Birmingham-Hoover, AL

1950‑1959:		Birmingham, AL SMA
1959‑1983:		Birmingham, AL SMSA
1983‑2003:		Birmingham, AL MSA
2003‑2006:		Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Bibb County, AL	17,987	14,357	13,812	15,723	16,576	20,826	21,454

Blount County, AL	28,975	25,449	26,853	36,459	39,248	51,024	55,572

Chilton County, AL	26,922	25,693	25,180	30,612	32,458	39,593	41,648

Jefferson County, AL	558,928	634,864	644,991	671,324	651,525	662,047	656,014

St. Clair County, AL	26,687	25,388	27,956	41,205	50,009	64,742	72,177

Shelby County, AL	30,362	32,132	38,037	66,298	99,358	143,293	171,373

Walker County, AL	63,769	54,211	56,246	68,660	67,670	70,713	69,980



Total	558,928	634,864	739,274	847,487	907,810	921,106	1,088,218
Percent Change	-	13.6%	16.4%	14.6%	7.1%	1.5%	18.1%



Total (as currently defined)	753,630	812,094	833,075	930,281	956,844	1,052,238	1,088,218
Percent Change	-	7.8%	2.6%	11.7%	2.9%	10.0%	3.4%

Timeline

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1990

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Component

Bibb County, AL

Blount County, AL

Chilton County, AL

Jefferson County, AL

St. Clair County, AL

Shelby County, AL

Walker County, AL

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Birmingham, AL	326,037	*	340,887	*	300,910	*	284,413	*	265,968	*	242,820	*	231,483	*

Bessemer, AL	28,445		33,054		33,428		31,729		33,497	*	29,672		28,641

Hoover, AL	(x)		(x)		1,393		19,792		39,788		62,742		67,469	*



Total	326,037		340,887		300,910		284,413		299,465		242,820		298,952
Metro	558,928		634,864		739,274		847,487		907,810		921,106		1,088,218
Percent	58.3%		53.7%		40.7%		33.6%		33.0%		26.4%		27.5%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Birmingham, AL

Bessemer, AL

Hoover, AL

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			448,546	80.3%
		UA Population		445,314	79.7%
	Rural Population			110,382	19.7%

	Inside Central Cities			326,037	58.3%
	Outside Central Cities			232,891	41.7%

	Total Metro Area Population			558,928	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Birmingham, AL		445,314	445,314	100.0%

	Total			445,314


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			537,240	84.6%
		UA Population		521,330	82.1%
	Rural Population			97,624	15.4%

	Inside Central Cities			340,887	53.7%
	Outside Central Cities			293,977	46.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			634,864	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Birmingham, AL		521,330	521,330	100.0%

	Total			521,330


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			595,994	77.7%
		UA Population		558,107	72.7%
	Rural Population			171,236	22.3%

	Inside Central Cities			300,910	39.2%
	Outside Central Cities			466,320	60.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			767,230	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Birmingham, AL		558,099	558,099	100.0%
	Gadsden, AL		67,706	8	0.0%

	Total			558,107


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			653,875	74.0%
		UA Population		606,085	68.6%
	Rural Population			230,071	26.0%

	Inside Central Cities			316,142	35.8%
	Outside Central Cities			567,804	64.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			883,946	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Birmingham, AL		606,085	606,085	100.0%

	Total			606,085


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			660,378	78.6%
		UA Population		622,074	74.0%
	Rural Population			179,762	21.4%

	Inside Central Cities			265,196	31.6%
	Outside Central Cities			574,944	68.4%

	Total Metro Area Population			840,140	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Birmingham, AL		622,074	622,074	100.0%

	Total			622,074


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			719,992	68.4%
		UA Population		663,615	63.1%
	Rural Population			332,246	31.6%

	Inside Principal Cities			305,562	29.0%
	Outside Principal Cities			746,676	71.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,052,238	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Birmingham, AL		663,615	663,615	100.0%

	Total			663,615


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Birmingham, AL SMA
-		Jefferson County, AL included as original SMA component
-		Birmingham, AL designated as original central city of new SMA


Mar 1967



-		Shelby County, AL added
-		Walker County, AL added


Apr 1973



-		St. Clair County, AL added


Jun 1983



-		Blount County, AL added
-		Bessemer, AL designated as central city of MSA


Dec 1992



-		Walker County, AL deleted, reverted to nonmetro status
-		Bessemer, AL no longer designated as central city


Jun 2003



-		Title of Birmingham, AL MSA changed to Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metro Area
-		Bibb County, AL added
-		Chilton County, AL added
-		Walker County, AL added
-		Hoover, AL designated as principal city of Metro Area

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