Alabama · Census place 28696
Gadsden city, AL
Quick answer
Gadsden city has 33,617 residents, ranking #16 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $38,699, the median home is worth $101,900 and median gross rent runs $787 a month.
- Population
- 33,617Gadsden city residents
- Median household income
- $38,699Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $101,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $787Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Gadsden city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Gadsden city median would spend about 24.4% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.6% of residents and 54.4% 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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