Alabama · Census place 00820
Alabaster city, AL
Quick answer
Alabaster city has 33,633 residents, ranking #15 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $90,163, the median home is worth $242,600 and median gross rent runs $1,375 a month.
- Population
- 33,633Alabaster city residents
- Median household income
- $90,163Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $242,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,375Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Alabaster city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Alabaster city median would spend about 18.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.3% of residents and 86.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Enterprise city 28,990
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