Alabama · Census place 16684
Colony town, AL
Quick answer
Colony town has 261 residents, ranking #485 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $43,750, the median home is worth $60,800 and median gross rent runs $638 a month.
- Population
- 261Colony town residents
- Median household income
- $43,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $60,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $638Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Colony town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Colony town median would spend about 17.5% 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 1.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.2% of residents and 80% 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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