Pay and cost of living in Hale County, AL
Across the 1 occupations we cover in Hale County, AL, the middle median salary is $53,050 a year. Pay runs from $53,050 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators up to $53,050 for Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, a spread of $0. Wages come from the Tuscaloosa, AL survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Hale County, AL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $975 a month and a two-bedroom $1,165. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $18,814 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $42,579 a year, and every one of the 1 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
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Housing, taxes and commute in Hale County, AL
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Hale County, AL, set beside the Alabama and national medians.
Median household income in Hale County, AL is $39,250, 39% below the Alabama median of $63,999 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($11,700) equals 29.8% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $53,050, is 35% above household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Hale County, AL pay a median of $406 a year in real estate taxes, 48% below the Alabama median of $788. With a median home value of $127,600, 39% below the Alabama median of $209,900, the ratio of the two medians is 0.32% a year.
Renters in Hale County, AL pay a median gross rent of $715 a month in the Census survey, 29% below the Alabama median of $1,007. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $975; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Hale County, AL who travel to a workplace spend an average of 30.2 minutes each way, 18% above the Alabama average of 25.5. 2.2% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.