Muscle Shoals

Population: 16,670
Median household income: $70,927
Median home value: $198,300

Muscle Shoals is a community in Colbert County, Alabama, home to 16,670 residents. The median household income of $70,927 is above the Colbert County median ($56,736).

Between 2019 and 2023, Muscle Shoals's population grew 18.2% from 14,103 to 16,670, while its median home value rose 34.8% from $147,100 to $198,300.

The median resident is 37.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,670
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $70,927
Median home value: $198,300
Median gross rent: $939
Housing units: 7,118
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,10316,670

Median household income

$60,629$70,927

Median home value

$147,100$198,300

Median gross rent

$831$939

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,103	$60,629	$147,100	$831
2020	14,379	$54,620	$151,300	$809
2021	15,969	$61,772	$154,600	$882
2022	16,334	$70,493	$183,900	$957
2023	16,670	$70,927	$198,300	$939

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,030	6.2%
5 to 17	2,926	17.6%
18 to 24	1,141	6.8%
25 to 34	2,369	14.2%
35 to 44	2,236	13.4%
45 to 54	2,259	13.6%
55 to 64	1,795	10.8%
65 to 74	1,553	9.3%
75 and over	1,361	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,850	77.1%
Black or African American	2,225	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.2%
Asian	203	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.1%
Two or more races	518	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	823	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate30.4%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,067	9.2%
High school graduate	3,522	30.4%
Some college or associate's	4,164	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,915	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	905	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,566	79.4%
Carpooled	542	6.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,136	13.7%
Other means	12	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,748	38.5%
15 to 29 min	2,910	40.8%
30 to 44 min	714	10.0%
45 to 59 min	276	3.9%
60+ min	487	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 10.4% (1,704 of 16,406)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,562	68.1%
Nonfamily households	2,136	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,698	94.1%
Vacant	420	5.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,608	68.8%
Renter-occupied	2,090	31.2%

1-unit, detached76.2%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other3.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,422	76.2%
1-unit, attached	21	0.3%
2 to 4 units	814	11.4%
5 to 19 units	360	5.1%
20 or more units	220	3.1%
Mobile home & other	281	3.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0153016
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.7427, -87.6338