Alabama · Census place 71190
Smiths Station city, AL
Quick answer
Smiths Station city has 5,443 residents, ranking #111 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $57,410, the median home is worth $184,400 and median gross rent runs $946 a month.
- Population
- 5,443Smiths Station city residents
- Median household income
- $57,410Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $184,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $946Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Smiths Station city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Smiths Station city median would spend about 19.8% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.7% of residents and 82.6% 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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