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BirminghamIA

A town of 454. A typical home worth about $199K.

Population
454
residents
Typical home
$199K
+8.1% in a year
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
52.6
years
Jobs based here
26
A commuter town

What makes Birmingham stand out

The thing Birmingham does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

454 people, and everyone knows the way

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68°
Showers And Thunderstorms
H 71° · L 52°

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Birmingham. Another town gets a different order.

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Birmingham

Most working residents leave Birmingham for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Keosauqua (23%), Fairfield (18%) and Bonaparte (7%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Birmingham1%
Keosauqua23%
Fairfield18%
Bonaparte7%
Des Moines3%
14 mi
median commute distance
26
jobs based in Birmingham
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.

78risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
78High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Birmingham has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–35°
Spring40–61°
Summer62–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 13
typical first frost
Apr 26
typical last frost
+0.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Housing

A typical Birmingham home is worth about $199K

The typical Birmingham home is worth about $199,000, up 8.1% in a year, 17% below the Iowa typical home.

$199KZillow home value

Typical home value

Birmingham$199K
Iowa$240K
+8.1%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

How healthy Birmingham is

Birmingham beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outBirminghamIA
More adults treating high blood pressure80.9%77.8%
More adults with COPD9.4%6.9%
Jefferson County Health Center
7.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Birmingham is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 647 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Birmingham City Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Birmingham for work

Where Birmingham’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

23% → Keosauqua Keosauqua 23% 18% → Fairfield Fairfield 18% 7% → Bonaparte Bonaparte 7% 3% → Des Moines Des Moines 3% 2% → Bloomfield Bloomfield 2% 2% → Centerville Centerville 2% Birmingham · 1% stay
26jobs based in Birmingham
1%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Birmingham

City in Iowa, United States

Official town website ↗

Birmingham is a city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 367 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
367
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
755 ft
ZIP code
52535

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