Calera.
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Alabama·Shelby County
5 tracts·4K people·$235K median·150/mi²
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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 Calera is $235,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Calera has 17,714 residents across 1 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 33.9; the population is 57.8% White, 30.6% Black, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Multiracial, 0.6% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 37.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.3% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Calera Intermediate School is the elementary school with reported scores (46%); Calera Middle is the middle school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,601/month, 1% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Calera is $87,194 a year, 1% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Calera, median rent is $1,601/month and the median home value is $235,300 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Calera reported 1.8 violent crimes and 14.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 60 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Calera are tornado (94), drought (85) and lightning (77), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Calera, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).