Alabama · Census place 02116
Arab city, AL
Quick answer
Arab city has 8,573 residents, ranking #83 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $60,985, the median home is worth $196,700 and median gross rent runs $697 a month.
- Population
- 8,573Arab city residents
- Median household income
- $60,985Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $196,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $697Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Arab city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Arab city median would spend about 13.7% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.7% of residents and 68.6% 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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