Census tracts · Bessemer, AL

Census tracts in Bessemer, Alabama

9 census tracts lie mostly within Bessemer, and 13 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $24,643 in Tract 101 to $137,876 in Tract 142.09, against $39,613 for Bessemer as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Bessemer earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Bessemer and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 142.09 $137,876
Tract 141.05 $58,598
Tract 104.01 $40,291
Tract 138.01 $38,942
Tract 102 $34,207
Tract 103.01 $32,264
Tract 103.02 $28,654
Tract 101 $24,643

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Bessemer

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Census tracts in or partly in Bessemer, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Bessemer (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 10201073010200	2.1 mi north	Jefferson County	2,910±569	$34,207	$85,500	$1,279	100%
Tract 103.0101073010301	1.9 mi northeast	Jefferson County	2,594±622	$32,264	$105,000	$596	100%
Tract 10101073010100	3.4 mi north	Jefferson County	1,221±308	$24,643	not published	$526	99%
Tract 103.0201073010302	3.3 mi northeast	Jefferson County	4,366±860	$28,654	not published	$660	95%
Tract 104.0101073010401	1.0 mi northeast	Jefferson County	3,633±597	$40,291	$86,800	$1,028	87%
Tract 138.0101073013801	3.7 mi north	Jefferson County	1,529±400	$38,942	$80,100	$1,094	85%
Tract 104.0201073010402	1.0 mi north	Jefferson County	2,417±446	$36,705	$210,900	$1,190	84%
Tract 142.0901073014209	3.7 mi southeast	Jefferson County	4,959±1,049	$137,876	$306,400	not published	59%
Tract 141.0501073014105	1.9 mi southwest	Jefferson County	4,507±635	$58,598	$212,100	$1,124	52%
Tract 141.0401073014104	4.4 mi southwest	Jefferson County	3,845±432	$74,617	$261,400	$997	44%
Tract 143.0101073014301	1.5 mi southeast	Jefferson County	3,191±817	$58,359	$155,500	$1,482	33%
Tract 143.0301073014303	4.1 mi east	Jefferson County	5,917±658	$147,377	$545,200	$1,831	27%
Tract 142.0801073014208	4.4 mi southeast	Jefferson County	6,139±942	$137,381	$338,600	$1,063	19%
Tract 142.0701073014207	6.2 mi southwest	Jefferson County	6,400±916	$93,770	$281,100	$1,810	15%
Tract 13301073013300	5.2 mi northeast	Jefferson County	3,226±618	$47,891	$63,700	$844	13%
Tract 140.0201073014002	4.9 mi northwest	Jefferson County	3,141±522	$78,194	$260,100	$1,842	8%
Tract 142.0601073014206	5.5 mi south	Jefferson County	5,368±1,067	$86,650	$279,300	$1,201	7%
Tract 141.0601073014106	8.5 mi west	Jefferson County	3,325±586	$82,799	$208,700	not published	6%
Tract 142.0501073014205	6.2 mi south	Jefferson County	3,077±199	$104,763	$400,700	not published	5%
Tract 100.0201073010002	3.9 mi north	Jefferson County	5,826±602	$76,250	$152,000	$1,365	2%
Tract 10501073010500	5.1 mi northeast	Jefferson County	1,307±296	$40,833	$95,800	$1,092	2%
Tract 136.0101073013601	5.2 mi north	Jefferson County	3,050±739	$38,990	$79,600	$656	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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