There are 17 hospice facilities serving Birmingham, Alabama. This includes 11 facilities in Birmingham and 6 nearby. The costs per day for hospice in Alabama range from $111 to $200, with an average cost running approximately $153. The per month expense averages about $4,590 and ranges between $3,330 and $6,000. Annually, the mean cost is around $55,080, which is the same as the nationwide average of $55,080.
Birmingham is a large city in Jefferson County in Alabama. It is part of the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area. It is the biggest city in Alabama. While the city has 493,806 people, the surrounding metropolitan area has a populace of 884,509. The senior community represents about 24% of the total population.
Birmingham has a good SeniorScore™ of 79. The city has a mean per capita income of $31,000. The median household income is $55,000 in comparison to an average of $40,000 for the whole of Alabama. The current unemployment rate is about 9.54% and the median home price is $99,000, which is lower than the state average of $145,500.
Birmingham has ideal average temperatures, with very mild winters and balmy summers. The area gets very heavy amounts of rainfall each year. Compared to other cities in the United States, Birmingham has very low air quality ratings, better than average water quality ratings, and a very high rate of crime.