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Wage Policies

Overall Wage Policy Score: 7.82
The average living wage for the state of Alabama is $30.04/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can not be set above the state standard, and is not extended to farm workers. This gives Alabama a minimum wage score of 11.87 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Alabama a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Alabama is $145, resulting in a UI benefit score of 8.98 compared to all other states.

Worker Protection Policies

Overall Worker Protection Score: 14.29

X Alabama does not provide accommodations for pregnant workers.
X Alabama does not offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Alabama does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Alabama does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Alabama does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Alabama does not provide some form of paid family leave.
X Alabama does not provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Alabama does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Alabama does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Alabama does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Alabama does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
X Alabama does not provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Alabama does not extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Alabama does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.

Right To Organize Policies

Overall Right To Organize Score: 10

X Alabama does have a "right-to-work" law.
X Alabama does not legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Alabama does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Alabama does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X Alabama does not provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Alabama does not provide wage negotiations for teachers.

Data from Oxfam America, Inc.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.

Voting

Jefferson County voted Democratic in the 2020 Presidential Election with a significant difference of 23.58% between the winner and runner up.

Voting Results by Party

Democratic: 55.76%
Republican: 42.61%
Other: 1.63%

Nearby Locations

Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s) : 35203, 35204, 35205, 35206, 35207, 35208, 35209, 35210, 35211, 35212, 35213, 35214, 35215, 35216, 35217, 35218, 35221, 35222, 35223, 35224, 35226, 35228, 35229, 35233, 35234, 35235, 35242, 35243, 35244, 35254
Latitude : 33.508460
Longitude : -86.738661
TimeZone : Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving : Yes
Region : South
Average Elevation : 709 ft.
Area Code(s) : 205, 659

Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household : 2.26
Male Population Estimate : 43.35%
Female Population Estimate : 48.58%
Median Age : 36.0
Male Median Age : 34.3
Female Median Age : 37.5

White Population Estimate : 47.07%
Black Population Estimate : 40.86%
Hispanic Population Estimate : 3.97%
Asian Population Estimate : 2.20%
Hawaiian Population Estimate : 0.05%
Indian Population Estimate : 0.52%
Other Population Estimate : 2.37%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Birmingham specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Jefferson County: About 20 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Jefferson County: About 873 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Jefferson County is about 80% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 67% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.