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eppur_se_muova

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4. We're all shocked to learn that Bessemer is not home to a lot of white people ...
Mon May 12, 2025, 06:57 PM
May 12
17,884 70.4% Black alone 4,634 18.2% White alone 2,161 8.5% Hispanic 830 3.3% Two or more races 40 0.2 %Asian alone
Read more: https://www.city-data.com/city/Bessemer-Alabama.html

Nor a lot of rich people ...
Estimated median household income in 2023: $37,864 (it was $23,066 in 2000) Bessemer: $37,864 AL: $62,212 Estimated per capita income in 2023: $25,168 (it was $12,232 in 2000) Bessemer city income, earnings, and wages data

Bessemer, AL residents, houses, and apartments details Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2023: 30.7% (18.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.5% for Black residents, 69.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 39.3% for American Indian residents, 63.8% for other race residents, 77.3% for two or more races residents)
Read more: https://www.city-data.com/city/Bessemer-Alabama.html


The links will take you to a page of data with pics which cannot be linked.

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