City profile · Alabama · Census ACS 2023

Haleyville, AL

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Haleyville - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

4,283
Residents
$40,538
Median income
$96,300
Median home
$776
Median rent (state)

Haleyville - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Haleyville places in the 8th percentile for household income and the 8th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

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📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Haleyville, AL

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 4,283 residents in Haleyville, a small town within Alabama. Median household income here is $40,538 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 21.3%. Home values in Haleyville run a median of $96,300, and the median resident age is 33.1 years. About 8.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 52.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 1 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Construction Slowdown), down 80% from five years earlier. Haleyville's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: FBI UCR reporting places total crime at 3849.7 incidents per 100,000 residents, above the national average (voluntary agency reporting, reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 61.6°F with 66.1 inches of precipitation per year and 0.9 inches of snowfall.

Living costs in Alabama run below the national norm: the state registers 88.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $776 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Alabama's average monthly utility costs around $245 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 59.2 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Moderate).

Population

4,283 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Alabama

Median Household Income

$40,538 /yr

Poverty 21.3%

Cost of Living Index (state)

88.8 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Alabama average

How does Haleyville compare to other US cities?

Where Haleyville sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 8% higher than other cities
Home value 8% pricier than other cities
Median rent 0% pricier than other cities
Safety 8% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Alabama, Haleyville ranks #197 of 222 Alabama cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Haleyville's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Alabama, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

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8th percentile nationally for median household income · 8th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Haleyville's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Haleyville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 37 Avg. percentile National median
Haleyville's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Haleyville's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$96,300 Among the most affordable more affordable than 92% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). This entry sits in this band. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Above this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Above this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Above this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Above this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Above this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Haleyville $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Haleyville, AL Haleyville, AL's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Haleyville, AL-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Haleyville, AL median $40,538/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Haleyville, AL's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Haleyville, AL. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 8.1%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 21.3%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 52.6%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
4,283
Median Income
$40,538
Median Home Value
$96,300
Median Age
33.1
Poverty Rate
21.3%
Labor force participation
52.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
8.1%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
3849.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
676.6
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
3173.1
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Climate

Avg Temperature
61.6°F
Annual Precipitation
66.1"
Annual Snowfall
0.9"

Schools

Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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4,280 residents4,300 residents4,320 residents4,340 residents4,360 residents4,380 residents 202020212022202320242025 4,345 residents 4,303 residents ▼ -1.0%
Haleyville's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📉 Construction Slowdown
Total Permits (2024)
1
housing units authorized
Single-Family
1
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.2
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 5
2020 5
2021 0
2022 2
2023 0
2024 1

Permit volume decreased 80% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
71.0%
Carpool
23.8%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.9%
Work from Home
2.9%
Other
1.4%

Based on 1,685 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Alabama - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$138
avg/month
Natural Gas
$62
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$245
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Alabama state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Alabama state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Haleyville sits in

Cost of Living Index
88.8
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$776/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
59.2 / 100
Moderate
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Alabama

Adamsville
4,291 people
Kimberly
4,327 people
Lake View
4,238 people
Pine Level
4,228 people
Geneva
4,227 people
Fayette
4,221 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Haleyville's 4,283 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Caro, MI
4,284 people
Bagdad, FL
4,285 people
Westville, NJ
4,285 people
Forest City, IA
4,280 people
Tarentum, PA
4,286 people
Mauston, WI
4,280 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Haleyville's $40,538 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Star, IN
$40,536 median income
Mackinaw City, MI
$40,536 median income
Tishomingo, OK
$40,536 median income
Bradford, TN
$40,536 median income
Sardis, TN
$40,536 median income
Norwood Court, MO
$40,543 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Haleyville, AL Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Haleyville, AL - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 86.5% 8.7% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13.0% White 86.5% Black or African American 2.5% Asian 0.2% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 8.7% Two or more races 2.0% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Haleyville compares to nearby Alabama cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Haleyville (this city) 4,283 $40,538
Adamsville 4,291 $60,564
Kimberly 4,327 $96,190
Lake View 4,238 $96,409
Census ACS 5-year FIPS AL FBI UCR NOAA Normals NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Haleyville, AL?

What is the population of Haleyville, AL? +

Haleyville, AL has a population of 4,283 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Haleyville, AL? +

Median annual household income in Haleyville runs $40,538, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Haleyville? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Haleyville; the closest available measure is the Alabama state average, a cost of living index of 88.8 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Alabama vary by metro area.

Is Haleyville, AL safe? +

Haleyville has a total crime rate of 3849.7 per 100,000 residents, which is above the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Haleyville, AL? +

A typical home in Haleyville is worth $96,300, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the climate like in Haleyville? +

Haleyville has an average annual temperature of 61.6°F, 66.1 inches of precipitation, and 0.9 inches of snowfall per year. Source: NOAA Climate Normals.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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