Housing density: 1,128 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $320,353.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,261 (lower quartile is $1,034, upper quartile is $1,880)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,309
Median gross rent in Vestavia Hills, AL in 2022: $1,471
Housing units in Vestavia Hills with a mortgage: 7,761 (1,323 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 1,350 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 342
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $177,086
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $103,050
Median monthly housing costs: $1,658
Compare current foreclosures near Vestavia Hills, AL:
7,869 married couples with children.
953 single-parent households (110 men, 843 women).
92.3% of residents of Vestavia Hills speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 2,589 (6.8%)
(53.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.0% Number of people working at home: 3,404 (17.5% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 739
5 to 9 minutes: 1,022
10 to 14 minutes: 2,122
15 to 19 minutes: 4,302
20 to 24 minutes: 3,868
25 to 29 minutes: 1,326
30 to 34 minutes: 1,911
35 to 39 minutes: 361
40 to 44 minutes: 231
45 to 59 minutes: 364
60 to 89 minutes: 240
90 or more minutes: 61
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 13,093 (74.9%)
Carpooled: 1,102 (6.3%)
Bus: 62 (0.4%)
Taxi: 166 (0.9%)
Walked: 51 (0.3%)
Worked at home: 3,404 (19.5%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
0.8%Males
0.7%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
100.0%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
3.0%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
4.3%Males
2.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
4.0%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Vestavia Hills, Alabama
6662010 or later
4912000 to 2009
5661990 to 1999
2351980 to 1989
1301970 to 1979
191Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
English: 5,362 (27.6%)
American: 3,942 (20.3%)
Irish: 1,284 (6.6%)
German: 1,276 (6.6%)
Scottish: 793 (4.1%)
European: 706 (3.6%)
Italian: 659 (3.4%)
Scotch-Irish: 386 (2.0%)
African: 235 (1.2%)
Belgian: 196 (1.0%)
British: 180 (0.9%)
Palestinian: 173 (0.9%)
Greek: 92 (0.5%)
Lebanese: 76 (0.4%)
Dutch: 70 (0.4%)
Russian: 62 (0.3%)
Egyptian: 54 (0.3%)
Canadian: 52 (0.3%)
French: 50 (0.3%)
Brazilian: 40 (0.2%)
Polish: 38 (0.2%)
Austrian: 37 (0.2%)
French Canadian: 32 (0.2%)
Northern European: 24 (0.1%)
Swedish: 21 (0.1%)
Celtic: 20 (0.1%)
Cajun: 15 (0.08%)
Danish: 10 (0.05%)
Welsh: 10 (0.05%)
Czech: 9 (0.05%)
Slovak: 9 (0.05%)
Eastern European: 7 (0.04%)
New Zealander: 7 (0.04%)
Norwegian: 7 (0.04%)
Hungarian: 5 (0.03%)
Jordanian: 5 (0.03%)
Swiss: 2 (0.01%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Vestavia Hills:
20.5% (470)
Alabama:
5.5% (9,672)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Vestavia Hills:
15.7% (359)
Alabama:
4.6% (8,075)
Sierra Leone
Vestavia Hills:
6.8% (156)
Alabama:
0.1% (219)
Canada
Vestavia Hills:
5.4% (123)
Alabama:
2.3% (4,000)
Korea
Vestavia Hills:
5.3% (122)
Alabama:
5.2% (9,293)
Kenya
Vestavia Hills:
4.1% (95)
Alabama:
0.8% (1,389)
Germany
Vestavia Hills:
4.1% (94)
Alabama:
3.9% (6,831)
Philippines
Vestavia Hills:
3.1% (70)
Alabama:
2.9% (5,154)
Pakistan
Vestavia Hills:
2.8% (64)
Alabama:
1.1% (2,005)
Peru
Vestavia Hills:
2.7% (63)
Alabama:
0.5% (801)
Other Eastern Europe
Vestavia Hills:
2.7% (62)
Alabama:
0.2% (395)
Honduras
Vestavia Hills:
2.3% (53)
Alabama:
1.9% (3,447)
Asia, n.e.c.
Vestavia Hills:
2.0% (46)
Alabama:
0.3% (533)
Guatemala
Vestavia Hills:
2.0% (45)
Alabama:
8.6% (15,159)
Russia
Vestavia Hills:
1.8% (42)
Alabama:
0.7% (1,277)
Bangladesh
Vestavia Hills:
1.8% (41)
Alabama:
0.6% (1,123)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 24,213
Other state: 11,381
Northeast: 1,108
Midwest: 1,547
South: 7,788
West: 1,000
88.6% of Vestavia Hills residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 39.6% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 54.4% lived in Alabama.
Vestavia Hills:
88.6%
State average:
87.6%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 330
10th grade: 61
11th grade: 36
12th grade, no diploma: 65
High school graduate (or equivalency): 828
Less than 1 year of college: 305
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,196
Associate degree: 308
Bachelor's degree: 5,069
Master's degree: 2,509
Professional school degree: 1,433
Doctorate degree: 626
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 1
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 219
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 183
12th grade, no diploma: 48
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,679
Less than 1 year of college: 619
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,583
Associate degree: 681
Bachelor's degree: 4,740
Master's degree: 2,979
Professional school degree: 951
Doctorate degree: 604
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 11,686
One, attached: 655
Two: 112
3 or 4: 839
5 to 9: 1,151
10 to 19: 682
20 to 49: 366
50 or more: 962
Mobile homes: 44
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.2%