| Official Name: | Mulga, Alabama |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Jefferson |
| Leader Title: | Mayor W. Keith Varner |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.87 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 574 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 784 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 905.31 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 33.5536°N -86.9753°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 35118 |
| Area Code: | 205 & 659 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-52776 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0152567 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.26 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.24 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.01 |
| Population Density Km2: | 349.67 |
Mulga is a town in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is north from the Birmingham suburb of Pleasant Grove. It includes the community of Bayview. Mulga was a company town operated by Birmingham Coal and Iron Company around the Mulga Mine and Mulga was also the name of an independent community in the area. The company town was incorporated in 1947.[2]
At its 2010 census the population was 836, down from its peak population of 973 in 2000. Its communities were damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998. The town's name is possibly derived from the Creek word omalga meaning "all".
Coal has been mined in the area. Forty-one men died in a 1910 coal mine explosion.[3] Steel industry was also active in the area and served by a dam. Rail service was established.
Mulga is located at (33.548891, -86.977254).[4]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6sqmi, all land.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 645 | 82.27% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 104 | 13.27% | |
| Native American | 3 | 0.38% | |
| Asian | 1 | 0.13% | |
| Other/Mixed | 25 | 3.19% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 0.77% |
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 973 people, 390 households, and 276 families residing in the town. The population density was 1604.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 425 housing units at an average density of 700.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 85.10% White, 13.16% Black or African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.31% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. 0.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 390 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,500, and the median income for a family was $41,382. Males had a median income of $31,438 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,622. About 8.6% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.