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Birmingham, Alabama (AL): Economy and Business Data & Market Research
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Based on the data from 1997 / 2002 when the population of Birmingham, Alabama was 254,829 / 239,416

Number of Establishments per 100,000 population

Number of Establishments - Birmingham (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 1997 - 382, 2002 - 334 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 149, 2002 - 139, State average - 37)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - 736, 2002 - 644 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 288, 2002 - 268, State average - 32)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - 1,150, 2002 - 1,102 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 451, 2002 - 460, State average - 107)
  • D) Information: 2002 - 157 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - 65, State average - 11)
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - 275, 2002 - 300 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 107, 2002 - 125, State average - 23)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - 815, 2002 - 909 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 319, 2002 - 379, State average - 54)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - 314, 2002 - 340 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 123, 2002 - 142, State average - 21)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - 24, 2002 - 49 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 9, 2002 - 20, State average - 5)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - 675, 2002 - 868 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 264, 2002 - 362, State average - 58)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - 41, 2002 - 65 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 16, 2002 - 27, State average - 6)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - 524, 2002 - 557 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 205, 2002 - 232, State average - 41)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - 456, 2002 - 569 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 178, 2002 - 237, State average - 40)

Number of Employees per 100,000 population

Number of Employees - Birmingham (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 1997 - 19,057, 2002 - 17,671 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 7,478, 2002 - 7,380, State average - 6,043)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - 14,656, 2002 - 12,468 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 5,751, 2002 - 5,207, State average - 1,073)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - 16,618, 2002 - 14,518 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 6,521, 2002 - 6,063, State average - 1,331)
  • D) Information: 2002 - 6,805 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - 2,842, State average - 665)
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - 3,000, 2002 - 2,338 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 1,177, 2002 - 976, State average - 238)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - 9,020, 2002 - 11,820 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 3,539, 2002 - 4,937, State average - 766)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - 13,533, 2002 - 17,356 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 5,310, 2002 - 7,249, State average - 1,472)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - 239, 2002 - 290 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 93, 2002 - 121, State average - 145)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - 10,682, 2002 - 36,456 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 4,191, 2002 - 15,227, State average - 2,777)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - 1,092, 2002 - 1,199 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 428, 2002 - 500, State average - 287)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - 10,504, 2002 - 10,809 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 4,121, 2002 - 4,514, State average - 1,194)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - 4,311, 2002 - 5,577 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - 1,691, 2002 - 2,329, State average - 713)

Annual Payroll ($1,000) per 100,000 population

Annual Payroll ($1,000) - Birmingham (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 1997 - $620,952, 2002 - $678,881 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $243,673, 2002 - $283,557, State average - $97,431)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - $494,146, 2002 - $500,742 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $193,912, 2002 - $209,151, State average - $24,989)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - $294,707, 2002 - $325,322 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $115,648, 2002 - $135,881, State average - $25,115)
  • D) Information: 2002 - $299,235 (Per 100,000 population: 2002 - $124,985, State average - $27,584)
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - $81,922, 2002 - $80,188 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $32,147, 2002 - $33,493, State average - $4,806)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - $390,264, 2002 - $607,457 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $153,147, 2002 - $253,724, State average - $33,789)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - $248,240, 2002 - $369,131 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $97,414, 2002 - $154,179, State average - $25,349)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - $5,966, 2002 - $6,432 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $2,341, 2002 - $2,686, State average - $1,858)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - $442,327, 2002 - $1,403,858 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $173,577, 2002 - $586,367, State average - $65,718)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - $13,129, 2002 - $20,376 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $5,152, 2002 - $8,510, State average - $3,454)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - $99,636, 2002 - $131,127 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $39,099, 2002 - $54,769, State average - $9,395)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - $85,476, 2002 - $138,882 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $33,542, 2002 - $58,008, State average - $9,166)

Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) per 100,000 population

Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000) - Birmingham (2002)

  • A) Manufacturing: 1997 - $3,179,467, 2002 - $3,245,646 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $1,247,686, 2002 - $1,355,651, State average - $627,205)
  • B) Wholesale trade: 1997 - $6,744,435, 2002 - $9,705,488 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $2,646,651, 2002 - $4,053,817, State average - $429,671)
  • C) Retail trade: 1997 - $3,085,494, 2002 - $3,536,101 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $1,210,809, 2002 - $1,476,969, State average - $267,822)
  • D) Information: No data
  • E) Real estate & rental & leasing: 1997 - $442,902, 2002 - $368,316 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $173,803, 2002 - $153,839, State average - $23,850)
  • F) Professional, scientific & technical services: 1997 - $991,847, 2002 - $1,482,679 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $389,220, 2002 - $619,289, State average - $82,100)
  • G) Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service: 1997 - $458,670, 2002 - $662,421 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $179,991, 2002 - $276,682, State average - $47,629)
  • H) Educational services: 1997 - $12,825, 2002 - $19,324 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $5,032, 2002 - $8,071, State average - $5,353)
  • I) Health care & social assistance: 1997 - $985,139, 2002 - $3,578,163 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $386,588, 2002 - $1,494,537, State average - $164,856)
  • J) Arts, entertainment & recreation: 1997 - $58,183, 2002 - $73,695 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $22,832, 2002 - $30,781, State average - $10,660)
  • K) Accommodation & food services: 1997 - $346,844, 2002 - $443,862 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $136,108, 2002 - $185,393, State average - $33,174)
  • L) Other services (except public administration): 1997 - $265,419, 2002 - $552,545 (Per 100,000 population: 1997 - $104,155, 2002 - $230,788, State average - $35,089)

Industry Description Number of Establishments
[1997 / 2002]
Number of Employees
[1997 / 2002]
Annual Payroll ($1,000)
[1997 / 2002]
Shipments / Sales / Receptions ($1,000)
[1997 / 2002]
Manufacturing382 / 33419,057 / 17,671$620,952 / $678,881$3,179,467 / $3,245,646
Food manufacturing15 / 172,422 / 2,316$60,826 / $59,399$401,878 / $394,986
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing4 / 1500-999--
Printing & related support activities76 / 602,582 / 1,819$88,072 / $61,551$328,292 / $265,812
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing13 / 9632 / 646$15,583 / $20,974$169,770 / $157,749
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing23 / -506 / -$15,582 / -$81,405 / -
Primary metal manufacturing184,233 / 4,621$174,908 / $228,635$952,751 / $1,077,634
Fabricated metal product manufacturing88 / 773,384 / 1,805$105,722 / $68,574$443,849 / $281,243
Machinery manufacturing211,267 / 1,046$40,896 / $44,506$286,325 / $224,918
Transportation equipment manufacturing10 / 91000-2499 / 1,732- / $74,992- / $247,824
Furniture & related product manufacturing- / 16- / 849- / $21,135- / $94,944
Miscellaneous manufacturing38 / 30558 / 512$13,615 / $16,050$47,255 / $47,525
Wholesale trade736 / 64414,656 / 12,468$494,146 / $500,742$6,744,435 / $9,705,488
Wholesale trade, durable goods550 / 4548,912 / 5000-9999$307,778 / -$3,739,881 / -
Wholesale trade, nondurable goods186 / 1685,744 / 5000-9999$186,368 / -$3,004,554 / -
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers- / 22- / 100-249--
Retail trade1,150 / 1,10216,618 / 14,518$294,707 / $325,322$3,085,494 / $3,536,101
Motor vehicle & parts dealers175 / 1522,941 / 2,446$89,599 / $90,587$1,290,444 / $1,132,578
Furniture & home furnishings stores68 / 56626 / 401$15,120 / $10,270$90,534 / $58,205
Electronics & appliance stores38 / 47248 / 409$6,680 / $9,439$46,614 / $88,535
Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers83 / 541,512 / 1,071$43,379 / $31,131$383,441 / $217,874
Food & beverage stores147 / 1423,172 / 2,398$32,750 / $40,269$373,910 / $421,295
Health & personal care stores115 / 1111,180 / 1,009$18,995 / $20,868$116,793 / $149,132
Gasoline stations126 / 136757 / 841$9,944 / $13,016$176,234 / $243,619
Clothing & clothing accessories stores180 / 1912,020 / 2,069$24,927 / $32,171$171,341 / $232,191
Sporting goods, hobby, book & music stores60 / 56551 / 538$7,174 / $9,355$52,768 / $65,277
General merchandise stores38 / 352,333 / 1,400$25,752 / $22,500$247,708 / $202,602
Miscellaneous store retailers94 / 88835 / 500-999$8,484 / -$44,514 / -
Nonstore retailers26 / 34443 / 1000-2499$11,903 / -$91,193 / -
Information- / 157- / 6,805- / $299,235-
Publishing industries (except Internet)- / 37- / 1,349- / $59,065- / $275,071
Motion picture & sound recording industries16 / 15100-249 / 380- / $5,671-
Broadcasting & telecommunications57 / -3,061 / -$152,501 / -$880,776 / -
Information services & data processing services11 / -799 / -$34,728 / -$111,831 / -
Broadcasting (except Internet)- / 17- / 662- / $31,379- / $99,574
Telecommunications- / 64- / 3,983- / $187,112-
Internet service providers, web search portals & data processing- / 21- / 388- / $14,246- / $16,437
Other information services- / 2- / 0-19--
Real estate & rental & leasing275 / 3003,000 / 2,338$81,922 / $80,188$442,902 / $368,316
Real estate190 / 2211000-2499 / 1,494- / $55,632- / $224,281
Rental & leasing services82 / 771,049 / 500-999$30,039 / -$250,225 / -
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)- / 2- / 0-19--
Professional, scientific & technical services815 / 9099,020 / 11,820$390,264 / $607,457$991,847 / $1,482,679
Professional, scientific & technical services815 / 9099,020 / 11,820$390,264 / $607,457$991,847 / $1,482,679
Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service314 / 34013,533 / 17,356$248,240 / $369,131$458,670 / $662,421
Administrative & support services308 / 32813,400 / 16,911$244,793 / $355,019$444,225 / $605,534
Waste management & remediation services6 / 12133 / 445$3,447 / $14,112$14,445 / $56,887
Educational services24 / 49239 / 290$5,966 / $6,432$12,825 / $19,324
Educational services24 / 49239 / 290$5,966 / $6,432$12,825 / $19,324
Health care & social assistance675 / 86810,682 / 36,456$442,327 / $1,403,858$985,139 / $3,578,163
Ambulatory health care services583 / 6297,565 / 11,677$384,889 / $635,442$830,122 / $1,448,894
Hospitals3 / 14500-999 / 10000-24999--
Nursing & residential care facilities25 / 501,585 / 1000-2499$24,718 / -$60,393 / -
Social assistance64 / 175500-999 / 2,860- / $47,674- / $162,018
Arts, entertainment & recreation41 / 651,092 / 1,199$13,129 / $20,376$58,183 / $73,695
Performing arts, spectator sports & related industries15 / 22425 / 500-999$6,353 / -$38,221 / -
Museums, historical sites & similar institutions- / 6- / 100-249--
Amusement, gambling & recreation industries26 / 37667 / 500-999$6,776 / -$19,962 / -
Accommodation & food services524 / 55710,504 / 10,809$99,636 / $131,127$346,844 / $443,862
Accommodation44 / 451,469 / 1,355$20,252 / $23,444$65,572 / $86,222
Foodservices & drinking places480 / 5129,035 / 9,454$79,384 / $107,683$281,272 / $357,640
Other services (except public administration)456 / 5694,311 / 5,577$85,476 / $138,882$265,419 / $552,545
Repair & maintenance251 / 2291,893 / 1,702$50,227 / $47,274$163,194 / $145,440
Personal & laundry services205 / 2062,418 / 2,154$35,249 / $39,098$102,225 / $120,946

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