Ranking · Alabama
Richest and poorest places in Alabama
Shoal Creek has the highest median household income of Alabama's 305 ranked places ($218,333), within the margin of error of Mountain Brook; Fort Deposit has the lowest ($21,563). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in Alabama, first to fifth: Shoal Creek ($218,333), Mountain Brook ($201,479), Highland Lakes ($169,361), Eagle Point ($151,842) and Meadowbrook ($141,862).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoal Creekwithin the margin | $218,333±$98,614 |
| 2 | Mountain Brookwithin the margin | $201,479±$15,143 |
| 3 | Highland Lakeswithin the margin | $169,361±$37,963 |
| 4 | Eagle Pointwithin the margin | $151,842±$39,152 |
| 5 | Meadowbrookwithin the margin | $141,862±$13,862 |
| 6 | Indian Springs Villagewithin the margin | $136,836±$8,757 |
| 7 | Madisonwithin the margin | $134,655±$8,335 |
| 8 | Vestavia Hillswithin the margin | $134,369±$8,767 |
| 9 | Redlandwithin the margin | $130,278±$17,993 |
| 10 | Blue Ridgewithin the margin | $128,482±$19,457 |
| 11 | Deatsvillewithin the margin | $123,977±$18,171 |
| 12 | Emerald Mountainwithin the margin | $123,347±$49,846 |
| 13 | Trussvillewithin the margin | $123,275±$13,013 |
| 14 | Pricevillewithin the margin | $117,127±$29,802 |
| 15 | Pike Roadwithin the margin | $117,091±$18,803 |
| 16 | Chelseawithin the margin | $115,337±$11,286 |
| 17 | Helenawithin the margin | $115,139±$7,065 |
| 18 | Trianawithin the margin | $110,100±$8,248 |
| 19 | Hooverwithin the margin | $109,253±$5,729 |
| 20 | Loxleywithin the margin | $108,488±$43,401 |
| 21 | Argowithin the margin | $105,128±$22,438 |
| 22 | Harvestwithin the margin | $101,910±$25,588 |
| 23 | Margaretwithin the margin | $101,802±$18,775 |
| 24 | Morriswithin the margin | $101,563±$37,195 |
| 25 | Lake View | $101,487±$10,334 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in Alabama, first to fifth: Fort Deposit ($21,563), Clayton ($21,641), Brent ($22,660), Livingston ($24,236) and Georgiana ($24,321).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 305 | Fort Depositwithin the margin | $21,563±$8,963 |
| 304 | Claytonwithin the margin | $21,641±$6,954 |
| 303 | Brentwithin the margin | $22,660±$2,845 |
| 302 | Livingstonwithin the margin | $24,236±$11,471 |
| 301 | Georgianawithin the margin | $24,321±$7,162 |
| 300 | Carbon Hillwithin the margin | $24,605±$15,466 |
| 299 | Union Springswithin the margin | $26,250±$9,862 |
| 298 | Greensborowithin the margin | $27,000±$5,490 |
| 297 | Eutawwithin the margin | $27,422±$6,621 |
| 296 | Vernonwithin the margin | $27,967±$7,680 |
| 295 | Midland Citywithin the margin | $28,438±$7,768 |
| 294 | Cliowithin the margin | $28,750±$11,202 |
| 293 | Yorkwithin the margin | $30,489±$10,599 |
| 292 | Carrolltonwithin the margin | $31,000±$7,205 |
| 291 | Collinsvillewithin the margin | $31,652±$17,678 |
| 290 | Abbevillewithin the margin | $31,712±$8,034 |
| 289 | Camp Hillwithin the margin | $31,833±$5,442 |
| 288 | Selmont-West Selmontwithin the margin | $32,443±$5,185 |
| 287 | Monroevillewithin the margin | $32,513±$4,530 |
| 286 | La Fayettewithin the margin | $32,601±$5,908 |
| 285 | Mignonwithin the margin | $32,818±$18,867 |
| 284 | Selmawithin the margin | $33,197±$7,752 |
| 283 | Samsonwithin the margin | $33,424±$6,469 |
| 282 | Reformwithin the margin | $33,578±$14,568 |
| 281 | Uniontown | $33,750±$6,916 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in Alabama have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: Mountain Brook has the highest estimate, $119,993 per resident (±$8,117), but it is within the margin of error of Point Clear ($100,764): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain Brookwithin the margin | $119,993±$8,117 |
| 2 | Point Clearwithin the margin | $100,764±$53,556 |
| 3 | Shoal Creekwithin the margin | $100,430±$23,577 |
| 4 | Highland Lakeswithin the margin | $86,426±$21,238 |
| 5 | Vestavia Hillswithin the margin | $68,012±$4,510 |
| 6 | Indian Springs Villagewithin the margin | $67,769±$11,115 |
| 7 | Orange Beachwithin the margin | $61,639±$8,910 |
| 8 | Blue Ridgewithin the margin | $61,449±$16,036 |
| 9 | Brook Highlandwithin the margin | $59,978±$8,232 |
| 10 | Eagle Point | $59,722±$7,708 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections