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Population (year 2000):
29,672, Est. population in July 2002:
29,358 (-1.1% change)
Males: 13,450 (45.3%), Females: 16,222
(54.7%) Christian singles note that
women way outnumber the men!
Elevation: 513 feet
County: Jefferson
Land area: 40.7 square
miles
Median resident age:
35.9 years
Median household income: $23,066 (year
2000)
Median house value: $56,500 (year 2000)
Races
in Bessemer:
- Black (69.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (28.5%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United
States (7.6%), Irish (3.1%), English
(2.1%), German (1.7%), Subsaharan
African (1.2%).
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