Alabama · Census place 22816
Eclectic town, AL
Quick answer
Eclectic town has 1,201 residents, ranking #299 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $49,250, the median home is worth $157,500 and median gross rent runs $690 a month.
- Population
- 1,201Eclectic town residents
- Median household income
- $49,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $157,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $690Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Eclectic town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Eclectic town median would spend about 16.8% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.2% of residents and 66.3% 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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- Fyffe town 1,250
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- Coker town 1,152
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