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Compare Bessemer to Mountain Brook

This post compares Bessemer, Alabama to Mountain Brook, Alabama across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Bessemer (city) Mountain Brook (city)
Population 26,697 20,438
Income (median) $34,227 $101,034
Home Value (median) $84,000 $578,100
White 24% 97%
Black 69% 0%
Asian 0% 1%
With Kids 29% 37%
Age (median) 40 40
Rentals 44% 14%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Bessemer or Mountain Brook?
A: Bessemer has a larger population count than Mountain Brook: 26697 compared with 20438 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Bessemer or in Mountain Brook?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Bessemer.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Bessemer or Mountain Brook?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Bessemer.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Bessemer does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 44% for Bessemer versus 14% for Mountain Brook.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Bessemer may include: Anniston, Prichard, and Opelika.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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