Alabama · Census place 78240
Valley Head town, AL
Quick answer
Valley Head town has 825 residents, ranking #353 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $44,396, the median home is worth $59,800 and median gross rent runs $910 a month.
- Population
- 825Valley Head town residents
- Median household income
- $44,396Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $59,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $910Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Valley Head town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Valley Head town median would spend about 24.6% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.5% of residents and 88.6% 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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