Alabama · Census place 74424
Sylvan Springs town, AL
Quick answer
Sylvan Springs town has 1,559 residents, ranking #259 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $78,214, the median home is worth $197,300 and median gross rent runs $1,092 a month.
- Population
- 1,559Sylvan Springs town residents
- Median household income
- $78,214Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $197,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,092Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 82.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Sylvan Springs town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Sylvan Springs town median would spend about 16.8% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5% of residents and 82.8% 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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- Samson city 1,477
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