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Household income per person in Birmingham
1997 – 2023 · 27 data points
10 of 14 · Regions of West Midlands
Updated 22 Oct 2026
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1997 – 2023
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Latest value · 2023
US$27,184
+11%
since 2022
Regions of West Midlands · 2023
10 of 14
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2013
+67%
+3.6% a year on average
vs West Midlands
−13%
West Midlands: US$31,382 · 2023
Household income per person, 1997 – 2023 US Dollar · Birmingham · West Midlands · United Kingdom
+67% since 2013
US$10,000
US$20,000
US$30,000
US$40,000
1997
2005
2010
2015
2023
Birmingham
West Midlands
United Kingdom
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1997 – 2023
Compared with Household income per person · US Dollar
Source: OECD Regional Database
The series at a glance Birmingham · 1997 – 2023
Latest value
US$27,184 · 2023
First value
US$10,929 · 1997
Highest
US$27,184 · 2023
Lowest
US$10,927 · 1998
Average change
+3.6% a year on average
Data points
27
By year
All years · 1997 – 2023
| Year | Birmingham | Change | West Midlands | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US$27,184 | +11% | US$31,382 | US$36,868 |
| 2022 | US$24,438 | +12% | US$28,046 | US$32,936 |
| 2021 | US$21,866 | +6.3% | US$25,216 | US$29,513 |
| 2020 | US$20,565 | +2.2% | US$23,960 | US$27,900 |
| 2019 | US$20,126 | +7.1% | US$23,680 | US$27,795 |
| 2018 | US$18,793 | +3.1% | US$22,235 | US$26,108 |
| 2017 | US$18,233 | +1.4% | US$21,448 | US$24,996 |
| 2016 | US$17,976 | +3.6% | US$21,134 | US$24,371 |
| 2015 | US$17,351 | +2.9% | US$20,336 | US$23,576 |
| 2014 | US$16,856 | +3.7% | US$19,538 | US$22,612 |
| 2013 | US$16,259 | +1.4% | US$18,987 | US$22,075 |
| 2012 | US$16,030 | +1.2% | US$18,498 | US$21,428 |
| 2011 | US$15,835 | +0.9% | US$18,234 | US$20,922 |
| 2010 | US$15,694 | +2.4% | US$17,989 | US$20,699 |
| 2009 | US$15,324 | +0.1% | US$17,726 | US$20,408 |
| 2008 | US$15,316 | +1.6% | US$17,739 | US$20,558 |
| 2007 | US$15,081 | +1.0% | US$17,386 | US$20,159 |
| 2006 | US$14,934 | +5.3% | US$17,127 | US$19,498 |
| 2005 | US$14,179 | −2.5% | US$16,227 | US$18,400 |
| 2004 | US$14,541 | +5.3% | US$16,388 | US$18,247 |
| 2003 | US$13,814 | +2.7% | US$15,483 | US$17,129 |
| 2002 | US$13,450 | +0.3% | US$14,996 | US$16,548 |
| 2001 | US$13,405 | +6.6% | US$14,832 | US$16,342 |
| 2000 | US$12,579 | +10% | US$13,887 | US$15,292 |
| 1999 | US$11,406 | +4.4% | US$12,783 | US$13,979 |
| 1998 | US$10,927 | −0.0% | US$12,299 | US$13,368 |
| 1997 | US$10,929 | US$12,234 | US$13,409 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 1997 – 2023
Ranking · Regions of West Midlands
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Household income per person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Sandwell | US$19,783 | |
| 13 | Stoke-on-Trent | US$21,212 | |
| 12 | Walsall | US$21,862 | |
| 11 | Birmingham | US$21,866 | |
| 10 | Wolverhampton | US$22,040 | |
| 9 | Dudley | US$22,856 | |
| 8 | Coventry | US$23,359 | |
| 7 | Telford and Wrekin | US$24,330 | |
| 6 | Staffordshire CC | US$26,989 | |
| 5 | Shropshire | US$27,931 | |
| 4 | Worcestershire CC | US$29,155 | |
| 3 | Herefordshire, County of | US$29,479 | |
| 2 | Warwickshire CC | US$30,460 | |
| 1 | Solihull | US$31,304 |
Source: OECD Regional Database, 2021
What it means
Money households have to spend or save, per resident.
How it is calculated
Disposable income of households (after taxes and including benefits) divided by the population; current prices.
Economy & jobs
Birmingham in numbers
GDP per person
£33,362
2023
GDP per person (PPP)
US$49,987
2023
Gross domestic product
US$4T
2025 · United Kingdom
Economic growth
1.4%
2025 · United Kingdom
Inflation
3.9%
2025 · United Kingdom
Unemployment rate
7.9%
2023
Youth unemployment
14.6%
2025 · United Kingdom
Employment rate
62.7%
2024
Labour force participation
61.4%
2025 · United Kingdom
Income inequality (Gini)
32.4
2021 · United Kingdom