Gardendale.
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Alabama·Jefferson County
6 tracts·17K people·$253K median·745/mi²
White 70 · Black 21 · Multiracial 4 · Other 3 · Hispanic 2 · Asian 0
Married couple 46 · Living alone 28 · Other 26
Retail 30 · Health 20 · Leisure 16 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 13 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 46 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 13 · Construction · maintenance 12 · Service 10
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 13 · Work from home 12 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 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 Gardendale is $252,600 (Census ACS) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Gardendale has 16,534 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.0; the population is 69.7% White, 21.2% Black, 3.8% Multiracial, 2.7% Other, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino and 0.3% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 31.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 4.3% (Census ACS).
Snow Rogers Elementary School (57%) and Gardendale Elementary School (54%) lead the elementary schools; Bragg Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (42%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,299/month, 18% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Gardendale is $82,192 a year, 4% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Gardendale, median rent is $1,299/month and the median home value is $252,600 (Census ACS).
Gardendale reported 3.2 violent crimes and 24.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 73 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 61 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Gardendale are tornado (87), landslide (83) and earthquake (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Gardendale, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).