Meadowbrook

Population: 8,939
Median household income: $145,464
Median home value: $390,100

Meadowbrook is a community in Shelby County, Alabama, home to 8,939 residents. Its median household income of $145,464 runs above the Shelby County figure of $93,543.

From 2019 to 2023, Meadowbrook's population declined 5.6% from 9,468 to 8,939, while its median home value rose 30.4% from $299,200 to $390,100.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.3% of the population. 76.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,939
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $145,464
Median home value: $390,100
Median gross rent: $1,276
Housing units: 3,625
Homeownership rate: 90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,4688,939

Median household income

$109,650$145,464

Median home value

$299,200$390,100

Median gross rent

$1,406$1,276

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,468	$109,650	$299,200	$1,406
2020	10,110	$120,625	$293,200	$1,188
2021	9,503	$128,125	$320,200	$1,428
2022	9,338	$141,620	$362,000	$1,536
2023	8,939	$145,464	$390,100	$1,276

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5416.3%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	546	6.1%
5 to 17	1,630	18.2%
18 to 24	638	7.1%
25 to 34	915	10.2%
35 to 44	1,314	14.7%
45 to 54	1,457	16.3%
55 to 64	1,286	14.4%
65 to 74	878	9.8%
75 and over	275	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,177	80.3%
Black or African American	960	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	193	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	59	0.7%
Two or more races	359	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	191	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.6%

High school graduate9.7%

Some college or associate's17.1%

Bachelor's degree43.7%

Graduate or professional degree28.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	39	0.6%
High school graduate	594	9.7%
Some college or associate's	1,046	17.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,675	43.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,771	28.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home20.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,784	76.5%
Carpooled	173	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	992	20.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	804	20.3%
15 to 29 min	1,530	38.7%
30 to 44 min	1,170	29.6%
45 to 59 min	298	7.5%
60+ min	155	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 6.6% (587 of 8,939)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,682	80.6%
Nonfamily households	647	19.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,329	91.8%
Vacant	296	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,012	90.5%
Renter-occupied	317	9.5%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units15.4%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,913	80.4%
1-unit, attached	93	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	558	15.4%
20 or more units	61	1.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0147740
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.36 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 33.3952, -86.7044