Calera

Population: 17,188
Median household income: $82,441
Median home value: $214,200

Located in Shelby County, Alabama, Calera is a community with a population of 17,188. Its median household income of $82,441 runs below the Shelby County figure of $93,543.

Between 2019 and 2023, Calera's population grew 24.0% from 13,856 to 17,188, while its median home value rose 44.7% from $148,000 to $214,200.

37.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,188
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $82,441
Median home value: $214,200
Median gross rent: $1,505
Housing units: 6,611
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,85617,188

Median household income

$61,594$82,441

Median home value

$148,000$214,200

Median gross rent

$1,068$1,505

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,856	$61,594	$148,000	$1,068
2020	14,327	$68,171	$154,100	$1,211
2021	16,126	$70,504	$161,900	$1,339
2022	16,644	$73,775	$185,400	$1,561
2023	17,188	$82,441	$214,200	$1,505

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3418.7%

35 to 4417.5%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 647.3%

65 to 744.8%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,294	7.5%
5 to 17	3,477	20.2%
18 to 24	1,466	8.5%
25 to 34	3,206	18.7%
35 to 44	3,012	17.5%
45 to 54	2,152	12.5%
55 to 64	1,254	7.3%
65 to 74	819	4.8%
75 and over	508	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,769	56.8%
Black or African American	5,516	32.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	131	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.2%
Two or more races	271	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,472	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate22.8%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree27.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	706	6.4%
High school graduate	2,492	22.8%
Some college or associate's	3,689	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,959	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,105	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,729	80.4%
Carpooled	568	5.9%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	13	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,230	12.8%
Other means	66	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,245	14.9%
15 to 29 min	2,286	27.3%
30 to 44 min	2,228	26.6%
45 to 59 min	1,532	18.3%
60+ min	1,087	13.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 6.7% (1,147 of 17,166)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,790	74.6%
Nonfamily households	1,631	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2007

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,421	97.1%
Vacant	190	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,124	79.8%
Renter-occupied	1,297	20.2%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,788	87.6%
1-unit, attached	280	4.2%
2 to 4 units	113	1.7%
5 to 19 units	146	2.2%
20 or more units	73	1.1%
Mobile home & other	211	3.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0111416
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.26 sq mi
Center point: 33.1223, -86.7456