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Quick Facts
Population (year 2000): 19,291, Est. population in July 2002: 19,280
Males: 9,218 (47.8%)
Females: 10,073 (52.2%)
Land area: 4.8 square miles
Races in Birmingham:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• Black (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (21.7%), English (16.4%), Irish (16.3%), Polish (9.1%), Italian (6.9%), Scottish (6.2%).
For population 25 years and over in Birmingham

• High school or higher: 97.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 67.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 29.6%
• Unemployed: 2.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Birmingham city

• Never married: 25.2%
• Now married: 57.3%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 5.4%
• Divorced: 11.7%

Nearest cities: Beverly Hills, MI (1.9 miles), Bloomfield Hills, MI (2.8 miles), Lathrup Village, MI (3.8 miles), Berkley, MI (3.9 miles), Bloomfield Township, MI (4.2 miles), Clawson, MI (4.5 miles), Bingham Farms, MI (4.8 miles), Southfield, MI (4.9 miles).
Single-family new house construction building permits:

• 1996: 23 buildings, average cost: $151,700
• 1997: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
• 1998: 55 buildings, average cost: $161,300
• 1999: 58 buildings, average cost: $338,200
• 2000: 67 buildings, average cost: $277,600
• 2001: 71 buildings, average cost: $306,300
• 2002: 67 buildings, average cost: $288,600
• 2003: 116 buildings, average cost: $264,900