	4.57%	46
Jun 1996	13,769	13,034	735	5.34%	53
Jul 1996	13,879	13,171	708	5.10%	51
Aug 1996	13,811	13,095	716	5.18%	52
Sep 1996	13,826	13,130	696	5.03%	50
Oct 1996	13,979	13,255	724	5.18%	52
Nov 1996	13,988	13,266	722	5.16%	52
Dec 1996	13,951	13,343	608	4.36%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	13,680	12,950	730	5.34%	53
Feb 1997	13,724	12,964	760	5.54%	55
Mar 1997	13,775	13,062	713	5.18%	52
Apr 1997	13,762	13,119	643	4.67%	47
May 1997	13,852	13,178	674	4.87%	49
Jun 1997	14,167	13,273	894	6.31%	63
Jul 1997	14,181	13,337	844	5.95%	60
Aug 1997	14,179	13,254	925	6.52%	65
Sep 1997	14,067	13,243	824	5.86%	59
Oct 1997	14,193	13,428	765	5.39%	54
Nov 1997	14,240	13,560	680	4.78%	48
Dec 1997	14,182	13,596	586	4.13%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	13,831	13,195	636	4.60%	46
Feb 1998	13,857	13,237	620	4.47%	45
Mar 1998	13,959	13,339	620	4.44%	44
Apr 1998	13,896	13,402	494	3.55%	36
May 1998	13,996	13,455	541	3.87%	39
Jun 1998	14,197	13,449	748	5.27%	53
Jul 1998	14,184	13,426	758	5.34%	53
Aug 1998	14,148	13,345	803	5.68%	57
Sep 1998	14,084	13,341	743	5.28%	53
Oct 1998	14,219	13,460	759	5.34%	53
Nov 1998	14,245	13,558	687	4.82%	48
Dec 1998	14,244	13,616	628	4.41%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	13,902	13,231	671	4.83%	48
Feb 1999	13,959	13,230	729	5.22%	52
Mar 1999	13,952	13,283	669	4.80%	48
Apr 1999	13,993	13,339	654	4.67%	47
May 1999	14,057	13,412	645	4.59%	46
Jun 1999	14,205	13,433	772	5.43%	54
Jul 1999	14,208	13,454	754	5.31%	53
Aug 1999	14,190	13,337	853	6.01%	60
Sep 1999	14,145	13,347	798	5.64%	56
Oct 1999	14,222	13,475	747	5.25%	53
Nov 1999	14,262	13,518	744	5.22%	52
Dec 1999	14,260	13,597	663	4.65%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	11,938	10,995	943	7.90%	79
Feb 2000	11,944	10,996	948	7.94%	79
Mar 2000	11,818	10,978	840	7.11%	71
Apr 2000	11,783	11,066	717	6.09%	61
May 2000	11,810	11,032	778	6.59%	66
Jun 2000	12,085	11,108	977	8.08%	81
Jul 2000	12,084	11,123	961	7.95%	80
Aug 2000	12,047	11,005	1,042	8.65%	86
Sep 2000	11,901	11,012	889	7.47%	75
Oct 2000	12,030	11,118	912	7.58%	76
Nov 2000	12,009	11,143	866	7.21%	72
Dec 2000	12,005	11,213	792	6.60%	66

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	11,924	11,002	922	7.73%	77
Feb 2001	11,923	11,003	920	7.72%	77
Mar 2001	11,972	11,070	902	7.53%	75
Apr 2001	11,862	11,075	787	6.63%	66
May 2001	11,817	11,076	741	6.27%	63
Jun 2001	11,852	10,859	993	8.38%	84
Jul 2001	11,839	10,867	972	8.21%	82
Aug 2001	11,777	10,655	1,122	9.53%	95
Sep 2001	11,750	10,721	1,029	8.76%	88
Oct 2001	11,963	10,811	1,152	9.63%	96
Nov 2001	12,024	10,839	1,185	9.86%	99
Dec 2001	11,984	10,854	1,130	9.43%	94

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	11,710	10,535	1,175	10.03%	100
Feb 2002	11,788	10,577	1,211	10.27%	103
Mar 2002	11,730	10,582	1,148	9.79%	98
Apr 2002	11,577	10,573	1,004	8.67%	87
May 2002	11,602	10,609	993	8.56%	86
Jun 2002	11,845	10,610	1,235	10.43%	104
Jul 2002	11,844	10,623	1,221	10.31%	103
Aug 2002	11,843	10,553	1,290	10.89%	109
Sep 2002	11,783	10,620	1,163	9.87%	99
Oct 2002	11,823	10,652	1,171	9.90%	99
Nov 2002	11,809	10,627	1,182	10.01%	100
Dec 2002	11,773	10,630	1,143	9.71%	97

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	11,529	10,325	1,204	10.44%	104
Feb 2003	11,569	10,351	1,218	10.53%	105
Mar 2003	11,514	10,387	1,127	9.79%	98
Apr 2003	11,463	10,422	1,041	9.08%	91
May 2003	11,513	10,410	1,103	9.58%	96
Jun 2003	11,837	10,446	1,391	11.75%	118
Jul 2003	11,738	10,459	1,279	10.90%	109
Aug 2003	11,747	10,414	1,333	11.35%	113
Sep 2003	11,615	10,401	1,214	10.45%	105
Oct 2003	11,752	10,509	1,243	10.58%	106
Nov 2003	11,821	10,577	1,244	10.52%	105
Dec 2003	11,788	10,617	1,171	9.93%	99

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	11,584	10,337	1,247	10.76%	108
Feb 2004	11,543	10,329	1,214	10.52%	105
Mar 2004	11,532	10,330	1,202	10.42%	104
Apr 2004	11,379	10,346	1,033	9.08%	91
May 2004	11,383	10,332	1,051	9.23%	92
Jun 2004	11,585	10,344	1,241	10.71%	107
Jul 2004	11,624	10,400	1,224	10.53%	105
Aug 2004	11,581	10,333	1,248	10.78%	108
Sep 2004	11,465	10,356	1,109	9.67%	97
Oct 2004	11,567	10,464	1,103	9.54%	95
Nov 2004	11,561	10,508	1,053	9.11%	91
Dec 2004	11,500	10,495	1,005	8.74%	87

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	10,624	9,858	766	7.21%	72
Feb 2005	10,575	9,846	729	6.89%	69
Mar 2005	10,495	9,879	616	5.87%	59
Apr 2005	10,478	9,943	535	5.11%	51
May 2005	10,487	9,956	531	5.06%	51
Jun 2005	10,676	9,981	695	6.51%	65
Jul 2005	10,699	10,042	657	6.14%	61
Aug 2005	10,687	10,011	676	6.33%	63
Sep 2005	10,684	10,079	605	5.66%	57
Oct 2005	10,801	10,173	628	5.81%	58
Nov 2005	10,782	10,174	608	5.64%	56
Dec 2005	10,730	10,175	555	5.17%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	10,515	9,855	660	6.28%	63
Feb 2006	10,506	9,862	644	6.13%	61
Mar 2006	10,447	9,895	552	5.28%	53
Apr 2006	10,475	9,972	503	4.80%	48
May 2006	10,481	9,998	483	4.61%	46
Jun 2006	10,724	10,063	661	6.16%	62
Jul 2006	10,739	10,088	651	6.06%	61
Aug 2006	10,663	10,048	615	5.77%	58
Sep 2006	10,581	10,073	508	4.80%	48
Oct 2006	10,731	10,223	508	4.73%	47
Nov 2006	10,849	10,241	608	5.60%	56
Dec 2006	10,751	10,252	499	4.64%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	10,653	10,094	559	5.25%	52
Feb 2007	10,654	10,079	575	5.40%	54
Mar 2007	10,746	10,121	625	5.82%	58
Apr 2007	10,554	10,084	470	4.45%	45
May 2007	10,577	10,094	483	4.57%	46
Jun 2007	10,780	10,155	625	5.80%	58
Jul 2007	10,761	10,149	612	5.69%	57
Aug 2007	10,736	10,080	656	6.11%	61
Sep 2007	10,688	10,118	570	5.33%	53
Oct 2007	10,713	10,186	527	4.92%	49
Nov 2007	10,802	10,236	566	5.24%	52
Dec 2007	10,776	10,197	579	5.37%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	10,780	10,129	651	6.04%	60
Feb 2008	10,655	10,063	592	5.56%	56
Mar 2008	10,665	10,084	581	5.45%	54
Apr 2008	10,657	10,131	526	4.94%	49
May 2008	10,677	10,097	580	5.43%	54
Jun 2008	10,789	10,073	716	6.64%	66
Jul 2008	10,785	10,001	784	7.27%	73
Aug 2008	10,733	9,955	778	7.25%	72
Sep 2008	10,657	9,867	790	7.41%	74
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Bessemer Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	613	12.87%
2.	Metal Manufactuing	434	9.11%
3.	Public Administration	292	6.13%
4.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	258	5.42%
5.	Educational Services	233	4.89%
6.	Accommodation and Food Services	185	3.88%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	161	3.38%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	150	3.15%
9.	Health Care	148	3.11%
10.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	137	2.88%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	120	2.52%
12.	Truck Transportation	109	2.29%
13.	Food and Beverage Stores	100	2.10%
14.	Mining	98	2.06%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	93	1.95%
16.	Finance and Insurance	92	1.93%
17.	Other Transportation	87	1.83%
18.	Personal and Laundry Services	82	1.72%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	77	1.62%
20.	Rail Transportation	66	1.39%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,256	23.14%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	619	11.40%
3.	Educational Services	496	9.14%
4.	Finance and Insurance	473	8.71%
5.	Department and Other General Stores	281	5.18%
6.	Public Administration	240	4.42%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	154	2.84%
8.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	148	2.73%
9.	Social Assistance	146	2.69%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	144	2.65%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	138	2.54%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	115	2.12%
13.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	85	1.57%
14.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	82	1.51%
15.	Metal Manufactuing	78	1.44%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	67	1.23%
17.	Private Household Services	64	1.18%
18.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	61	1.12%
19.	U.S. Postal Service	56	1.03%
20.	Food Manufacturing	54	0.99%

Bessemer Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	353	7.41%
2.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	318	6.68%
3.	Other Production Occupations	254	5.33%
4.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	254	5.33%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	238	5.00%
6.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	235	4.93%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	214	4.49%
8.	Other Installation / Maintenance	176	3.69%
9.	Other Material Moving Workers	153	3.21%
10.	Other Construction Trades	141	2.96%
11.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	113	2.37%
12.	Assemblers and Fabricators	111	2.33%
13.	Other Office and Admin Support	96	2.02%
14.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	95	1.99%
15.	Construction Laborers	92	1.93%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	89	1.87%
17.	Other Management Occupations	83	1.74%
18.	Electricians	80	1.68%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	80	1.68%
20.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	79	1.66%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	352	6.48%
2.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	324	5.97%
3.	Health Technologists and Technicians	302	5.56%
4.	Cashiers	296	5.45%
5.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	249	4.59%
6.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	239	4.40%
7.	Secretaries and Admins	228	4.20%
8.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	203	3.74%
9.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	202	3.72%
10.	Customer Service Representatives	176	3.24%
11.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	170	3.13%
12.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	161	2.97%
13.	Other Management Occupations	161	2.97%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	158	2.91%
15.	Registered Nurses	147	2.71%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	138	2.54%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	121	2.23%
18.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	104	1.92%
19.	Waiters and Waitresses	103	1.90%
20.	Other Production Occupations	102	1.88%

Bessemer Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	9,825	43.44%
15-35 hours	2,044	9.04%
1-14 hours	485	2.14%
No regular hours	10,266	45.38%

Bessemer Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	466	4.72%
5 AM-5:29 AM	297	3.01%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	516	5.23%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,112	11.26%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,185	12.00%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,601	16.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,473	14.92%
8 AM-8:29 AM	815	8.25%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	403	4.08%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	284	2.88%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	236	2.39%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	53	0.54%
Noon-3:59 PM	731	7.40%
4 PM-11:59 PM	703	7.12%

Bessemer Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	317	3.21%
5-9	840	8.51%
10-14	1,359	13.76%
15-19	1,549	15.69%
20-24	1,677	16.98%
25-29	625	6.33%
30-34	1,955	19.80%
35-39	331	3.35%
40-44	319	3.23%
45-59	557	5.64%
60-89	157	1.59%
At least 90	189	1.91%

Bessemer Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	68	0.69%	6,299	63.79%
30-44	48	0.49%	2,557	25.89%
45-59	0	0.00%	557	5.64%
At least 60	42	0.43%	304	3.08%

Bessemer Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	5	0.05%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,548	15.62%
Car / truck / van, solo	7,903	79.72%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	80	0.81%
Public transportation	158	1.59%
Walked	181	1.83%
Worked at home	38	0.38%

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Bessemer Family Information Back to top
: 11,750 (29,320 people)
: 8,032 (24,854 people)
: 1,509
: 16,947
Bessemer Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,776	23.63%
$10,000-$14,999	1,305	11.11%
$15,000-$19,999	1,157	9.85%
$20,000-$24,999	1,040	8.85%
$25,000-$29,999	805	6.85%
$30,000-$34,999	813	6.92%
$35,000-$39,999	631	5.37%
$40,000-$44,999	595	5.06%
$45,000-$49,999	484	4.12%
$50,000-$59,999	638	5.43%
$60,000-$74,999	600	5.11%
$75,000-$99,999	573	4.88%
$100,000-$124,999	199	1.69%
$125,000-$149,999	46	0.39%
$150,000-$199,999	61	0.52%
$200,000 or more	27	0.23%

Bessemer Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,342	28.97%
Family, 2 people	3,123	27.07%
Nonfamily, 2 people	282	2.44%
Family, 3 people	2,177	18.87%
Nonfamily, 3 people	24	0.21%
Family, 4 people	1,440	12.48%
Nonfamily, 4 people	7	0.06%
Family, 5 people	690	5.98%
Nonfamily, 5 people	7	0.06%
Family, 6 people	272	2.36%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	171	1.48%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	1	0.01%

Bessemer Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	7,929	28.54%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	1,665	5.99%
Public Assistance	581	2.09%
Retirement	2,113	7.60%
Self Employment	470	1.69%
Social Security	4,148	14.93%
Supplemental Security	1,238	4.46%
Wage / Salary	7,761	27.93%
Other	1,880	6.77%

Bessemer Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,395	59.21%
With children under 18	1,650	40.79%

Bessemer Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,148	11.45%
Married	4,782	47.72%
Never Married	3,555	35.47%
Widowed	537	5.36%

Bessemer Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,538	11.77%
Married	4,878	37.34%
Never Married	4,032	30.86%
Widowed	2,616	20.02%

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Bessemer Education Information Back to top
Bessemer Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,015	9.25%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,402	24.79%
High school diploma or equivalent	6,912	31.72%
Some college, no degree	4,435	20.35%
Associate degree	1,217	5.59%
Bachelors degree	1,232	5.65%
Graduate or professional degree	576	2.64%

Bessemer Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	274	0.92%	297	1.00%	571	1.92%
Kindergarten	354	1.19%	158	0.53%	512	1.73%
Grades 1-4	1,595	5.38%	211	0.71%	1,806	6.09%
Grades 5-8	1,717	5.79%	117	0.39%	1,834	6.18%
Grades 9-12	1,600	5.39%	158	0.53%	1,758	5.92%
Undergrad college	675	2.27%	189	0.64%	864	2.91%
Graduate or professional school	169	0.57%	25	0.08%	194	0.65%
Total	6,384	21.52%	1,155	3.89%	7,539	25.41%

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Bessemer Business Information Back to top
: $1,017,735,000
: $588,627,000
: $41,938,000

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Bessemer Public Benefits Information Back to top
Bessemer Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	21,307	72.78%
Below Poverty Level	7,969	27.22%

Bessemer Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$277	$367	$93	$740	$0	$54	$1,164	$495	$2,340	$0
1952	$180	$402	$170	$856	$0	$103	$1,309	$398	$2,831	$0
1953	$194	$408	$185	$892	$0	$114	$1,385	$597	$4,335	$0
1954	$204	$356	$238	$977	$0	$238	$1,657	$731	$4,200	$1,545
1955	$218	$385	$214	$1,022	$0	$132	$1,586	$685	$4,058	$1,742
1956	$261	$408	$230	$1,071	$0	$161	$1,723	$786	$4,717	$3,218
1957	$275	$421	$256	$1,277	$0	$205	$2,013	$904	$4,602	$2,752
1958	$268	$454	$240	$1,376	$0	$241	$2,125	$1,094	$4,846	$2,763
1959	$283	$476	$238	$1,425	$0	$220	$2,166	$1,050	$5,003	$2,652
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$461	$901	$342	$2,237	$0	$449	$3,489	$1,239	$5,437	$4,943
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$503	$1,148	$684	$2,655	$0	$605	$4,447	$1,706	$6,016	$6,514
1971	$515	$1,280	$881	$3,001	$0	$642	$5,039	$2,605	$5,734	$4,778
1972	$787	$1,425	$878	$3,480	$0	$656	$5,801	$2,175	$5,416	$4,803
1973	$820	$1,844	$760	$3,480	$0	$567	$5,627	$2,250	$5,252	$4,890
1974	$861	$1,936	$798	$3,654	$0	$595	$5,908	$2,363	$5,252	$4,890
1975	$904	$2,033	$837	$3,837	$0	$626	$6,204	$2,481	$5,252	$4,890
1976	$1,219	$1,951	$1,746	$6,706	$0	$1,100	$10,771	$6,294	$3,830	$10,653
1977	$1,135	$2,119	$2,276	$7,636	$0	$1,356	$12,403	$4,548	$3,284	$11,092
1978	$1,211	$2,246	$3,025	$9,264	$0	$1,795	$15,295	$4,701	$3,040	$13,367
1979	$1,236	$2,513	$3,015	$10,673	$0	$1,453	$16,377	$4,727	$2,815	$14,416
1980	$1,440	$2,710	$2,116	$11,491	$0	$2,175	$17,222	$5,236	$3,083	$13,791
1981	$1,596	$3,114	$2,217	$13,439	$0	$2,688	$19,940	$5,819	$2,845	$12,491
1982	$1,600	$3,084	$1,896	$15,536	$0	$3,602	$22,634	$6,635	$14,199	$17,121
1983	$1,733	$3,339	$2,050	$16,830	$0	$3,899	$24,512	$6,635	$14,199	$17,121
1984	$1,802	$3,225	$2,011	$16,873	$0	$2,412	$23,098	$6,635	$13,795	$17,149
1985	$1,967	$5,147	$2,955	$18,530	$0	$1,618	$25,070	$5,755	$10,100	$13,296
1986	$2,039	$5,692	$4,392	$19,185	$0	$2,152	$27,768	$5,824	$9,876	$13,458
1987	$2,179	$5,653	$4,808	$20,131	$0	$1,726	$28,844	$7,704	$8,950	$8,816
1988	$1,572	$6,491	$4,245	$21,939	$0	$1,226	$28,982	$8,089	$9,945	$10,161
1989	$2,576	$8,312	$3,153	$22,972	$0	$1,361	$30,062	$8,493	$14,440	$12,015
1990	$2,669	$8,610	$3,267	$23,799	$0	$1,410	$31,145	$8,799	$19,870	$12,015
1991	$2,736	$8,825	$3,348	$24,394	$0	$1,445	$31,923	$9,019	$19,870	$12,015
1992	$3,312	$10,685	$3,683	$25,069	$0	$2,140	$34,204	$9,919	$14,186	$20,245
1993	$2,942	$9,488	$3,600	$26,231	$0	$1,554	$34,327	$9,699	$19,870	$12,015
1994	$3,193	$10,301	$3,993	$27,454	$0	$1,703	$36,343	$9,895	$19,115	$11,960
1995	$3,643	$11,755	$5,260	$26,692	$0	$2,412	$38,007	$10,733	$18,360	$11,098
1996	$3,951	$12,754	$5,872	$27,641	$0	$2,661	$40,125	$11,597	$17,605	$19,102
1997	$1,047	$14,096	$2,149	$27,641	$0	$3,173	$34,010	$11,597	$23,993	$20,391
1998	$11,460	$7,904	$5,821	$28,810	$0	$3,341	$49,432	$12,590	$30,087	$16,641
1999	$11,097	$8,735	$2,953	$30,711	$0	$3,785	$48,546	$17,751	$30,983	$17,106
2000	$11,874	$9,349	$3,206	$30,611	$0	$3,271	$48,962	$18,283	$32,159	$20,739
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$4,509	$20,850	$5,009	$31,522	$0	$6,837	$47,877	$19,372	$49,164	$28,655

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$35	$78	$0	$14	$47	$25	$1,348
1951	$212	$14	$58	$624	$0	$241	$1,348
1952	$35	$110	$12	$14	$282	$43	$1,537
1952	$235	$5	$41	$731	$0	$29	$1,537
1953	$635	$85	$13	$15	$121	$22	$2,626
1953	$289	$15	$63	$1,224	$0	$144	$2,626
1954	$35	$155	$6	$22	$153	$37	$2,777
1954	$328	$0	$66	$1,759	$0	$216	$2,777
1955	$35	$100	$9	$19	$114	$28	$1,715
1955	$319	$0	$62	$897	$0	$132	$1,715
1956	$35	$79	$7	$19	$219	$27	$1,749
1956	$331	$0	$70	$821	$0	$141	$1,749
1957	$35	$48	$18	$22	$403	$29	$2,393
1957	$357	$3	$91	$1,101	$0	$286	$2,393
1958	$35	$111	$19	$23	$428	$76	$2,518
1958	$446	$0	$84	$1,004	$0	$292	$2,518
1959	$325	$66	$0	$26	$150	$30	$2,606
1959	$422	$0	$108	$1,150	$0	$329	$2,606
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$55	$93	$21	$37	$515	$40	$4,422
1967	$769	$0	$163	$2,487	$0	$242	$4,422
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$526	$123	$17	$20	$1,260	$58	$5,494
1970	$1,079	$0	$172	$1,873	$0	$366	$5,494
1971	$100	$147	$14	$22	$1,572	$186	$7,332
1971	$1,123	$0	$205	$3,104	$0	$859	$7,332
1972	$100	$141	$20	$21	$1,033	$273	$6,677
1972	$1,306	$1	$202	$3,067	$0	$513	$6,677
1973	$100	$135	$20	$21	$1,484	$301	$7,053
1973	$1,270	$2	$193	$3,071	$0	$456	$7,053
1974	$105	$141	$21	$22	$1,558	$316	$7,405
1974	$1,334	$2	$202	$3,224	$0	$480	$7,405
1975	$110	$149	$22	$23	$1,637	$332	$7,775
1975	$1,401	$2	$213	$3,385	$0	$501	$7,775
1976	$100	$217	$184	$9	$837	$278	$10,461
1976	$2,075	$0	$183	$5,221	$0	$1,357	$10,461
1977	$457	$373	$13	$14	$1,263	$229	$13,514
1977	$2,440	$1	$161	$6,635	$0	$1,928	$13,514
1978	$478	$370	$31	$25	$746	$223	$16,122
1978	$2,650	$1	$139	$9,278	$0	$2,181	$16,122
1979	$483	$595	$39	$1	$1,324	$327	$19,729
1979	$3,005	$0	$122	$10,927	$0	$2,906	$19,729
1980	$548	$768	$43	$41	$872	$271	$19,986
1980	$3,487	$0	$113	$11,202	$0	$2,641	$19,986
1981	$473	$770	$52	$48	$972	$253	$23,828
1981	$3,595	$0	$109	$14,571	$0	$2,985	$23,828
1982	$600	$911	$95	$70	$1,007	$271	$25,817
1982	$3,329	$0	$209	$15,903	$0	$3,422	$25,817
1983	$650	$985	$102	$75	$1,089	$293	$27,954
1983	$3,605	$0	$226	$17,225	$0	$3,704	$27,954
1984	$694	$986	$146	$78	$1,222	$241	$35,156
1984	$5,038	$2	$545	$22,739	$0	$3,465	$35,156
1985	$728	$918	$2,819	$70	$2,353	$107	$33,428
1985	$4,500	$0	$999	$16,005	$0	$4,929	$33,428
1986	$745	$878	$642	$83	$2,197	$1,562	$35,964
1986	$4,954	$0	$350	$17,035	$0	$7,518	$35,964
1987	$3,555	$1,173	$257	$90	$3,194	$622	$39,301
1987	$5,376	$0	$335	$19,497	$0	$5,202	$39,301
1988	$897	$1,289	$178	$89	$1,751	$564	$35,163
1988	$5,133	$2	$318	$20,426	$0	$4,516	$35,163
1989	$834	$1,355	$196	$119	$955	$620	$36,017
1989	$4,334	$2	$432	$22,381	$0	$4,789	$36,017
1990	$501	$1,404	$203	$123	$989	$642	$36,902
1990	$4,490	$2	$432	$23,173	$0	$4,943	$36,902
1991	$514	$1,439	$208	$126	$1,013	$658	$37,791
1991	$4,602	$2	$432	$23,744	$0	$5,053	$37,791
1992	$898	$1,802	$261	$106	$1,253	$825	$43,418
1992	$5,765	$2	$777	$24,873	$0	$6,856	$43,418
1993	$552	$1,547	$224	$136	$1,088	$707	$40,535
1993	$4,949	$0	$432	$25,505	$0	$5,395	$40,535
1994	$453	$1,562	$226	$102	$1,068	$714	$40,643
1994	$4,998	$0	$378	$25,698	$0	$5,444	$40,643
1995	$706	$1,615	$234	$159	$1,162	$738	$42,295
1995	$5,167	$0	$389	$26,250	$0	$5,875	$42,295
1996	$649	$1,761	$255	$146	$1,261	$805	$43,459
1996	$5,635	$0	$433	$25,802	$0	$6,712	$43,459
1997	$1,163	$1,211	$278	$146	$1,303	$499	$51,828
1997	$11,538	$0	$583	$25,768	$0	$9,339	$51,828
1998	$1,060	$1,915	$280	$150	$1,506	$836	$59,848
1998	$12,475	$0	$956	$27,222	$0	$13,448	$59,848
1999	$0	$2,000	$736	$0	$434	$744	$57,133
1999	$12,700	$0	$807	$28,420	$0	$11,292	$57,133
2000	$1,404	$2,344	$758	$179	$923	$403	$61,128
2000	$12,225	$0	$626	$28,286	$0	$13,980	$61,128
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$987	$3,290	$3,742	$0	$1,807	$863	$71,265
2002	$13,028	$987	$1,479	$33,793	$0	$11,289	$71,265

Bessemer Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Bessemer Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	6.652	0.710	0.323	4.844	12.529	0.000	23.024	71.138	9.106	103.268
2000	7.888	0.673	0.192	5.579	14.333	0.000	25.717	78.465	7.503	111.685
2001	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2002	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2003	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
2004	9.045	0.819	0.068	6.724	16.656	0.000	28.944	71.916	9.557	110.417
2005	10.172	0.830	0.104	8.096	19.203	0.000	31.244	80.825	10.103	122.171
2006	8.685	1.280	0.173	6.920	17.059	0.000	30.277	76.747	10.623	117.647
2007	9.321	1.205	0.354	6.911	17.791	0.000	32.002	84.098	9.143	125.244

Bessemer Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	21	107
2005	0	0
2006	0	0
2007	36	109

Bessemer Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	3,586
2000	3,930

Bessemer Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Bessemer Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	4,504	15.18%
10-19 Years	4,298	14.49%
20-29 Years	3,883	13.09%
30-39 Years	3,714	12.52%
40-49 Years	4,195	14.14%
50-59 Years	3,009	10.14%
60-69 Years	2,343	7.90%
70-79 Years	2,312	7.79%
80-89 Years	1,159	3.91%
90+ Years	255	0.86%

Bessemer Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	13,450	45.33%
Female	16,222	54.67%

Bessemer Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
African-American	20,549	69.25%
Caucasian	8,458	28.50%
Hispanic/Latino	338	1.14%
Multiracial	192	0.65%
Amerindian	74	0.25%
Asian	50	0.17%
Other Race	7	0.02%
Pacific Islander	4	0.01%

Bessemer Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	2,267	37.29%
2.	Irish	934	15.36%
3.	English	621	10.22%
4.	German	509	8.37%
5.	African	342	5.63%
6.	Italian	240	3.95%
7.	Scotch Irish	205	3.37%
8.	Scottish	181	2.98%
9.	French Non-Basque	176	2.90%
10.	Dutch	151	2.48%

Bessemer Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	26,823	97.64%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	320	1.16%
3.	French	127	0.46%
4.	German	48	0.17%
5.	Chinese	35	0.13%
6.	Gujarathi	26	0.09%
7.	Korean	26	0.09%
8.	Arabic	23	0.08%
9.	Italian	18	0.07%
10.	Other Indo European	7	0.03%

Bessemer Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	29,681	99.11%
Naturalized immigrant	68	0.23%
Not a citizen	200	0.67%

Bessemer Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bessemer Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Bessemer Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

35020	35022	35111
35021	35023

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