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Alabama · Census place 53016

Muscle Shoals city, AL

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Muscle Shoals city has 16,670 residents, ranking #40 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $70,927, the median home is worth $198,300 and median gross rent runs $939 a month.

Population
16,670Muscle Shoals city residents
Median household income
$70,927Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$198,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$939Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
37.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
68.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Muscle Shoals city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Muscle Shoals city median would spend about 15.9% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.4% of residents and 68.8% 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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