
Alabama · Census place 45040
McCalla, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of McCalla, Alabama (McCalla, AL — Census place “McCalla CDP”) is 13,939 residents, ranking #55 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $83,782, the median home is worth $252,800 and median gross rent runs $1,838 a month. Looking for the McCalla Alabama ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve McCalla, AL: 35022, 35111.
- Population
- 13,939McCalla CDP residents
- Median household income
- $83,782Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $252,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,838Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 92.4%Owner-occupied households
McCalla ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps McCalla.
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What the numbers mean in McCalla CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the McCalla CDP median would spend about 26.3% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.7% of residents and 92.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
McCalla CDP, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
McCalla CDP is a mid-size town in Alabama, with 13,939 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #55 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 41.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in McCalla CDP earn a median of $83,782 a year, 6.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 50% 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 6.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in McCalla CDP is valued at $252,800, 16.7% below the national figure and 60% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,838 a month, 30.7% above the national figure, or roughly $22,056 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 92.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
- Irondale city 13,462
- Jacksonville city 14,345
- Moody city 13,378
- Ozark city 14,348
- Pell City city 13,353
- Jasper city 14,480
- Eufaula city 12,664
- Alexander City city 14,686
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of McCalla CDP?
- McCalla CDP has 13,939 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #55 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in McCalla CDP?
- Median household income in McCalla CDP is $83,782 a year, 6.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in McCalla CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,838 a month and the median home value is $252,800, so rent absorbs about 26.3% of median household income.
- Is McCalla CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so McCalla CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this McCalla CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.