St. Clair County, Alabama

St. Clair County has a population of 94,166 and has grown 7.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $226,300, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $77,463.

Home price
$226,300
Income
$77,463
Population
94,166
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$226,300county
Median gross rent$1,084county
Median year homes here were built1998county
Share of homes built before 198022.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile22.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,647county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,266county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,155county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,583county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

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

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$77,463county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate11.4%county

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 home11.7%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.2%county
Share of workers employed by government15.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.8%county
Economic output per resident$33,520county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.32%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

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 time30.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1596510county
Miles to nearest general aviation field10 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.0%county
Traffic deaths38.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

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 higher21.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.8%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment13319county
Students per full-time teacher18.2county
Free lunch eligible48.4%county
Elementary schools11county
Middle schools7county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians18county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.4%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

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

Population94,166county
Land area in square miles632county
People per square mile of land149.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores14county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store6.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.9%county
Share of households that are one person24.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages3.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents178county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents13county
Households that moved in2,849county
Households that moved away2,310county
Average income of arriving households$62,734county
Average income of departing households$59,118county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes11county
Housing units authorised in the latest year411county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature62.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.45 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F47 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing59 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8a(statewide)
Frost-free days239 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$190county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh16.2¢county
Household electricity use1,170 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity68.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas24.0%county
Homes heated by propane6.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.8%county
Households with broadband91.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk75.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.2county
Landslide risk85.1county
Hail risk30.9county
Earthquake risk74.9county
Tornado risk91.8county
Tropical cyclone risk56.7county
Extreme heat risk71.7county
Winter weather risk18.1county
Strong wind risk73.6county
Wildfire risk71.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for St. Clair County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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