COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mountain Brook vs Birmingham
PLACE A
Mountain Brook, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Birmingham, Ohio
Mountain Brook is 16310% larger than Birmingham. Mountain Brook earns more, with a median household income $174,886 higher.
MOUNTAIN BROOKBIRMINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population21,661132+16310% vs Birmingham
Population density1,687118+1,569
Population growth10.0%––
Median age42.966.2−23.3
Male48.4%67.4%−19.0 pts
Female51.6%32.6%+19.0 pts
Foreign-born2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.1%91.7%+3.4 pts
Black0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other2.7%8.3%−5.6 pts
Median household income$201,479$26,593+$174,886
Per capita income$119,993$117,498+$2,495
Poverty rate3.2%12.9%−9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5070.717−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher88.6%9.1%+79.5 pts
Graduate degree39.5%9.1%+30.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.2%28.3%−27.2 pts
Labor force participation62.8%45.5%+17.4 pts
Median home value$916,300$165,900+$750,400
Median gross rent$1,456$675+$781
Owner-occupied89.9%54.9%+35.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%0.0%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households25.2%46.9%−21.7 pts
Average commute16.422.0−5.6
Worked from home16.9%0.0%+16.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024