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Alabama · Census place 04684

Bayou La Batre city, AL

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Bayou La Batre city has 1,977 residents, ranking #225 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $40,667, the median home is worth $87,500 and median gross rent runs $856 a month.

Population
1,977Bayou La Batre city residents
Median household income
$40,667Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$87,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$856Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
51.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Bayou La Batre city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bayou La Batre city median would spend about 25.3% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.5% of residents and 51.8% 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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