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Alabama · Census place 63288

Rainbow City city, AL

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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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