Tarrant

Population: 6,014
Median household income: $38,861
Median home value: $113,800

Tarrant is a community in Jefferson County, Alabama, home to 6,014 residents. At $38,861, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $64,589.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tarrant's population declined 2.6% from 6,174 to 6,014, while its median home value rose 45.5% from $78,200 to $113,800.

Households average 2.19 people. The median gross rent is $838.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,014
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $38,861
Median home value: $113,800
Median gross rent: $838
Housing units: 2,980
Homeownership rate: 39.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1746,014

Median household income

$30,485$38,861

Median home value

$78,200$113,800

Median gross rent

$743$838

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,174	$30,485	$78,200	$743
2020	6,216	$34,032	$84,600	$812
2021	6,137	$36,927	$92,300	$860
2022	6,077	$37,768	$100,800	$884
2023	6,014	$38,861	$113,800	$838

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	225	3.7%
5 to 17	931	15.5%
18 to 24	627	10.4%
25 to 34	874	14.5%
35 to 44	952	15.8%
45 to 54	555	9.2%
55 to 64	817	13.6%
65 to 74	523	8.7%
75 and over	510	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,992	33.1%
Black or African American	3,071	51.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	38	0.6%
Some other race	46	0.8%
Two or more races	30	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	832	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's40.7%

Bachelor's degree4.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	928	21.9%
High school graduate	1,276	30.2%
Some college or associate's	1,722	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	203	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	102	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone67.7%

Carpooled13.4%

Public transit7.9%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means3.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,763	67.7%
Carpooled	349	13.4%
Public transit	207	7.9%
Walked	58	2.2%
Bicycle	26	1.0%
Worked from home	106	4.1%
Other means	97	3.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	470	18.8%
15 to 29 min	1,094	43.8%
30 to 44 min	600	24.0%
45 to 59 min	153	6.1%
60+ min	183	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 29.2% (1,697 of 5,808)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,386	51.9%
Nonfamily households	1,282	48.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,668	89.5%
Vacant	312	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,057	39.6%
Renter-occupied	1,611	60.4%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,133	71.6%
1-unit, attached	8	0.3%
2 to 4 units	430	14.4%
5 to 19 units	190	6.4%
20 or more units	179	6.0%
Mobile home & other	40	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0174976
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 33.5929, -86.7663