Alabama · Census place 79488
Waldo town, AL
Quick answer
Waldo town has 282 residents, ranking #477 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $33,125, the median home is worth $59,700 and median gross rent runs $1,256 a month.
- Population
- 282Waldo town residents
- Median household income
- $33,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $59,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,256Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 59.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Waldo town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Waldo town median would spend about 45.5% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.6% of residents and 68.3% 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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