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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bessemer is $16,716, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Bessemer median household income is $30,369, which has grown by 31.66% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bessemer residents spend 23.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #419

Bessemer, AL	16,716 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bessemer, AL	23,113 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bessemer, AL	23,916 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bessemer, AL	22,717 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #420

Bessemer, AL	30,369 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bessemer, AL	40,579 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #177

Bessemer, AL	31.66%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bessemer, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.69%	$12,484, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.69%	$14,496, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.99%	$2,230, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.18%	$15,424, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bessemer, AL	38,736 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bessemer, AL	48,720 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bessemer, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$38,640, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$27,410, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,048, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$6,875, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
One Race, Other	$30,000, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$22,067, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bessemer, AL	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$16,563, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$34,719, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,847, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$28,271, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bessemer, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	21,323, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	9,684, 45.42%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,339, 55.13%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.04%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,335, 55.09%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,582, 85.89%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	753, 14.11%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,345, 44.87%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	11,639, 54.58%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,576, 47.91%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.11%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,563, 47.80%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,767, 85.69%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	796, 14.31%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,063, 52.09%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bessemer, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,168, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,620, 83.12%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,001, 10.92%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	99, 1.08%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	155, 1.69%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	118, 1.29%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	175, 1.91%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bessemer, AL	23.2 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bessemer, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,349	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	4,582, 49.01%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	830, 18.11%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	626, 13.66%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	912, 19.90%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	403, 8.80%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,345, 29.35%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	4,767, 50.99%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,405, 29.47%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,070, 22.45%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,897, 39.79%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	31, 0.65%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	364, 7.64%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bessemer, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,349, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	70, 0.75%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	555, 5.94%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,189, 12.72%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	199, 2.13%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,337, 14.30%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	692, 7.40%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	88, 0.94%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	421, 4.50%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	752, 8.04%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,013, 21.53%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,229, 13.15%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	357, 3.82%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	447, 4.78%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bessemer, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,716	32.72%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,704	26.19%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.