
Alabama · Census place 74976
Tarrant, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Tarrant, Alabama (Tarrant, AL — Census place “Tarrant city”) is 6,014 residents, ranking #103 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $38,861, the median home is worth $113,800 and median gross rent runs $838 a month. Looking for the Tarrant Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Tarrant, AL: 35217.
- Population
- 6,014Tarrant city residents
- Median household income
- $38,861Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $113,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $838Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 39.6%Owner-occupied households
Tarrant ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Tarrant.
The Tarrant AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Tarrant city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tarrant city median would spend about 25.9% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.2% of residents and 39.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Tarrant city, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Tarrant city is a mid-size town in Alabama, with 6,014 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #103 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 82% of them. The median age here is 38.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Tarrant city earn a median of $38,861 a year, 50.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 30% below the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 29.2% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Tarrant city is valued at $113,800, 62.5% below the national figure and 28% below the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $838 a month, 40.4% below the national figure, or roughly $10,056 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.9% 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 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 39.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
- Grayson Valley CDP 5,882
- Moores Mill CDP 6,041
- Monroeville city 5,875
- Chickasaw city 6,367
- Attalla city 5,829
- Harvest CDP 6,624
- Holtville CDP 5,700
- Opp city 6,752
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Tarrant city?
- Tarrant city has 6,014 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #103 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in Tarrant city?
- Median household income in Tarrant city is $38,861 a year, 50.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Tarrant city?
- Median gross rent is $838 a month and the median home value is $113,800, so rent absorbs about 25.9% of median household income.
- Is Tarrant city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Tarrant city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Tarrant 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.