Bessemer, AL Housing, Dwellings and Occupancy Information

This community has the following distinctive community characteristics:

Bessemer COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS
These distinctive characteristics represent factors which have a strong influence on this community. Factors are considered "distinctive" if this community falls into the top 25% for these characteristics nationally.
1	The Median Home Sale Price is 0 this compares to the country median home sale price of 0 / Bessemer.
2	Bessemer has 10,559 households with the average house hold size of 2.50 people.
3	The annual residence turnover is 14.26 % with 33.63 % of residencies have had the same primary occupants for five or more years. This compares with a county turnover rate of 14.26% / Bessemer.

Bessemer INSIDE THE HOUSING MARKET
Median Home Sale Price	0
Vacant (dwellings)	1,625
Owner-Occupied (dwellings)	6,263
Renter-Occupied (dwellings)	4,296
Average Household Size (people)	2.50
In Current Residence 5+ years	33.63%
Annual Residence Turnover	14.26%
Households	10,559
Households Family	6,634
Households Non-family	3,922
Households with Children	3,526
Households no Children	7,034

Bessemer has 6,263 owner occupied dwellings with 4,296 renter occupied and 1,625 dwellings.

Bessemer RESIDENCY BREAKDOWN by # of dwellings

In Bessemer there are 3,526 households with children compared to 7,034 without children.

Bessemer HOUSEHOLDS WITH VERSUS WITHOUT CHILDREN by # of households

In Bessemer there are 6,634 household composed of people who are related versus 3,922 households who are unrelated.

Bessemer FAMILY VERSUS UNRELATED PEOPLE HOUSEHOLDS by # of households

• In Bessemer the closest airport is Birmingham International which is 17 miles away.
• The closest local major sports team is Birmingham Barons (aa) located 7 miles away.
• Closest two year and four year public schools are Bessemer State Tech Coll and Andrew Jackson University.

Bessemer GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO KEY VENUES
Closest Major Airport	Birmingham International
Distance to Closest Major Airport	17
Closest Major Sports Team	Birmingham Barons (aa)
Distance to Team	7
Closest 2-year public college	Bessemer State Tech Coll
Distance to 2-year school	0
Closest 4-year public college	Andrew Jackson University
Distance to 4-year school	8

This Bessemer reflects the following vehicle ownership trends with 13 of household without vehicles, 41 with one and 46 with two or more vehicles.

Bessemer VEHICLE OWNERSHIP

• In Bessemer you will find the studio apartments and one-bed room apartments renting the following ranges 530 and 589.
• The larger units like the three-bedroom and four-bedroom rent for 833 and 858.

Bessemer APARTMENT RENTAL RATES
Apartment Size	Rental Estimates*
Studio	530
1 Bedroom	589
2 Bedrooms	656
3 Bedrooms	833
4 Bedrooms	858