What is the population of Pell City city?

Pell City city has 13,353 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #58 of 593 in Alabama.

What is the median household income in Pell City city?

Median household income in Pell City city is $73,043 a year, 7% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,103 a month and the median home value is $238,100, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.

Is Pell City 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 Pell City city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Pell City, AL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Pell City, Alabama (Pell City, AL — Census place “Pell City city”) is 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. Looking for the Pell City Alabama ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Pell City, AL: 35125, 35128.

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

Pell City ZIP codes (Alabama)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Pell City.

The Pell City 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 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

Pell City city, AL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Pell City city is a mid-size town in Alabama, with 13,353 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #58 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 90% of them. The median age here is 40.2 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 Pell City city earn a median of $73,043 a year, 7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 31% 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 15.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Pell City city is valued at $238,100, 21.5% below the national figure and 51% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,103 a month, 21.6% below the national figure, or roughly $13,236 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.1% 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. 67.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

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 Pell City city?: Pell City city has 13,353 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #58 of 593 in Alabama.
What is the median household income in Pell City city?: Median household income in Pell City city is $73,043 a year, 7% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Pell City city?: Median gross rent is $1,103 a month and the median home value is $238,100, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.
Is Pell City 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 Pell City city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Pell City 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.