Birmingham, AL

Alabama · Jefferson County · Birmingham Metro

Birmingham is a large city in Alabama with a population of 199,322. Residents earn $44,376 per year, which is 41% below the national average.

3.1 /5.0

B Good

199,322 Population 1,355/sq mi density

$44,376 Median Income $31,616 per capita

$138,600 Home Value $134,655 Zillow

$1,047 Median Rent 33.4% income on rent

64°F Avg Temperature 304 sunny days/yr

1,588 Violent Crime/100K 6,567 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

3.0 / 5.0

$44,376 median income, 3.5% unemployment

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Affordability

4.9 / 5.0

$138,600 home value, $1,047/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

1,588 violent crimes/100K (318% above avg)

Education

3.5 / 5.0

30.7% bachelor's degree or higher

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Historic Markers Near Birmingham, AL

133 historical markers from the Historical Marker Database (HMdb) found near Birmingham, AL.

Name	Description
Votes for Women	Road to the 19th Amendment. Marker is on 2nd Avenue West east of 12th Street West, on the right when traveling east.
Birmingham Mineral Railroad Point of Curve Marker	Marker can be reached from Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard, 0.4 miles south of 16th Avenue South, on the right when traveling south.
A City of Two Governments	March Route to Government. Marker is on 20th Street North north of Park Place, on the right when traveling north.
A New Organization is Born	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 29th Avenue North west of 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
A New Strategy: All-Out Attack	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 29th Avenue North west of 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
A. G. Gaston Building	Destination. Marker is on 5th Avenue North east of 15th Street North, on the right when traveling east.
ACMHR & the Second Revolution	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is at the intersection of 28th Avenue North and 33rd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 28th Avenue North.
ACMHR & the Student Activists	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 28th Avenue North east of 32nd Street North, on the left when traveling east.
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame	(Historic Carver Theater). Marker is on 4th Avenue North west of 17th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
Alabama Penny Savings Bank/Pythian Temple Building	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 18th Street North and 3rd Avenue North Alley, on the left when traveling north on 18th Street North.
Alabama's Rebel Yell	March Route for Education. Marker is on 22nd Street North south of 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
Answering the Call	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is at the intersection of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard and 19th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.
Arrested at City Hall	March Route to Government. Marker is at the intersection of Park Place and 19th Street North, on the left when traveling east on Park Place.
Attorney for His People	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is at the intersection of Center Street and 10th Court North, on the right when traveling north on Center Street.
Ballard-Hamilton House and Office	Destination. Marker is on 7th Avenue North east of 14th Street North.
Bethel's Pastor Leads the Leaders	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 29th Avenue North west of 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
Birmingham City Hall	Destination. Marker is on 19th Street North north of 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 6th Avenue North and 16th Street North, on the left when traveling west on 6th Avenue North.
Birth of an Icon	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is on 20th Street North north of Park Place, on the right when traveling north.
Birth of the SCLC	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is at the intersection of 32nd Street North and 29th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south on 32nd Street North.
Black Birmingham Housing	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is on Center Street south of 9th Alley West, on the right when traveling south.
Black Business Plans	March Route to Retail. Marker is at the intersection of 5th Avenue North and 16th Street North, on the left when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
Black Classes and the Masses	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is at the intersection of Center Street and 10th Alley West, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
Boutwell Auditorium	(Former Municipal Auditorium). Marker is at the intersection of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard and 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.
Celebrity Star Power	March Route to Retail. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
Children of Dynamite Hill	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is on Center Street, 0.2 miles north of 10th Court North, on the right when traveling north.
Children Under Attack	March Route to Government. Marker is on 6th Avenue North west of 19th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
Children Under Pressure	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 5th Avenue North east of 16th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
Children's Crusade for Education	March Route for Education. Marker is at the intersection of 7th Avenue North and 22nd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 7th Avenue North.
Colored Masonic Temple	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 4th Avenue North and 17th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
Courthouse Prayer	March Route to Retail. Marker is at the intersection of 5th Avenue North and 19th Street North, on the left when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
Death of an Icon	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is on 19th Street North north of F L Shuttlesworth Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Desegregating Ramsay School	March Route for Education. Marker is at the intersection of 7th Avenue North and 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 7th Avenue North.
Desegregating West End School	March Route for Education. Marker is on 7th Avenue North west of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
Don't Tread on Me	March Route to Retail. Marker is at the intersection of 6th Avenue North and 17th Street North on 6th Avenue North.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.	Marker can be reached from 16th Street N.
Dunbar Hotel Building Urban Impact Office,	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 4th Avenue North and 17th Street North, on the left when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
Eddie Kendricks Memorial Park	Destination. Marker is on 4th Avenue North west of 18th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
Education of Black Folk	March Route for Education. Marker is on Park Place east of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North, on the left when traveling east.
Equality for All	March Route to Retail. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 3rd Avenue Alley North, on the left when traveling south on 19th Street North.
Famous Theatre	Destination. Marker is on 4th Avenue North west of 18th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
First Neighborhoods, then Schools	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is on Center Street, 0.1 miles north of 10th Court West, on the right when traveling north.
Former F.W. Woolworth Store Building	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 3rd Avenue North, on the left when traveling south on 19th Street North.
Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is on Center Street north of 10th Court North, on the right when traveling north.
Greyhound Bus Station	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
Ground Zero	Marker can be reached from the intersection of 17th Street N and 5th Avenue N.
Guards at the Gate	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 16th Street North south of 6th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
Historic Demonstration at Phillips School	March Route for Education. Marker is at the intersection of 7th Avenue North and 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west on 7th Avenue North.
Hope Arrives	March Route for Education. Marker is at the intersection of Park Place and 22nd Street North, on the left when traveling east on Park Place.
Integration Begins: Desegregating Graymont School	March Route for Education. Marker is on 7th Avenue North west of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
Integration Corner	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 19th Street North north of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
It Began at Bethel	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is at the intersection of 29th Avenue North and 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west on 29th Avenue North.
Jim Crow on the Books	March Route to Government. Marker is at the intersection of 6th Avenue North and 16th Street North on 6th Avenue North.
Joining the Marches	March Route to Government. Marker is on 19th Street North north of Park Place, on the left when traveling north.
Kelly Ingram Park	Destination. Marker is on 16th Street North south of 6th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
Kneeling Ministers	Marker can be reached from 17th Street N.
Leading by Example, Part 1	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 32nd Street North south of 29th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
Leading by Example, Part 2	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 32nd Street North south of 29th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
Leaving Town, But Not the Battle	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 28th Avenue North east of 32nd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
Let My Brother Go	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 19th Street North south of 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
Linn-Henley Research Library	Destination. Marker can be reached from Park Place east of 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
Little Boy Blue	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 5th Avenue North east of 18th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
Little Lady Can Read	March Route for Education. Marker is on Park Place east of Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North, on the left when traveling east.
Little Lady in Waiting	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 5th Avenue North east of 17th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
Love & Marriage	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is at the intersection of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard and 20th Street North, on the right when traveling east on Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard.
Loveman's Department Store/McWane Science Center	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
March Route for Education Timeline	March Route for Education. Marker is on 7th Avenue North west of 24th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
Marchers on the Run	March Route to Government. Marker is on 6th Avenue North west of 19th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
Metropolitan AME Zion Church	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 4th Avenue North and 16th Street North, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue North.
Music in the Movement	March Route to Retail. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
Newberry's Department Store/IMAX Dome Theater	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.
Non-Violent Foot Soldiers	March Route to Government. Marker is on 6th Avenue North west of 17th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
Paying the Ultimate Price	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is on 19th Street North north of 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Phillips High School	(Now Phillips Academy). Marker is on 7th Avenue North west of 24th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
Picketing for a Point	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 19th Street North south of 5th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
Police Presence	March Route to Government. Marker is on 6th Avenue North west of 17th Street North.
Poole Funeral Chapel	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 15th Street Borth and 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south on 15th Street Borth.
Public Library Desegregated	March Route to Government. Marker is on Park Place, on the left when traveling east.
Racial Zoning	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is at the intersection of Center Street and 8th Avenue West, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
Reflecting Pool	Marker can be reached from 17th Street N.
Resistance on the Hill	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is at the intersection of Center Street and 11th Court West, on the right when traveling south on Center Street.
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth	Marker is on 16th Street N.
Rev. Shuttlesworth Calls for Peace and Action	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is on Center Street north of 10th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
S.H. Kress Store Building	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
School Integration Now	March Route for Education. Marker is at the intersection of 22nd Street North and 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on 22nd Street North.
Secret Multiracial Meetings	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is on Center Street south of 10th Court West, on the right when traveling south.
Selective Buying Campaign	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 16th Street North south of 6th Avenue North, on the left when traveling south.
Separate But Unequal Education	March Route for Education. Marker is on Park Place east of 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
Shores-Lee Law Offices/Post Office Garage	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of 5th Avenue North and 16th Street North, on the right when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
Shutting Down Downtown	March Route to Retail. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
Shuttlesworth after the Civil Rights Era	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 12th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
Shuttlesworth Continues the Struggle	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is on 19th Street North north of 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Shuttlesworth Goes to Work	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
Shuttlesworth in Selma	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and F L Shuttlesworth Drive, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
Shuttlesworth Returns to Birmingham	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is on 19th Street North north of F L Shuttlesworth Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Shuttlesworth Showdown	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 11th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on 19th Street North.
Shuttlesworth Starts the ACMHR	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is on 19th Street North north of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Shuttlesworth v. "Bull"	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is on 19th Street North north of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
Sitting in for Lunch	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 19th Street North north of 2nd Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Sixteenth Street Baptist Church and Parsonage	Destination. Marker is on 6th Avenue North west of 16th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
Sixth Avenue Zion Hill Baptist Church	(Now Deliverance Temple). Marker is on 6th Avenue North west of 15th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
South at the White House	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 19th Street North south of 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
Southern Resistance	March Route for Education. Marker is on 7th Avenue North west of 23rd Street North, on the right when traveling west.
St John AME Church and Day Care Center	Destination. Marker is on 15th Street North north of 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north.
St. Paul United Methodist Church	Destination. Marker is on 6th Avenue North west of 16th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
Taxi Stand	Destination. Marker is on 4th Avenue North west of 17th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
The Angela Davis House	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is on Center Street near 11th Court West, on the right when traveling north.
The Bad Guy	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 19th Street North south of 5th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
The Boy Becomes a Man	March Route Towards a Purposeful Life. Marker is on 20th Street North, 0.1 miles north of Park Place, on the right when traveling north.
The Children's Crusade	Marker can be reached from 16th Street N.
The Children's Crusade	March Route to Government. Marker is at the intersection of 6th Avenue North and 18th Street North, on the left when traveling west on 6th Avenue North.
The Defiant One	March Route to Retail. Marker is at the intersection of 5th Avenue North and 17th Street North, on the left when traveling east on 5th Avenue North.
The First Bethel Bombing	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 29th Avenue North west of 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
The Foot Soldiers	Marker can be reached from 16th Street N.
The Fraternal Hotel Building	Destination. Marker is on 4th Avenue North west of 17th Street North, on the right when traveling west.
The Good Friday March	March Route to Government. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 6th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on 19th Street North.
The Importance of Being Educated	March Route for Education. Marker is on Park Place east of 20th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
The Movement Continues	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 29th Avenue North west of 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
The Movement's Fearless Leader	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 28th Avenue North east of 32nd Street North, on the left when traveling east.
The New Strategy	March Route to Retail. Marker is on 5th Avenue North east of 16th Street North, on the left when traveling east.
The Palm Sunday March	March Route to Government. Marker is on 6th Avenue North west of 18th Street North, on the left when traveling west.
The Price of Freedom	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is on Center Street north of 10th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north.
The Push for Fair Housing	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is on Center Street south of 9th Court West, on the right when traveling south.
The Right to Vote	March Route to Government. Marker can be reached from 20th Street North.
The Schoolhouse Stand at Alabama	March Route for Education. Marker is on 22nd Street North south of 7th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south.
The Second Bethel Bombing	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 28th Avenue North east of 32nd Street North, on the left when traveling east.
The Stand for Freedom	March Route to Government. Marker is on 20th Street North north of Park Place, on the right when traveling north.
The Working Class & Mass Meetings	March Route for Moral Justice. Marker is on 29th Avenue North west of 33rd Street North, on the left when traveling west.
Trailways Bus Station	Destination. Marker is at the intersection of North 19th Street and 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling north on North 19th Street.
Urban Renewal, Urban Removal	March Route for Fair Housing. Marker is on Center Street south of 9th Avenue West, on the right when traveling south.
Vance Federal Building	(Included the Post Office). Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 5th Avenue North, on the left when traveling north on 19th Street North.
Water Cannons	Marker is on 6th Avenue N.
Woman in Paddy Wagon	March Route to Retail. Marker is at the intersection of 19th Street North and 3rd Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street North.

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