Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Birmingham, AL

Birmingham community health snapshot

19 urgent care locations for 198,173 residents of Birmingham — about 1.0 per 10,000 people.

• 198,173Residents
• 12.8%Without health insuranceabove Alabama's 9.2%
• $46,051Median household incomebelow Alabama's $63,999
• 18.9%Under 18below Alabama's 22.2%
• 16.4%65 and olderbelow Alabama's 17.8%
• 24.7%Below the poverty lineabove Alabama's 15.6%

With 12.8% 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 Birmingham

• 4.9%Children under 5below Alabama's 5.8%
• 20.6%Households with childrenbelow Alabama's 29.0%
• 43.9%Covered by public insuranceabove Alabama's 37.8%
• 53.7%Covered by private insurancebelow Alabama's 66.8%
• 17.7%Living with a disabilityabove Alabama's 16.5%
• 6.9%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homeabove Alabama's 6.0%
• 12.0%Households without a vehicleabove Alabama's 5.4%
• 20.8 minAverage commute to workAlabama average 25.5 min
• 5.2%Veterans (adults)below Alabama's 7.7%

• 12.0% 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.
• 43.9% 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 Birmingham 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