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Cities in Alabama by median household income

Mountain Brook, AL had the highest median household income of 66 cities in 2022, at $167,007. Selma, AL had the lowest, at $31,084. The median was $61,141 and the figure for Alabama was $59,609. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest167,007Mountain Brook, AL
Lowest31,084Selma, AL
Median61,14166 cities
Alabama59,609History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Mountain Brook, AL: 167,007 USDMountain Brook, AL167,007Vestavia Hills, AL: 127,582 USDVestavia Hills, AL127,582Pike Road, AL: 119,928 USDPike Road, AL119,928Madison, AL: 118,132 USDMadison, AL118,132Trussville, AL: 118,028 USDTrussville, AL118,028Helena, AL: 107,360 USDHelena, AL107,360Chelsea, AL: 102,344 USDChelsea, AL102,344Hoover, AL: 101,765 USDHoover, AL101,765Spanish Fort, AL: 98,350 USDSpanish Fort, AL98,350Homewood, AL: 97,366 USDHomewood, AL97,366Pelham, AL: 94,108 USDPelham, AL94,108Alabaster, AL: 89,423 USDAlabaster, AL89,423Fairhope, AL: 85,456 USDFairhope, AL85,456Daphne, AL: 80,657 USDDaphne, AL80,657Gardendale, AL: 78,719 USDGardendale, AL78,719Moody, AL: 77,680 USDMoody, AL77,680Prattville, AL: 76,176 USDPrattville, AL76,176Clay, AL: 74,198 USDClay, AL74,198Calera, AL: 73,775 USDCalera, AL73,775Northport, AL: 72,286 USDNorthport, AL72,286Pell City, AL: 71,027 USDPell City, AL71,027Muscle Shoals, AL: 70,493 USDMuscle Shoals, AL70,493Irondale, AL: 68,869 USDIrondale, AL68,869Huntsville, AL: 67,874 USDHuntsville, AL67,874Leeds, AL: 67,159 USDLeeds, AL67,159Oxford, AL: 66,031 USDOxford, AL66,031Enterprise, AL: 64,888 USDEnterprise, AL64,888Hartselle, AL: 64,876 USDHartselle, AL64,876Hueytown, AL: 64,176 USDHueytown, AL64,176Millbrook, AL: 63,521 USDMillbrook, AL63,521Jasper, AL: 62,850 USDJasper, AL62,850Saraland, AL: 62,802 USDSaraland, AL62,802Gulf Shores, AL: 62,021 USDGulf Shores, AL62,021Rainbow City, AL: 60,260 USDRainbow City, AL60,260Foley, AL: 60,090 USDFoley, AL60,090Cullman, AL: 59,982 USDCullman, AL59,982Athens, AL: 57,444 USDAthens, AL57,444Albertville, AL: 55,933 USDAlbertville, AL55,933Auburn, AL: 55,509 USDAuburn, AL55,509Opelika, AL: 55,218 USDOpelika, AL55,218Mountain Brook, AL: 167,007 USDMountain Brook, AL167,007Vestavia Hills, AL: 127,582 USDVestavia Hills, AL127,582Pike Road, AL: 119,928 USDPike Road, AL119,928Madison, AL: 118,132 USDMadison, AL118,132Trussville, AL: 118,028 USDTrussville, AL118,028Helena, AL: 107,360 USDHelena, AL107,360Chelsea, AL: 102,344 USDChelsea, AL102,344Hoover, AL: 101,765 USDHoover, AL101,765Spanish Fort, AL: 98,350 USDSpanish Fort, AL98,350Homewood, AL: 97,366 USDHomewood, AL97,366Pelham, AL: 94,108 USDPelham, AL94,108Alabaster, AL: 89,423 USDAlabaster, AL89,423Fairhope, AL: 85,456 USDFairhope, AL85,456Daphne, AL: 80,657 USDDaphne, AL80,657Gardendale, AL: 78,719 USDGardendale, AL78,719Moody, AL: 77,680 USDMoody, AL77,680Prattville, AL: 76,176 USDPrattville, AL76,176Clay, AL: 74,198 USDClay, AL74,198Calera, AL: 73,775 USDCalera, AL73,775Northport, AL: 72,286 USDNorthport, AL72,286Pell City, AL: 71,027 USDPell City, AL71,027Muscle Shoals, AL: 70,493 USDMuscle Shoals, AL70,493Irondale, AL: 68,869 USDIrondale, AL68,869Huntsville, AL: 67,874 USDHuntsville, AL67,874Leeds, AL: 67,159 USDLeeds, AL67,159Oxford, AL: 66,031 USDOxford, AL66,031Enterprise, AL: 64,888 USDEnterprise, AL64,888Hartselle, AL: 64,876 USDHartselle, AL64,876Hueytown, AL: 64,176 USDHueytown, AL64,176Millbrook, AL: 63,521 USDMillbrook, AL63,521Jasper, AL: 62,850 USDJasper, AL62,850Saraland, AL: 62,802 USDSaraland, AL62,802Gulf Shores, AL: 62,021 USDGulf Shores, AL62,021Rainbow City, AL: 60,260 USDRainbow City, AL60,260Foley, AL: 60,090 USDFoley, AL60,090Cullman, AL: 59,982 USDCullman, AL59,982Athens, AL: 57,444 USDAthens, AL57,444Albertville, AL: 55,933 USDAlbertville, AL55,933Auburn, AL: 55,509 USDAuburn, AL55,509Opelika, AL: 55,218 USDOpelika, AL55,218
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Mountain Brook, AL167,007+11.1%
2Vestavia Hills, AL127,582+7.6%
3Pike Road, AL119,928+9.5%
4Madison, AL118,132+12.1%
5Trussville, AL118,028+9.2%
6Helena, AL107,360+11.6%
7Chelsea, AL102,344+9.3%
8Hoover, AL101,765+6%
9Spanish Fort, AL98,350+9.9%
10Homewood, AL97,366+8.9%
11Pelham, AL94,108+15.3%
12Alabaster, AL89,423+7.5%
13Fairhope, AL85,456+2.6%
14Daphne, AL80,657+8%
15Gardendale, AL78,719+5.5%
16Moody, AL77,680+11.2%
17Prattville, AL76,176+15.5%
18Clay, AL74,198-0.1%
19Calera, AL73,775+4.6%
20Northport, AL72,286+3.4%
21Pell City, AL71,027+22.4%
22Muscle Shoals, AL70,493+14.1%
23Irondale, AL68,869+9.3%
24Huntsville, AL67,874+11.3%
25Leeds, AL67,159+7.6%
26Oxford, AL66,031+6.1%
27Enterprise, AL64,888+1.6%
28Hartselle, AL64,876+5.4%
29Hueytown, AL64,176+10.4%
30Millbrook, AL63,521+7.5%
31Jasper, AL62,850+12.8%
32Saraland, AL62,802+2.6%
33Gulf Shores, AL62,021+16.9%
34Rainbow City, AL60,260+16.4%
35Foley, AL60,090+11.7%
36Cullman, AL59,982+9.7%
37Athens, AL57,444+10%
38Albertville, AL55,933+8.1%
39Auburn, AL55,509+1.5%
40Opelika, AL55,218+8.1%
41Decatur, AL55,164+5%
42Valley, AL54,237+5.4%
43Montgomery, AL54,166+8.4%
44Dothan, AL53,704+9.1%
45Russellville, AL50,411+15%
46Center Point, AL49,886+11.7%
47Scottsboro, AL49,287+12.9%
48Mobile, AL48,524+8.4%
49Ozark, AL47,407+7.7%
50Tuscaloosa, AL47,257+5.3%
51Florence, AL47,048+14.9%
52Phenix City, AL46,944+8.4%
53Jacksonville, AL46,451+10.8%
54Sylacauga, AL46,137+10.2%
55Anniston, AL45,642+14.3%
56Fort Payne, AL44,549+0.5%
57Boaz, AL43,276+6.2%
58Birmingham, AL42,464+7.8%
59Alexander City, AL42,141+0.9%
60Gadsden, AL39,696+11%
61Eufaula, AL39,511+12.5%
62Troy, AL38,783+6.5%
63Talladega, AL37,945+19.3%
64Prichard, AL36,110+9.8%
65Bessemer, AL34,953+7.8%
66Selma, AL31,084+4.8%

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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