Alabama · Census place 43888
Locust Fork town, AL
Quick answer
Locust Fork town has 1,312 residents, ranking #290 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $42,045, the median home is worth $169,600 and median gross rent runs $1,054 a month.
- Population
- 1,312Locust Fork town residents
- Median household income
- $42,045Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $169,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,054Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 80.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Locust Fork town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Locust Fork town median would spend about 30.1% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 80.4% 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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