Alabama · Census place 04852
Bear Creek town, AL
Quick answer
Bear Creek town has 1,317 residents, ranking #288 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $36,250, the median home is worth $95,300 and median gross rent runs $640 a month.
- Population
- 1,317Bear Creek town residents
- Median household income
- $36,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $95,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $640Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bear Creek town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bear Creek town median would spend about 21.2% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.6% of residents and 81.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Steele town 1,293
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