The education level of Birmingham citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.24% of adults in Birmingham have at least a bachelor’s degree.

The per capita income in Birmingham in 2010 was $19,827, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,308 for a family of four. However, Birmingham contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Birmingham also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.92% of its population below the federal poverty line.