Birmingham, AL
198,173Residents
$46,051Median household income
$1,107/moMedian gross rent
$158,800Median home value
35.6Median age
31%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
46%Homes lived in by their owners
3.4×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 29% of the median household income in Birmingham.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $44,000 a year. In Alabama that leaves roughly $2,963 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $45,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.