Vestavia Hills, Alabama demographics

Vestavia Hills, AL demographics: median age 41.7; 65.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Vestavia Hills city, Alabama · Incorporated city · GEOID 0178552. The survey estimates a population of 38,616 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Vestavia Hills is 41.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 13,840 households (±467). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.7 ±1.7	39.3 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,616
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Under 18	9,591 ±679	24.8% ±1.8 pp	22.2%	22.0%
18–34	6,069 ±715	15.7% ±1.8 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	15,562 ±1,049	40.3% ±2.7 pp	37.6%	38.0%
65 and older	7,394 ±640	19.1% ±1.7 pp	17.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,616
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Male	18,742 ±645	48.5% ±1.6 pp	48.6%	49.5%
Female	19,874 ±633	51.5% ±1.6 pp	51.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,616
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
White alone	32,764 ±819	84.8% ±2.1 pp	64.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	2,016 ±575	5.2% ±1.5 pp	25.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	48 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,881 ±468	4.9% ±1.2 pp	1.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	317 ±188 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	2.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,590 ±504	4.1% ±1.3 pp	5.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,616
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,299 ±539	96.6% ±1.3 pp	94.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,317 ±542	3.4% ±1.4 pp	5.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,622 ±436	62.3% ±2.3 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	233 ±100	1.7% ±0.7 pp	4.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,155 ±301	8.3% ±2.2 pp	14.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,226 ±538	23.3% ±3.8 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	604 ±235	4.4% ±1.7 pp	4.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,008 ±435	36.2% ±2.9 pp	29.0%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	8,832 ±673	63.8% ±4.4 pp	71.0%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,840
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,226 ±538	23.3% ±3.8 pp	30.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,745 ±540	34.3% ±3.7 pp	34.5%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,098 ±417	15.2% ±3.0 pp	15.4%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,404 ±400	17.4% ±2.8 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,093 ±240	7.9% ±1.7 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	263 ±116	1.9% ±0.8 pp	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	11 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 38,616
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Native	36,625 ±477	94.8% ±1.1 pp	96.0%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,991 ±437	5.2% ±1.1 pp	4.0%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 36,683
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
English only	33,770 ±633	92.1% ±1.6 pp	94.0%	77.7%
Spanish	778 ±400 · low precision	2.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	95 ±81 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	225 ±162 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	105 ±67 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	426 ±268 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	107 ±90 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	344 ±183 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	18 ±31 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	110 ±132 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	331 ±174 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	374 ±213 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 26,570
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,627 ±759	6.1% ±2.9 pp	11.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,492 ±487	13.1% ±1.8 pp	30.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,124 ±453	11.8% ±1.7 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	990 ±226	3.7% ±0.8 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	9,008 ±725	33.9% ±2.6 pp	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8,329 ±802	31.3% ±2.9 pp	11.1%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 38,252
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Alabama	U.S.
Same house	34,185 ±747	89.4% ±1.8 pp	88.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,401 ±618	6.3% ±1.6 pp	6.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	917 ±250	2.4% ±0.7 pp	2.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	722 ±186	1.9% ±0.5 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	27 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.3% of Vestavia Hills residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally. 94.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vestavia Hills	Alabama	U.S.	Compared with Alabama
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.3% ±0.9 pp	9.2%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.3% ±3.6 pp	87.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.9% ±1.0 pp	7.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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