2 0 , ▁which ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁with ▁access ▁from ▁ex its ▁ 1 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 . ▁Via ▁I - 2 0 , ▁B irmingham ▁is ▁ 6 2   mi ▁( 1 0 0   km ) ▁west , ▁and ▁Atlanta ▁is ▁ 8 8   mi ▁( 1 4 2   km ) ▁east . ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 7 8 ▁also ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁city , ▁par alle ling ▁I - 2 0 . ▁Alabama ▁State ▁Route ▁ 2 1 ▁connect s ▁the ▁city ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁T alla de ga , ▁which ▁is ▁south west ▁ 2 1   mi ▁( 3 4   km ). ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 2 1 , 3 4 8 ▁people , ▁ 8 , 0 7 2 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 5 , 9 5 5 ▁families ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁ 6 8 8 ▁people ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 2 6 5 . 9 / km ²). ▁There ▁were ▁ 8 , 8 0 6 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of ▁ 2 8 4 ▁per ▁square ▁mile ▁( 1 0 9 . 6 / km ²). ▁ ▁The ▁ra cial ▁make up ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁ 8 0 . 5 % ▁White , ▁ 1 2 . 6 % ▁Black ▁or ▁African ▁American