Alabama · Census place 34480
Highland Lake town, AL
Quick answer
Highland Lake town has 516 residents, ranking #420 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $65,625, the median home is worth $268,500 and median gross rent runs $950 a month.
- Population
- 516Highland Lake town residents
- Median household income
- $65,625Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $268,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $950Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 60 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Highland Lake town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Highland Lake town median would spend about 17.4% 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 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.3% of residents and 89% 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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