Hoover.
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Alabama·Jefferson County
27 tracts·83K people·$412K median·1,672/mi²
White 68 · Black 19 · Asian 6 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 2 · Other 0
Married couple 56 · Living alone 27 · Other 17
Professional 44 · Retail 22 · Health 13 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 59 · Sales · office 20 · Service 12 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 76 · Work from home 16 · Carpool 14 · 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 Hoover is $412,200 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Hoover has 92,642 residents across 19 census tracts and 18 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.4; the population is 68.0% White, 18.5% Black, 5.9% Asian, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 62.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.1% (Census ACS).
Greystone Elementary School (86%), Bluff Park Elementary School (84%) and Brocks Gap Intermediate School (81%) lead the elementary schools; Berry Middle School (71%), Robert F Bumpus Middle School (70%) and Ira F Simmons Middle School (63%) lead the middle schools; Spain Park High School (49%) and Hoover High School (46%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,457/month, 8% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hoover is $109,253 a year, 27% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Hoover, median rent is $1,457/month and the median home value is $412,200 (Census ACS).
Hoover reported 0.8 violent crimes and 14.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hoover are tornado (80), earthquake (78) and lightning (73), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Hoover scores 8.8 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.7% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).