Alabama · Census place 04684
Bayou La Batre city, AL
Quick answer
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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