Alabama · Census place 18976
Cullman, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Cullman, Alabama (Cullman, AL — Census place “Cullman city”) is 18,894 residents, ranking #34 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $63,704, the median home is worth $215,200 and median gross rent runs $921 a month. Looking for the Cullman Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Cullman, AL: 35055.
- Population
- 18,894Cullman city residents
- Median household income
- $63,704Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $215,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $921Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.2%Owner-occupied households
Cullman ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Cullman.
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What the numbers mean in Cullman city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cullman city median would spend about 17.3% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.7% of residents and 59.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Cullman city, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Cullman city is a mid-size town in Alabama, with 18,894 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #34 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 41.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Cullman city earn a median of $63,704 a year, 18.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% above the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 15.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Cullman city is valued at $215,200, 29.1% below the national figure and 36% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $921 a month, 34.5% below the national figure, or roughly $11,052 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.3% 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 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
- Troy city 17,733
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- Tillmans Corner CDP 17,678
- Anniston city 21,377
- Selma city 17,442
- Helena city 21,452
- Calera city 17,188
- Oxford city 22,063
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Cullman city?
- Cullman city has 18,894 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #34 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in Cullman city?
- Median household income in Cullman city is $63,704 a year, 18.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Cullman city?
- Median gross rent is $921 a month and the median home value is $215,200, so rent absorbs about 17.3% of median household income.
- Is Cullman city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Cullman city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Cullman city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.