Alabama · Census place 62496
Prichard city, AL
Quick answer
Prichard city has 19,121 residents, ranking #33 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $35,331, the median home is worth $79,900 and median gross rent runs $876 a month.
- Population
- 19,121Prichard city residents
- Median household income
- $35,331Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $79,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $876Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 54.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Prichard city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Prichard city median would spend about 29.8% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 32.1% of residents and 54.4% 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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- Selma city 17,442
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