Alabama State House District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
al-hd-048
State
Alabama
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
39.2 sq mi
Water Area
1.93 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Alabama State House District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Jefferson County28.91 sq mi73.7%2.6%
Shelby County10.33 sq mi26.3%1.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Vestavia Hills city12.76 sq mi32.5%63.7%
Birmingham city9.01 sq mi23.0%6.1%
Mountain Brook city5.51 sq mi14.1%42.9%
Hoover city3.11 sq mi7.9%6.3%
Brook Highland CDP2.29 sq mi5.8%83.2%
Dunnavant CDP0.49 sq mi1.3%2.6%
Irondale city0.07 sq mi0.2%0.4%

Showing all 7 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
AL District 647,542100.0%6.6%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
39,183
Active Voters
33,032 (84.3%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202426,148 (66.7%)1,078 (2.8%)7,125 (18.2%)
2021–202216,503 (42.1%)921 (2.4%)8,644 (22.1%)
2019–202026,178 (66.8%)4,377 (11.2%)8,074 (20.6%)
2017–201821,411 (54.6%)2,125 (5.4%)6,007 (15.3%)
2015–201618,325 (46.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20146,665 (17.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201212,035 (30.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/09/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
42,318 (± 1,758)
Median Age
41.2
Median Household Income
$125,037 (± $11,290)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
98.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
71.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1810,17924.1%
18 to 6423,88256.4%
65 and over8,25719.5%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,1992.8%
White, not Hispanic35,54984.0%
Black, not Hispanic3,4308.1%
Asian, not Hispanic1,2753.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic470.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic2290.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5891.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
41,727
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,563

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic40,56297.2%
Hispanic1,1672.8%
White35,86986.0%
Black3,4318.2%
Asian9842.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native460.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races410.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,86097.8%
Hispanic7022.2%
White27,12385.9%
Black2,9289.3%
Asian6562.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1300.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races390.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).