Alabama · Census place 14152
Cherokee town, AL
Quick answer
Cherokee town has 1,059 residents, ranking #316 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $54,107, the median home is worth $107,200 and median gross rent runs $914 a month.
- Population
- 1,059Cherokee town residents
- Median household income
- $54,107Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $107,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $914Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cherokee town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cherokee town median would spend about 20.3% 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 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.7% of residents and 73.8% 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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- Notasulga town 1,074
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- Leroy CDP 1,016
- Town Creek town 1,015
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