Vestavia Hills, Alabama

The 2000 Census showed that Vestavia Hills had a population of 24,476 people^<1>. This represents 0.55% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 17th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
14	Prichard	SW	202 mi [325.1 km]	27,662	3.39% decrease
15	Phenix City	SE	120 mi [193.1 km]	31,125	10.12% increase
16	Homewood	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	23,840	4.8% decrease
-17-	Vestavia Hills			30,892	26.21% increase
18	Prattville	S	70 mi [112.7 km]	32,480	33.65% increase
19	Anniston	E	55 mi [88.5 km]	23,662	2.53% decrease
20	Opelika	SE	95 mi [152.9 km]	26,808	14.09% increase

Vestavia Hills had 10,523 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Vestavia Hills has an area^<4> of 14.63 square miles [37.9 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Vestavia Hills had a 2000 population density of 1,672 people per square mile [645 people/km²], making it the state's 9th most densely populated area.

Jefferson County

The city of Vestavia Hills is primarily located in Jefferson County. A portion of Vestavia Hills extends into Shelby County.

The county had a population of 662,192 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 24,476 people, Vestavia Hills contained 3.7% of the Jefferson County total.

In addition, where the community of Vestavia Hills has a population density of 1,672 people per square mile [645 people/km²], Jefferson County averages 595 people per square mile [229.8 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jefferson County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Vestavia Hills and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Vestavia Hills. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they haven't created a QuickFact for Vestavia Hills, there are QuickFacts available for the following nearby communities:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Birmingham	QF-0107000	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	228,798	5.77% decrease
	Hoover	QF-0135896	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	71,020	13.19% increase
	Bessemer	QF-0105980	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	28,542	3.81% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Vestavia Hills.

A Census Quickfact is available for Jefferson County (QF-01073).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Jefferson County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bibb	QF-01007	SW	21,629	8.49% increase
	Blount	QF-01009	NE	57,441	12.24% increase
	Saint Clair	QF-01115	E	79,837	22.68% increase
	Shelby	QF-01117	SE	187,784	29.94% increase
	Tuscaloosa	QF-01125	SW	179,448	8.63% increase
	Walker	QF-01127	NW	68,970	2.42% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Vestavia Hills:

Vestavia Hills is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Vestavia Hills.

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama<6>

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