Alabama · Census place 58896
Pell City city, AL
Quick answer
Pell City city has 13,353 residents, ranking #58 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $73,043, the median home is worth $238,100 and median gross rent runs $1,103 a month.
- Population
- 13,353Pell City city residents
- Median household income
- $73,043Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $238,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,103Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pell City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pell City city median would spend about 18.1% 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 15.5% of residents and 67.1% 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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