Alabama · Census place 63288
Rainbow City, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Rainbow City, Alabama (Rainbow City, AL — Census place “Rainbow City city”) is 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. Looking for the Rainbow City Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Rainbow City, AL: 35906.
- 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
Rainbow City ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Rainbow City.
The Rainbow City 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 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
Rainbow City city, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Rainbow City city is a mid-size town in Alabama, with 10,213 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #69 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 88% 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 Rainbow City city earn a median of $59,659 a year, 24% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% above the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Rainbow City city is valued at $203,600, 32.9% below the national figure and 29% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $998 a month, 29% below the national figure, or roughly $11,976 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 64.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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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- Fairfield city 9,846
- Clay city 10,288
- Fultondale city 9,753
- Spanish Fort city 10,377
- Pleasant Grove city 9,502
- Valley city 10,406
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Rainbow City city?
- Rainbow City city has 10,213 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #69 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in Rainbow City city?
- Median household income in Rainbow City city is $59,659 a year, 24% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Rainbow City city?
- Median gross rent is $998 a month and the median home value is $203,600, so rent absorbs about 20.1% of median household income.
- Is Rainbow City city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Rainbow City city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Rainbow 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.