Forestdale.
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Alabama·Jefferson County
4 tracts·4K people·$164K median·522/mi²
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
The median home value in Forestdale is $164,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Forestdale has 9,742 residents across 1 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.7; the population is 72.8% Black, 22.3% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Multiracial, 0.5% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 27.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Median gross rent is $1,203/month, 24% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Forestdale is $66,569 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Forestdale, median rent is $1,203/month and the median home value is $164,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 76 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Forestdale are tornado (82), lightning (80) and wildfire (79), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Forestdale scores 10.3 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).