Alabama · Census place 46696
Margaret town, AL
Quick answer
Margaret town has 5,538 residents, ranking #110 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $97,075, the median home is worth $224,700 and median gross rent runs $881 a month.
- Population
- 5,538Margaret town residents
- Median household income
- $97,075Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $224,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $881Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 87.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Margaret town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Margaret town median would spend about 10.9% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.6% of residents and 87.1% 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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