Housing density: 626 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $318,192.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,011 (lower quartile is $832, upper quartile is $1,357)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,041
Median gross rent in Alabaster, AL in 2022: $1,277
Housing units in Alabaster with a mortgage: 7,875 (613 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 369 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 145
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $112,749
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $80,014
6,085 married couples with children.
1,404 single-parent households (242 men, 1,162 women).
90.7% of residents of Alabaster speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 2,011 (5.9%)
(49.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.8% Number of people working at home: 3,228 (18.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 65
5 to 9 minutes: 998
10 to 14 minutes: 1,541
15 to 19 minutes: 2,029
20 to 24 minutes: 1,216
25 to 29 minutes: 795
30 to 34 minutes: 2,966
35 to 39 minutes: 791
40 to 44 minutes: 1,071
45 to 59 minutes: 2,022
60 to 89 minutes: 1,427
90 or more minutes: 502
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 10,569 (71.2%)
Carpooled: 1,401 (9.4%)
Taxi: 77 (0.5%)
Walked: 61 (0.4%)
Worked at home: 3,228 (21.7%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
1.5%Males
1.5%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
1.9%Males
9.6%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
57.1%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
6.9%Males
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
2.7%Males
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
1.5%Males
3.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Alabaster, Alabama
6072010 or later
5162000 to 2009
5191990 to 1999
1381980 to 1989
641970 to 1979
92Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
English: 3,582 (21.2%)
American: 2,016 (12.0%)
Irish: 1,029 (6.1%)
German: 766 (4.5%)
Scotch-Irish: 419 (2.5%)
Scottish: 408 (2.4%)
Italian: 398 (2.4%)
European: 234 (1.4%)
French: 229 (1.4%)
Polish: 104 (0.6%)
Iranian: 92 (0.5%)
Norwegian: 87 (0.5%)
Russian: 84 (0.5%)
Greek: 81 (0.5%)
Nigerian: 63 (0.4%)
British: 58 (0.3%)
Yugoslavian: 58 (0.3%)
Welsh: 54 (0.3%)
Canadian: 52 (0.3%)
Swedish: 47 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 35 (0.2%)
Haitian: 29 (0.2%)
Dutch: 20 (0.1%)
Romanian: 18 (0.1%)
French Canadian: 13 (0.08%)
Ukrainian: 12 (0.07%)
Danish: 8 (0.05%)
Scandinavian: 7 (0.04%)
Lebanese: 5 (0.03%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Mexico
Alabaster:
26.6% (529)
Alabama:
26.4% (46,832)
Guatemala
Alabaster:
14.6% (291)
Alabama:
8.6% (15,159)
El Salvador
Alabaster:
11.7% (233)
Alabama:
1.7% (3,005)
Iran
Alabaster:
5.9% (117)
Alabama:
0.5% (927)
Canada
Alabaster:
4.5% (90)
Alabama:
2.3% (4,000)
Vietnam
Alabaster:
3.6% (72)
Alabama:
3.6% (6,414)
Honduras
Alabaster:
3.5% (70)
Alabama:
1.9% (3,447)
Philippines
Alabaster:
3.0% (59)
Alabama:
2.9% (5,154)
Venezuela
Alabaster:
2.8% (56)
Alabama:
1.0% (1,740)
Panama
Alabaster:
2.4% (48)
Alabama:
0.5% (845)
Chile
Alabaster:
2.1% (42)
Alabama:
0.4% (630)
Ukraine
Alabaster:
1.9% (37)
Alabama:
0.6% (1,077)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Alabaster:
1.9% (37)
Alabama:
4.6% (8,075)
Thailand
Alabaster:
1.8% (36)
Alabama:
0.7% (1,231)
Colombia
Alabaster:
1.8% (35)
Alabama:
1.1% (2,005)
Russia
Alabaster:
1.6% (32)
Alabama:
0.7% (1,277)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Alabaster:
1.6% (31)
Alabama:
0.1% (225)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 22,062
Other state: 10,028
Northeast: 845
Midwest: 2,171
South: 5,592
West: 1,527
88.3% of Alabaster residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.3% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 70.8% lived in Alabama.
Alabaster:
88.3%
State average:
87.6%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 96
Nursery to 4th grade: 10
5th and 6th grade: 135
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 61
10th grade: 75
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 199
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,920
Less than 1 year of college: 694
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,384
Associate degree: 668
Bachelor's degree: 3,093
Master's degree: 1,163
Professional school degree: 162
Doctorate degree: 105
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 84
Nursery to 4th grade: 148
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 36
9th grade: 90
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 229
12th grade, no diploma: 370
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,517
Less than 1 year of college: 834
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,411
Associate degree: 739
Bachelor's degree: 3,603
Master's degree: 1,837
Professional school degree: 202
Doctorate degree: 38
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 10,714
One, attached: 515
Two: 64
3 or 4: 167
5 to 9: 210
10 to 19: 218
20 to 49: 99
50 or more: 85
Mobile homes: 745
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.7%
House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago