What is the population of Columbiana city?

Columbiana city has 4,640 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #129 of 593 in Alabama.

What is the median household income in Columbiana city?

Median household income in Columbiana city is $68,125 a year, 13.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Columbiana city?

Median gross rent is $890 a month and the median home value is $237,800, so rent absorbs about 15.7% of median household income.

Is Columbiana city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Columbiana city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Columbiana, AL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Columbiana, Alabama (Columbiana, AL — Census place “Columbiana city”) is 4,640 residents, ranking #129 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $68,125, the median home is worth $237,800 and median gross rent runs $890 a month. Looking for the Columbiana Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Columbiana, AL: 35051.

Population: 4,640Columbiana city residents
Median household income: $68,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $237,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $890Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 63.4%Owner-occupied households

Columbiana ZIP codes (Alabama)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Columbiana.

The Columbiana AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

35051

What the numbers mean in Columbiana city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Columbiana city median would spend about 15.7% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.7% of residents and 63.4% of households own their home.

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

Columbiana city, AL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Columbiana city is a small town in Alabama, with 4,640 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #129 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 78% of them. The median age here is 44.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Columbiana city earn a median of $68,125 a year, 13.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 22% above the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 14.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Columbiana city is valued at $237,800, 21.6% below the national figure and 50% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $890 a month, 36.7% below the national figure, or roughly $10,680 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Columbiana city?: Columbiana city has 4,640 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #129 of 593 in Alabama.
What is the median household income in Columbiana city?: Median household income in Columbiana city is $68,125 a year, 13.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Columbiana city?: Median gross rent is $890 a month and the median home value is $237,800, so rent absorbs about 15.7% of median household income.
Is Columbiana city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Columbiana city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Columbiana city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.