What is the population of Hoover city?

Hoover city has 92,401 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #6 of 593 in Alabama.

What is the median household income in Hoover city?

Median household income in Hoover city is $107,822 a year, 37.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hoover city?

Median gross rent is $1,404 a month and the median home value is $391,300, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.

Is Hoover city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hoover city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Hoover, AL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Hoover, Alabama (Hoover, AL — Census place “Hoover city”) is 92,401 residents, ranking #6 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $107,822, the median home is worth $391,300 and median gross rent runs $1,404 a month. Looking for the Hoover Alabama ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Hoover, AL: 35216, 35226, 35242, 35244.

Population: 92,401Hoover city residents
Median household income: $107,822Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $391,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,404Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 71.2%Owner-occupied households

Hoover ZIP codes (Alabama)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hoover.

The Hoover AL ZIP code list below covers 4 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Hoover city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Hoover city median would spend about 15.6% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.3% of residents and 71.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Hoover city, AL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Hoover city is a small city in Alabama, with 92,401 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #6 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 38.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Hoover city earn a median of $107,822 a year, 37.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 94% above the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 5.3% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Hoover city is valued at $391,300, 29% above the national figure and 147% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,404 a month, essentially level with the national figure, or roughly $16,848 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.6% 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 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Hoover city?: Hoover city has 92,401 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #6 of 593 in Alabama.
What is the median household income in Hoover city?: Median household income in Hoover city is $107,822 a year, 37.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hoover city?: Median gross rent is $1,404 a month and the median home value is $391,300, so rent absorbs about 15.6% of median household income.
Is Hoover city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hoover city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Hoover city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.