BirminghamOH
A town in Ohio, home to 132 people.
Is Birmingham a good place to live?
Birmingham’s age of the median resident is 66.2 years, above both Ohio’s towns (41.7 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is Schoepfle Gardens, at 26 acres. Birmingham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Birmingham stand out
Where Birmingham beats most towns.
132 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The other Birmingham
Birmingham takes its name from Birmingham in West Midlands, England, 3,670 miles across the Atlantic.
UKUK editionBirmingham takes its name from Birmingham, a city in West Midlands, England.
3 more U.S. towns are named after Birmingham:Birmingham, AL195,893Birmingham, MI21,923Birmingham, MO187
Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.
Moving to Birmingham: who provides what
Birmingham is unincorporated, so Erie County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Birmingham.
Birmingham stands out in Ohio and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
The top destinations are Sandusky (7%), Perkins Township (7%) and Norwalk (6%). Since 2013, Birmingham has added 42 jobs, to 292 in 2023. Also worth knowing: 13% of Birmingham residents live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 18 miles.
| Birmingham | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 6.9% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Birmingham is
39% of adults have obesity in Birmingham. This Ohio town does better than the Ohio average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Two figures for adults here: 40% have high blood pressure, 10% worry about having enough food.
| Birmingham | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 80% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Birmingham | OH |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 15.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.8% | 8.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Birmingham faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Birmingham’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 40 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 69% come from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Birmingham once, in 2006.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Birmingham has set aside 0.4% of its land for conservation
Trails run 0.9 miles in 1 park or preserve. The concentration of trails for Birmingham comes to 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Birmingham | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.4% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schoepfle Gardens | 0.9 mi | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Birmingham sell for about $327K
The share of households in Birmingham who live in a home they own: 55%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Birmingham. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumRock and Roll Hall of Fame580K visitors a year
Big draw20 mi Theme parkCedar Point3.8M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaProgressive Field
36 mi Stadium & arenaHuntington Bank Field
38 mi MuseumOhio State Reformatory
37 mi National ParkCuyahoga Valley National Park3.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cedar Point: Larry Pieniazek, User:Lar, en:User:Lar (primary), CC BY 2.5 · Progressive Field: Jsawczuk, Public domain · Huntington Bank Field: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0 · Ohio State Reformatory: Niagara66, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Unknown, Public domain
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Everything we know about Birmingham
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Birmingham
About 0 of every 100 Birmingham residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Every workday, about 291 people come to Birmingham for work
Where Birmingham’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Birmingham
Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.
Birmingham is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place in eastern Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located at the intersection of State Routes 60 and 113. Birmingham was the original site of the Woollybear Festival.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- ZIP code
- 44816
Questions about Birmingham
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Birmingham, OH a good place to live?
Birmingham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.