Talladega.
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Alabama·Talladega County
6 tracts·14K people·$122K median·553/mi²
Black 50 · White 41 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Other 34 · Married couple 34 · Living alone 32
Health 42 · Retail 16 · Manufacturing 14 · Public admin 10 · Professional 8 · Leisure 8
Management · business · science · arts 26 · Production · transport 25 · Service 19 · Sales · office 17 · Construction · maintenance 12
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 4 · Walk 2 · 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 Talladega is $121,900 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Talladega has 14,760 residents across 5 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.9; the population is 50.0% Black, 41.1% White, 5.1% Multiracial, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 13.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.6% (Census ACS).
C L Salter Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (33%); Evelyn D Houston Elementary School (23%) and Zora Ellis Junior High School (16%) lead the middle schools; Talladega High School is the high school with reported scores (15%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $776/month, 51% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Talladega is $44,198 a year, 49% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Talladega, median rent is $776/month and the median home value is $121,900 (Census ACS).
Talladega reported 8.5 violent crimes and 34.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 64 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 57 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Talladega are cold wave (80), drought (78) and tornado (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Talladega scores 6.1 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 2.4% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).