Muscle Shoals.
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Alabama·Colbert County
5 tracts·19K people·$200K median·1,099/mi²
White 77 · Black 15 · Hispanic 3 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 44 · Other 28 · Living alone 27
Manufacturing 33 · Retail 21 · Health 20 · Professional 11 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 18 · Service 18 · Production · transport 16 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 78 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 11 · Transit 1 · Walk 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 Muscle Shoals is $199,700 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Muscle Shoals has 16,951 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.0; the population is 77.3% White, 15.3% Black, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% Multiracial, 1.4% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 24.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.8% (Census ACS).
McBride Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (76%); Muscle Shoals Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (67%); Muscle Shoals High School is the high school with reported scores (41%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,029/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Muscle Shoals is $75,894 a year, 12% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Muscle Shoals, median rent is $1,029/month and the median home value is $199,700 (Census ACS).
Muscle Shoals reported 2.7 violent crimes and 28.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 71 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Muscle Shoals are strong wind (99), lightning (98) and cold wave (97), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Muscle Shoals scores 10.1 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).