What is the population of Saraland city?

Saraland city has 16,304 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #42 of 593 in Alabama.

What is the median household income in Saraland city?

Median household income in Saraland city is $60,577 a year, 22.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,071 a month and the median home value is $210,500, so rent absorbs about 21.2% of median household income.

Is Saraland city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Saraland city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Saraland, AL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Saraland, Alabama (Saraland, AL — Census place “Saraland city”) is 16,304 residents, ranking #42 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $60,577, the median home is worth $210,500 and median gross rent runs $1,071 a month. Looking for the Saraland Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Saraland, AL: 36571.

Population: 16,304Saraland city residents
Median household income: $60,577Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $210,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,071Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 75.7%Owner-occupied households

Saraland ZIP codes (Alabama)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Saraland.

The Saraland AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

36571

What the numbers mean in Saraland city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Saraland city median would spend about 21.2% 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 3.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.3% of residents and 75.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Saraland city, AL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Saraland city is a mid-size town in Alabama, with 16,304 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #42 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 43.9 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 Saraland city earn a median of $60,577 a year, 22.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% above the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 9.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Saraland city is valued at $210,500, 30.6% below the national figure and 33% above the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,071 a month, 23.8% below the national figure, or roughly $12,852 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.2% 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 3.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 75.7% 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.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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 Saraland city?: Saraland city has 16,304 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #42 of 593 in Alabama.
What is the median household income in Saraland city?: Median household income in Saraland city is $60,577 a year, 22.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Saraland city?: Median gross rent is $1,071 a month and the median home value is $210,500, so rent absorbs about 21.2% of median household income.
Is Saraland city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Saraland city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Saraland 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.