Alabama · Census place 57504
Owens Cross Roads, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Owens Cross Roads, Alabama (Owens Cross Roads, AL — Census place “Owens Cross Roads town”) is 2,678 residents, ranking #184 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $73,708, the median home is worth $206,100 and median gross rent runs $895 a month. Looking for the Owens Cross Roads Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Owens Cross Roads, AL: 35763.
- Population
- 2,678Owens Cross Roads town residents
- Median household income
- $73,708Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $206,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $895Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83%Owner-occupied households
Owens Cross Roads ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Owens Cross Roads.
The Owens Cross Roads AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Owens Cross Roads town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Owens Cross Roads town median would spend about 14.6% 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% of residents and 83% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Owens Cross Roads town, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Owens Cross Roads town is a small town in Alabama, with 2,678 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #184 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 69% of them. The median age here is 31.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Owens Cross Roads town earn a median of $73,708 a year, 6.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 32% 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 10% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Owens Cross Roads town is valued at $206,100, 32.1% below the national figure and 30% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $895 a month, 36.3% below the national figure, or roughly $10,740 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.6% 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 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 83% 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. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Owens Cross Roads town?
- Owens Cross Roads town has 2,678 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #184 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in Owens Cross Roads town?
- Median household income in Owens Cross Roads town is $73,708 a year, 6.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Owens Cross Roads town?
- Median gross rent is $895 a month and the median home value is $206,100, so rent absorbs about 14.6% of median household income.
- Is Owens Cross Roads town affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Owens Cross Roads town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Owens Cross Roads town data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.