What is the population of Northport city?

Northport city has 30,991 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #18 of 593 in Alabama.

What is the median household income in Northport city?

Median household income in Northport city is $77,781 a year, 1% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $954 a month and the median home value is $258,800, so rent absorbs about 14.7% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Northport city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Northport, AL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Northport, Alabama (Northport, AL — Census place “Northport city”) is 30,991 residents, ranking #18 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $77,781, the median home is worth $258,800 and median gross rent runs $954 a month. Looking for the Northport Alabama ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Northport, AL: 35473, 35476.

Population: 30,991Northport city residents
Median household income: $77,781Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $258,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $954Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 60.9%Owner-occupied households

Northport ZIP codes (Alabama)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Northport.

The Northport AL ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Northport city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Northport city median would spend about 14.7% 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 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.6% of residents and 60.9% of households own their home.

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

Northport city, AL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Northport city is a small city in Alabama, with 30,991 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #18 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 36.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Northport city earn a median of $77,781 a year, 1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 40% above the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Northport city is valued at $258,800, 14.7% below the national figure and 64% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $954 a month, 32.1% below the national figure, or roughly $11,448 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.7% 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 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 60.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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 Northport city?: Northport city has 30,991 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #18 of 593 in Alabama.
What is the median household income in Northport city?: Median household income in Northport city is $77,781 a year, 1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Northport city?: Median gross rent is $954 a month and the median home value is $258,800, so rent absorbs about 14.7% of median household income.
Is Northport city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Northport city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Northport city 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.