Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Bessemer, AL

Bessemer community health snapshot

2 urgent care locations for 25,400 residents of Bessemer — about 0.8 per 10,000 people.

• 25,400Residents
• 14.0%Without health insuranceabove Alabama's 9.2%
• $39,613Median household incomebelow Alabama's $63,999
• 20.0%Under 18below Alabama's 22.2%
• 22.1%65 and olderabove Alabama's 17.8%
• 27.9%Below the poverty lineabove Alabama's 15.6%

With 14.0% of residents uninsured, self-pay pricing matters here — ask any clinic for its self-pay rate before your visit, and see your rights against surprise bills.

Families, coverage and getting to care in Bessemer

• 5.9%Children under 5about the same as Alabama (5.8%)
• 21.4%Households with childrenbelow Alabama's 29.0%
• 53.3%Covered by public insuranceabove Alabama's 37.8%
• 46.0%Covered by private insurancebelow Alabama's 66.8%
• 25.0%Living with a disabilityabove Alabama's 16.5%
• 9.9%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homeabove Alabama's 6.0%
• 10.9%Households without a vehicleabove Alabama's 5.4%
• 26.2 minAverage commute to workAlabama average 25.5 min
• 7.5%Veterans (adults)about the same as Alabama (7.7%)

• 10.9% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 53.3% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Bessemer city, Alabama in Jefferson County; Alabama comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry