Alabama · Census place 78552
Vestavia Hills city, AL
Quick answer
Vestavia Hills city has 38,704 residents, ranking #13 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $129,171, the median home is worth $494,500 and median gross rent runs $1,455 a month.
- Population
- 38,704Vestavia Hills city residents
- Median household income
- $129,171Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $494,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,455Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Vestavia Hills city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Vestavia Hills city median would spend about 13.5% 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 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9% of residents and 75.6% 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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