Alabama · Census place 63288
Rainbow City city, AL
Quick answer
Rainbow City city has 10,213 residents, ranking #69 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $59,659, the median home is worth $203,600 and median gross rent runs $998 a month.
- Population
- 10,213Rainbow City city residents
- Median household income
- $59,659Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $203,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $998Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Rainbow City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Rainbow City city median would spend about 20.1% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.3% of residents and 64.1% 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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