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Madison, AL vs Birmingham, AL

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- Birmingham is 0% more densely populated than Madison.
- People are 50.0% less likely to be married in Birmingham.
- The Median Age is 2.6 years younger in Birmingham.
 Madison, ALBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Population  Unlock202,234329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.238.4
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 Population - 201043,558  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock242,820285,036,114
 Population - 199014,904  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-14.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now253.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,384.593.4
 Land Area30.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock2.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Madison, ALBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.9%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Madison, ALBirmingham, ALUnited States
 White69.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock68.6%12.2%
 Asian6.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.4%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Madison, ALBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Married Population62.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock68.9%50.2%
 Never Married24.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.262.60
 Households21,357  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock41,74880,755,759
     Married couple, w/children44.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,116  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock27.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children3.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  More

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Reviews for Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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