Birmingham

  1. Birmingham Legal Resources
  2. Birmingham Statistics
  3. Birmingham Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Birmingham Employment Information
  5. Birmingham Family Information
  6. Birmingham Education Information
  7. Birmingham Public Benefits Information
  8. Birmingham Criminal Information
  9. Birmingham Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Birmingham Zip Codes


Birmingham Legal Resources Back to top

Birmingham Government Website

Birmingham Legal Code

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Michigan State Resources
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Michigan Governor
Michigan Legislature
Michigan Courts
Michigan Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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Birmingham Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 19,291
  • Land Area (2000): 12.372 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.032 square kilometers
Birmingham Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 20,086 2002 19,509 2005 19,233
2000 19,950 2003 19,337 2006 19,033
2001 19,393 2004 19,223 2007 19,149

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Houses (2000): 9,700
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Birmingham Employment Information Back to top
Birmingham Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,285 22.25%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 851 14.73%
3. Finance and Insurance 485 8.40%
4. Construction 391 6.77%
5. Health Care 329 5.70%
6. Educational Services 207 3.58%
7. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 197 3.41%
8. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 141 2.44%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 117 2.03%
10. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 107 1.85%
11. Public Administration 106 1.84%
12. Machinery Manufacturing 99 1.71%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 84 1.45%
14. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 78 1.35%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 71 1.23%
16. Department and Other General Stores 65 1.13%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 65 1.13%
18. Metal Manufactuing 64 1.11%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 58 1.00%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 51 0.88%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 915 19.48%
2. Health Care 633 13.48%
3. Educational Services 551 11.73%
4. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 321 6.84%
5. Finance and Insurance 249 5.30%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 177 3.77%
7. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 163 3.47%
8. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 135 2.87%
9. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 109 2.32%
10. Public Administration 105 2.24%
11. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 96 2.04%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 91 1.94%
13. Department and Other General Stores 85 1.81%
14. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 82 1.75%
15. Social Assistance 74 1.58%
16. Accommodation and Food Services 69 1.47%
17. Drugs / Druggist Sundries / Chemicals / Etc., Wholesale 61 1.30%
18. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 60 1.28%
19. Personal and Laundry Services 59 1.26%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 56 1.19%

Birmingham Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Management Occupations 572 9.90%
2. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 521 9.02%
3. Lawyers 445 7.70%
4. Top Executives 420 7.27%
5. Engineers 368 6.37%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 310 5.37%
7. Business Operations Specialists 199 3.45%
8. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 197 3.41%
9. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 173 3.00%
10. Physicians and Surgeons 149 2.58%
11. Computer Specialists 137 2.37%
12. Other Financial Specialists 136 2.35%
13. Financial Managers 123 2.13%
14. Operations Managers Non Finance 118 2.04%
15. Media and Communications Workers 108 1.87%
16. Other Health Occupations 92 1.59%
17. Art and Design Workers 88 1.52%
18. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 85 1.47%
19. Carpenters 83 1.44%
20. Architects / Surveyors / Cartographers 75 1.30%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Management Occupations 307 6.54%
2. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 288 6.13%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 273 5.81%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 245 5.22%
5. Business Operations Specialists 237 5.05%
6. Secretaries and Admins 220 4.68%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 202 4.30%
8. Lawyers 184 3.92%
9. Other Office and Admin Support 168 3.58%
10. Registered Nurses 164 3.49%
11. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 157 3.34%
12. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 139 2.96%
13. Top Executives 120 2.56%
14. Accountants and Auditors 118 2.51%
15. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 107 2.28%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 107 2.28%
17. Art and Design Workers 102 2.17%
18. Media and Communications Workers 96 2.04%
19. Other Financial Specialists 96 2.04%
20. Financial Managers 90 1.92%

Birmingham Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 9,694 62.15%
15-35 hours 1,635 10.48%
1-14 hours 527 3.38%
No regular hours 3,741 23.99%

Birmingham Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 79 0.81%
5 AM-5:29 AM 47 0.48%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 137 1.40%
6 AM-6:29 AM 502 5.13%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 780 7.97%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,373 14.03%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,173 22.20%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,892 19.33%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 973 9.94%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,108 11.32%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 253 2.58%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 85 0.87%
Noon-3:59 PM 250 2.55%
4 PM-11:59 PM 137 1.40%

Birmingham Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 205 2.09%
5-9 1,324 13.53%
10-14 1,434 14.65%
15-19 1,526 15.59%
20-24 1,411 14.41%
25-29 721 7.37%
30-34 1,350 13.79%
35-39 438 4.47%
40-44 503 5.14%
45-59 560 5.72%
60-89 205 2.09%
At least 90 112 1.14%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 14 0.14% 6,607 67.49%
30-44 18 0.18% 2,273 23.22%
45-59 0 0.00% 560 5.72%
At least 60 24 0.25% 293 2.99%

Birmingham Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 18 0.17%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 296 2.87%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 9,254 89.58%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 25 0.24%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 56 0.54%
Color 6 Box Walked 140 1.36%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 541 5.24%

Birmingham Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Birmingham Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 9,171 (19,369 people)
Families (2000): 5,120 (14,623 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,133
People at same address in 1995: 10,258
Birmingham Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 302 3.29%
$10,000-$14,999 138 1.50%
$15,000-$19,999 237 2.58%
$20,000-$24,999 251 2.74%
$25,000-$29,999 272 2.97%
$30,000-$34,999 297 3.24%
$35,000-$39,999 347 3.78%
$40,000-$44,999 281 3.06%
$45,000-$49,999 255 2.78%
$50,000-$59,999 828 9.03%
$60,000-$74,999 1,075 11.72%
$75,000-$99,999 1,257 13.71%
$100,000-$124,999 770 8.40%
$125,000-$149,999 628 6.85%
$150,000-$199,999 796 8.68%
$200,000 or more 1,437 15.67%

Birmingham Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 3,472 38.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,634 28.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 516 5.65%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,065 11.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 53 0.58%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 909 9.96%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 10 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 372 4.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 84 0.92%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 14 0.15%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Birmingham Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,813 29.21%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,730 21.42%
Public Assistance 29 0.11%
Retirement 1,375 5.14%
Self Employment 1,461 5.46%
Social Security 1,958 7.32%
Supplemental Security 121 0.45%
Wage / Salary 7,481 27.97%
Other 778 2.91%

Birmingham Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,413 55.17%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,961 44.83%

Birmingham Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 730 9.89%
Color 1 Box Married 4,503 61.00%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,042 27.66%
Color 3 Box Widowed 107 1.45%

Birmingham Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,124 13.37%
Color 1 Box Married 4,607 54.79%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,935 23.01%
Color 3 Box Widowed 743 8.84%

Birmingham Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Birmingham Education Information Back to top
Birmingham Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 81 0.53%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 487 3.20%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,351 8.87%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,609 17.13%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 685 4.50%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 5,692 37.37%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 4,325 28.40%

Birmingham Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 156 0.81% 281 1.46% 437 2.27%
Kindergarten 217 1.12% 70 0.36% 287 1.49%
Grades 1-4 543 2.81% 259 1.34% 802 4.16%
Grades 5-8 739 3.83% 233 1.21% 972 5.04%
Grades 9-12 535 2.77% 221 1.15% 756 3.92%
Undergrad college 383 1.99% 126 0.65% 509 2.64%
Graduate or professional school 409 2.12% 77 0.40% 486 2.52%
Total 2,982 15.46% 1,267 6.57% 4,249 22.03%

Birmingham Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Birmingham Public Benefits Information Back to top
Birmingham Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 18,809 97.13%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 555 2.87%

Birmingham 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.


Birmingham Criminal Information Back to top
Birmingham Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 0.199 0.000 0.000 0.349 0.548 0.149 2.589 28.826 1.942 33.506
2000 0.301 0.201 0.000 0.150 0.652 0.201 2.657 18.997 1.604 23.459
2001 0.464 0.052 0.000 0.258 0.773 0.052 3.352 18.306 1.959 23.668
2002 0.256 0.205 0.000 0.359 0.820 0.051 3.639 16.505 1.743 21.939
2003 0.517 0.000 0.052 0.207 0.776 0.155 2.999 20.065 2.224 25.288
2004 0.364 0.052 0.000 0.416 0.832 0.052 2.965 21.173 1.977 26.115
2005 0.780 0.000 0.000 0.520 1.300 0.000 3.276 16.586 1.196 21.058
2006 1.944 0.158 0.000 0.420 2.522 0.105 4.256 21.909 1.524 27.689
2007 0.992 0.052 0.000 0.261 1.306 0.366 3.394 15.823 1.253 20.471

Birmingham Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 17 33
2005 18 35
2006 16 35
2007 16 35

Birmingham Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 684
2000 481
2001 474
2002 444

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Birmingham Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Birmingham Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,509 13.01%
10-19 Years 1,787 9.26%
20-29 Years 1,975 10.24%
30-39 Years 3,630 18.82%
40-49 Years 3,226 16.72%
50-59 Years 2,680 13.89%
60-69 Years 1,412 7.32%
70-79 Years 1,290 6.69%
80-89 Years 689 3.57%
90+ Years 93 0.48%

Birmingham Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,218 47.78%
Color 1 Box Female 10,073 52.22%

Birmingham Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 18,375 95.25%
Color 2 Box Asian 289 1.50%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 230 1.19%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 181 0.94%
Color 1 Box African-American 168 0.87%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 26 0.13%
Color 6 Box Other Race 15 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 7 0.04%

Birmingham Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,189 18.02%
2. English 3,166 13.62%
3. Irish 3,151 13.55%
4. Polish 1,749 7.52%
5. Italian 1,331 5.72%
6. Scottish 1,202 5.17%
7. French Non-Basque 969 4.17%
8. United States Or American 818 3.52%
9. Russian 800 3.44%
10. Scotch Irish 520 2.24%

Birmingham Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 16,496 91.47%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 272 1.51%
3. French 197 1.09%
4. German 187 1.04%
5. Italian 134 0.74%
6. Other Indo European 133 0.74%
7. Japanese 87 0.48%
8. Arabic 66 0.37%
9. Greek 49 0.27%
10. Russian 48 0.27%

Birmingham Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 17,936 92.58%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 727 3.75%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 710 3.66%

Birmingham 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.
Birmingham 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.


Birmingham Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
48009 48012