Median household income (1999): $30,054
Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,374
| This zip code | $30,374 | | Alabama: | $36,879 |
Nearest zip codes: 35218, 35211, 35064, 35221, 35204, 35224.
Housing units in zip code 35208 with a mortgage: 3,188 (324 second mortgage, 272 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,042
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $673
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $242
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 19.9% | | Whole state: | 16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.0% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 79
- 1990 to 1994: 26
- 1980 to 1989: 262
- 1970 to 1979: 696
- 1960 to 1969: 1,215
- 1950 to 1959: 2,197
- 1940 to 1949: 1,429
- 1939 or earlier: 1,370
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Birmingham, AL (35208):
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 114
- 2 bedrooms: 1,136
- 3 bedrooms: 2,660
- 4 bedrooms: 428
- 5 or more bedrooms: 109
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 57
- 1 bedrooms: 255
- 2 bedrooms: 1,063
- 3 bedrooms: 668
- 4 bedrooms: 32
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 35208 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 417
- 1 vehicle: 1,557
- 2 vehicles: 1,442
- 3 vehicles: 789
- 4 vehicles: 174
- 5 or more vehicles: 73
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 420
- 1 vehicle: 1,051
- 2 vehicles: 516
- 3 vehicles: 83
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 5 or more vehicles: 9
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 35208:
- Less than $10,000: 14
- $10,000 to $14,999: 41
- $15,000 to $19,999: 39
- $20,000 to $24,999: 12
- $25,000 to $29,999: 158
- $30,000 to $34,999: 302
- $35,000 to $39,999: 361
- $40,000 to $49,999: 712
- $50,000 to $59,999: 860
- $60,000 to $69,999: 791
- $70,000 to $79,999: 380
- $80,000 to $89,999: 277
- $90,000 to $99,999: 115
- $100,000 to $124,999: 98
- $125,000 to $149,999: 33
- $150,000 to $174,999: 13
- $200,000 to $249,999: 24
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 35208:
- Less than $100: 109
- $100 to $149: 63
- $150 to $199: 176
- $200 to $249: 160
- $250 to $299: 293
- $300 to $349: 317
- $350 to $399: 386
- $400 to $449: 232
- $450 to $499: 123
- $500 to $549: 77
- $550 to $599: 15
- $600 to $649: 22
- $650 to $699: 9
- $1,250 to $1,499: 11
- No cash rent: 91
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $66,416
- Black or African American householders: $67,756
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $198,030
- Some other race householders: $39,606
- Two or more races householders: $75,312
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,004
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,932
- One, attached: 189
- Two: 138
- 3 or 4: 347
- 5 to 9: 259
- 10 to 19: 227
- 20 to 49: 57
- 50 or more: 25
- Mobile homes: 59
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 41

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,208 (77%)
- Carpooled: 1,156 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 141 (2%)
- Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
- Taxi: 27 (0%)
- Walked: 95 (1%)
- Other means: 51 (1%)
- Worked at home: 99 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 73
- 5 to 9 minutes: 270
- 10 to 14 minutes: 636
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1638
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1591
- 25 to 29 minutes: 392
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1165
- 35 to 39 minutes: 155
- 40 to 44 minutes: 170
- 45 to 59 minutes: 247
- 60 to 89 minutes: 156
- 90 or more minutes: 193
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 17,414
- In family households: 15,274 (2,188 male householders, 2,385 female householders)
2,271 spouses, 6,128 children (5,586 natural, 248 adopted, 294 stepchildren), 1,018 grandchildren, 317 brothers or sisters, 140 parents, 455 other relatives, 372 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,140 (842 male householders (758 living alone)), 1,084 female householders (994 living alone)), 214 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 85 (37 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,555 2-persons, 1,276 3-persons, 959 4-persons, 492 5-persons, 182 6-persons, 109 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,752 1-person, 159 2-persons, 15 4-persons.
2,067 married couples with children.
2,175 single-parent households (202 men, 1,973 women).
95.4% of residents of 35208 zip code speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 22% well, 32% not well, 3% not at all).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 10% well, 11% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 212 (1.2%)
(16.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 2.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (75%)
- Nigeria (9%)
- Jamaica (7%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Germany (3%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 164
- 1990 to 1994: 6
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 17
- 1970 to 1974: 14
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 11
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 13039
- United States or American: 270
- English: 127
- Subsaharan African:: 113
- African: 96
- Irish: 74
- German: 51
- Scotch-Irish: 42
- Italian: 41
- European: 36
- Welsh: 31
- British: 24
- Dutch: 23
- Scottish: 18
- Nigerian: 17
- Arab:: 10
- Hungarian: 10
- Lebanese: 10
- Greek: 9
- French (except Basque): 8
- Norwegian: 8
- Celtic: 7
- Russian: 7
- Swedish: 7
- Polish: 5
- Portuguese: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 35208 not listed on the city page:- GLENN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 405; Location: 901 16TH ST W, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHARLES A BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 401; Location: 4811 COURT J, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: KG - 05)
- PRINCETON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 234; Location: 1425 2ND AVE W, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:- SARDIS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 182; Location: 1615 4TH COURT WEST, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: KG - 5)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ALABAMA METAL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (3245 FAYETTE AVENUE in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2003-1775, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL METALWORK; MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURAL METALWORK
Business NAICS classification: ORNAMENTAL AND ARCHITECTURAL METAL WORK MANUFACTURING.; ORNAMENTAL AND ARCHITECTURAL METAL WORK MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALABAMA METAL IND CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
- INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (1125 ROBERTS INDUSTRIAL DR. in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2004-3012, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS
Organizations: RICHARD WHEATON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, W. L. WELSH (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (4915 AVE Q in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0110
Organizations: BIRMINGHAM CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GLENN MIDDLE SCHOOL (901 16TH ST W in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0280
Organizations: BIRMINGHAM CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHARLES A BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (4811 COURT J in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0050
Organizations: BIRMINGHAM CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PRINCETON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (1425 2ND AVE W in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0700
Organizations: BIRMINGHAM CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- TRISM SPECIALIZED CARRIERS INC (1220 BROCK INDUSTRIAL DRIVE in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: LOCAL TRUCKING WITHOUT STORAGE
Organizations: TRISM INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HANSON PIPE AND PRODUCTS SE (HANSON BIRMINGHAM PLANT in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
Organizations: SHERMAN INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: HANSON BIRMINGHAM PLANT, SHERMAN INDUSTRIES INC, SHERMAN INDUSTRIES BIRMINGHAM, SHERMAN INTERNATIONAL CORP
- DELUXE ONE HOUR CLEANERS (2300 WARRIOR RD in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JIM WEAVER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DELUXE ONE HOUR CLEANERS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DELUXE CLEANERS, DELUXE CLEANERS WARRIOR ROAD
- ADAMS AUTO REPAIR (1601 BESSEMER RD in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: MUTASIM ADAM (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- ALLIED BATTERY CO (2920 LOMB AVE W in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- FIRESTONE STORE #6324 (2424 BESSEMER RD in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Organizations: DEBRA DAVIS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JEREMY THOMPSON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BFS RETAIL & COMM'L OPERATIONS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- SHANKS SERVICE CENTER (1420 BESSEMER ROAD in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,300


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 15160
- Northeast: 352
- Midwest: 490
- South: 943
- West: 255
62% of the 35208 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Alabama.
Population in 1990: 19,328. Population change in the 1990s: -1,756 (-9.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 217
| Here: | 8.8% | | Alabama: | 10.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 106
| Here: | 7.9% | | Alabama: | 10.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 234
| Here: | 25.9% | | Alabama: | 14.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- DEB''S CLEANING SERVICES (1840 47TH STREET in BIRMINGHAM, AL; small business): $99,580 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$39,832 with Navy for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-02-27. Completion date: 2004-03-05.
$39,832, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-06. Completion date: 2004-03-05.
$19,916, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2004-03-05.
- PARAMOUNT SERVICES INC (2917 LOMB AVENUE in BIRMINGHAM, AL; small business): $22,100 in 5 contracts from 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Laundry and DryCleaning Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $4,500; 2004: $8,000; 2005: $9,600; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$9,600 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2005-10-04. Completion date: 2007-09-30.
$7,200, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-15. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$4,500, same as above. Signed on 2003-12-23. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$500, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-22. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 7 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 6 establishments)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Linen Supply (50-99: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 9)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 33 people in nursing homes
- 29 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 23 people in other group homes
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