Alabaster.
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Alabama·Shelby County
12 tracts·20K people·$262K median·763/mi²
White 67 · Black 16 · Hispanic 12 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 61 · Living alone 22 · Other 17
Health 35 · Retail 24 · Manufacturing 15 · Professional 11 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 47 · Sales · office 21 · Production · transport 11 · Service 10 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 16 · Walk 0 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Alabaster is $261,700 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Alabaster has 33,917 residents across 5 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.6; the population is 67.1% White, 16.1% Black, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.7% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 41.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.1% (Census ACS).
Creek View Elementary School (76%), Meadow View Elementary School (71%) and Thompson Intermediate School (60%) lead the elementary schools; Thompson Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (54%); Thompson High School is the high school with reported scores (34%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,372/month, 13% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Alabaster is $91,357 a year, 6% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Alabaster, median rent is $1,372/month and the median home value is $261,700 (Census ACS).
Alabaster reported 1.1 violent crimes and 16.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 60 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Alabaster are tornado (96), lightning (82) and landslide (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.18g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Alabaster scores 6.8 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).