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Alabama · Census place 05980

Bessemer city, AL

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Bessemer city has 25,655 residents, ranking #24 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $37,844, the median home is worth $129,800 and median gross rent runs $922 a month.

Population
25,655Bessemer city residents
Median household income
$37,844Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$129,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$922Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
42.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
55.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Bessemer city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Bessemer city median would spend about 29.2% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.7% of residents and 55.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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