Alabama · Census place 71040
Slocomb city, AL
Quick answer
Slocomb city has 1,995 residents, ranking #224 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $38,988, the median home is worth $96,000 and median gross rent runs $764 a month.
- Population
- 1,995Slocomb city residents
- Median household income
- $38,988Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $96,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $764Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Slocomb city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Slocomb city median would spend about 23.5% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.9% of residents and 71.9% 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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- Grove Hill town 1,940
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