Bessemer, AL
25,400Residents
$39,613Median household income
$961/moMedian gross rent
$135,900Median home value
43.3Median age
16%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
57%Homes lived in by their owners
3.4×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 29% of the median household income in Bessemer.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $38,000 a year. In Alabama that leaves roughly $2,584 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $40,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.