Alabama

Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 across 67 counties, a median home price of $241,517, and a median household income of $66,659.

Home price

$241,517

Income

$66,659

Cost of living

88.6

Income tax

5.00%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$241,517

Median gross rent$1,008

Median year homes here were built1985

Share of homes built before 198042.1%

Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.5%

Share of homes that are vacant14.6%

Share of occupied homes that are rented29.7%

Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.1%

Typical monthly rent$1,418

HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,081

HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$925

HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,385

Home insurance / yr$3,633

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6

Median household income$66,659

Family health premium / yr$23,986

Infant childcare / yr$7,871

Regular gas price / gal$3.632

Poverty rate15.2%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.3%

Unemployment rate3.2%

Share of adults in the labor force58.3%

Share of workers who are self-employed5.5%

Share of workers employed by government16.6%

Share of workers in the largest industry22.7%

Economic output per resident$63,959

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.37%

Top state income tax5.00%

Capital gains tax5.00%

Combined sales tax9.46%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time26.0 min

Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 mi

Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport923798

Miles to nearest general aviation field10 mi

Airports with airline service located here7

General aviation airfields located here76

Passenger train stations and the railway network4

Miles to the nearest passenger rail station50 mi

Households without a vehicle5.5%

Traffic deaths41.2

Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher29.9%

Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.6%

Public schools in the county1356

Public school enrollment731025

Students per full-time teacher17.2

Free lunch eligible54.3%

Elementary schools697

Middle schools274

High schools277

Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above35

Two-year institutions26

Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution12 mi

Health

Primary care physicians64

Medicare-certified hospitals in this county100

Hospitals here with an emergency department91

Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3

Fine particulate matter8.6 µg

Without health insurance9.2%

Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.2%

Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.1%

Frequent mental distress18.5%

No leisure-time physical activity28.6%

Diagnosed diabetes14.5%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population5,157,699

Land area in square miles50,654

People per square mile of land100.0

Supermarkets and grocery stores764

Convenience stores397

Share living far from a food store17.9%

Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.8%

Population change since 2020+3.3%

Natural change per 1,000 residents-0

Net international migration per 1,000 residents2

Median age39.6 yrs

Share of residents under 1822.2%

Share of residents 65 and over17.8%

Share of households that are one person30.9%

Share of residents born outside the United States4.0%

Second languages6.1%

Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls63.4%

Congregations per 100,000 residents213

Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents5

Households that moved in119,960

Households that moved away113,794

Average income of arriving households$61,527

Average income of departing households$60,118

Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8

Housing units authorised in the latest year19,061

Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings19.2%

Violent crime rate360

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature64.2°F

Annual precipitation52.3 in

Annual snowfall2.0 in

Average daily solar energy4.53 kWh/m²

Days reaching 90°F54 days

Days at or below freezing48 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a

Frost-free days239 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$185

Electric utilities serving this county3

Electricity price per kWh16.4¢

Household electricity use1,129 kWh

Residential natural gas price$21.17

Homes heated by electricity67.4%

Homes heated by utility gas25.7%

Homes heated by propane5.3%

Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%

Homes heated by wood0.7%

Households with broadband91.6%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk83.3

Coastal flood risk11.7

Drought risk56.2

Landslide risk65.8

Hail risk48.6

Earthquake risk82.0

Tornado risk90.3

Tropical cyclone risk77.1

Extreme heat risk84.5

Winter weather risk50.5

Strong wind risk79.4

Wildfire risk62.5

Sports

Major pro teams based here0

NFL teams based here0

NBA teams based here0

MLB teams based here0

NHL teams based here0

MLS soccer teams based here0

Top-division college football teams6

Second-tier college football teams4

Affiliated minor league baseball teams3

AHL teams based here0

ECHL teams based here0

All 67 counties in Alabama

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Jefferson$240,000 Mobile$190,700 Madison$299,200 Baldwin$316,900 Tuscaloosa$248,700 Shelby$326,100 Montgomery$171,900 Lee$262,200 Morgan$212,000 Calhoun$156,600 Limestone$281,000 Houston$183,300 Etowah$167,100 Marshall$201,500 Lauderdale$200,300 St. Clair$226,300 Cullman$199,100 Elmore$223,900 Talladega$149,200 DeKalb$152,700 Walker$135,900 Autauga$207,200 Blount$175,200 Russell$165,700 Colbert$171,000 Coffee$188,600 Jackson$159,500 Dale$143,500 Chilton$161,300 Tallapoosa$158,500 Covington$152,100 Dallas$94,600 Escambia$136,500 Chambers$135,800 Lawrence$172,300 Pike$157,600 Franklin$136,000 Marion$106,600 Geneva$130,700 Cherokee$179,700 Barbour$112,900 Winston$118,900 Clarke$121,700 Randolph$181,600 Bibb$145,700 Monroe$120,600 Marengo$107,400 Pickens$123,900 Macon$102,000 Butler$99,800 Henry$161,000 Fayette$125,900 Cleburne$165,600 Washington$159,700 Hale$127,600 Clay$156,700 Lamar$114,000 Crenshaw$114,000 Choctaw$123,400 Sumter$82,600 Conecuh$105,300 Coosa$115,500 Wilcox$98,800 Bullock$81,700 Lowndes$86,300 Perry$86,400 Greene$81,200

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.