Alabama · Census place 11416
Calera city, AL
Quick answer
Calera city has 17,188 residents, ranking #38 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $82,441, the median home is worth $214,200 and median gross rent runs $1,505 a month.
- Population
- 17,188Calera city residents
- Median household income
- $82,441Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $214,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,505Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Calera city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Calera city median would spend about 21.9% 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 6.7% of residents and 79.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
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- Troy city 17,733
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- Hueytown city 16,541
- Saraland city 16,304
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