Alabaster

Population: 33,633
Median household income: $90,163
Median home value: $242,600

Located in Shelby County, Alabama, Alabaster is a community with a population of 33,633. The median household income of $90,163 is in line with the Shelby County median ($93,543).

From 2019 to 2023, Alabaster's population grew 1.4% from 33,176 to 33,633, while its median home value rose 40.2% from $173,000 to $242,600.

The median resident is 39.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,633
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $90,163
Median home value: $242,600
Median gross rent: $1,375
Housing units: 12,372
Homeownership rate: 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,17633,633

Median household income

$80,072$90,163

Median home value

$173,000$242,600

Median gross rent

$1,088$1,375

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,176	$80,072	$173,000	$1,088
2020	33,373	$80,871	$178,300	$1,140
2021	33,133	$83,181	$189,600	$1,171
2022	33,417	$89,423	$227,300	$1,215
2023	33,633	$90,163	$242,600	$1,375

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,967	5.8%
5 to 17	6,506	19.3%
18 to 24	2,751	8.2%
25 to 34	4,009	11.9%
35 to 44	4,691	13.9%
45 to 54	4,524	13.5%
55 to 64	4,594	13.7%
65 to 74	2,924	8.7%
75 and over	1,667	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,529	70.0%
Black or African American	4,956	14.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	107	0.3%
Asian	438	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	140	0.4%
Two or more races	876	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,587	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree28.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,472	6.6%
High school graduate	5,608	25.0%
Some college or associate's	6,187	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	6,311	28.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,831	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone74.7%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home15.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,782	74.7%
Carpooled	1,532	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	77	0.4%
Bicycle	25	0.1%
Worked from home	2,624	15.3%
Other means	77	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,965	20.5%
15 to 29 min	3,866	26.7%
30 to 44 min	4,468	30.8%
45 to 59 min	1,723	11.9%
60+ min	1,471	10.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 5.3% (1,768 of 33,224)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,967	75.2%
Nonfamily households	2,962	24.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,929	96.4%
Vacant	443	3.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,313	86.5%
Renter-occupied	1,616	13.5%

1-unit, detached85.6%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other5.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,588	85.6%
1-unit, attached	420	3.4%
2 to 4 units	205	1.7%
5 to 19 units	327	2.6%
20 or more units	171	1.4%
Mobile home & other	661	5.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0100820
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 0.32 sq mi
Center point: 33.2144, -86.8231