Alabama · Census place 18088
Cowarts town, AL
Quick answer
Cowarts town has 2,189 residents, ranking #216 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $57,734, the median home is worth $176,100 and median gross rent runs $814 a month.
- Population
- 2,189Cowarts town residents
- Median household income
- $57,734Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $176,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $814Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cowarts town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cowarts town median would spend about 16.9% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.5% of residents and 73.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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