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Colbert County – Shoals Area

Colbert County is a county jurisdiction, not a single city, school district or utility service area. This page pairs its boundary with countywide Census estimates. For community-by-community context and practical local resources, start with the Colbert County guide.

Colbert County: county boundary from the 2024 U.S. Census Bureau, with the same boundary highlighted in a Northern Alabama locator inset. North is up. Editorial area: Shoals. Not a property or service-boundary map. City, town and CDP boundary outlines clipped to this county, with labeled locality centers: Cherokee, Leighton, Littleville, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia. Stars: cities; diamonds: towns; dots: CDPs. Dagger indicates a cross-county locality, with its marker inside this county.
Map sources and notes
County boundary depiction: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 TIGER/Line. Editorial area: Shoals. Not a property, school or utility boundary; confirm current jurisdiction and annexations with the responsible authority. View the full-size boundary map.

What do the numbers say?

Colbert Facts

People

Population
59474
Median age
42.9 years

Homes

Households
24301
Housing units
28040
Vacant housing units
3739
Owner-occupied homes
17323
Renter-occupied homes
6978

Housing costs

Median owner-occupied home value
$171000
Median gross rent
$887 /mo
Owner costs with mortgage
$1243 /mo
Owner costs without mortgage
$448 /mo

Calculated measures

Renters spending 30%+ on housing
40.586471%

Travel

Mean commute
22.5 min

Income

Median household income
$60628
Sources & notes

Population

U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, vintage 2025; resident population as of July 1, 2025. ACS sampling margins of error do not apply.

Source data

Median age

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-0.7 years.

Source data

Households

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-431 housing units. Households correspond to occupied housing units.

Source data

Housing units

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-44 housing units.

Source data

Owner-occupied homes

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-614 housing units.

Source data

Renter-occupied homes

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-600 housing units.

Source data

Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Published 90% margin of error: +/-3733 USD/year. Income is in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

Source data

Vacant housing units

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year profile; DP04_0003E. Published 90% margin of error: +/-432 housing units. Value and margin retained from the independently reviewed Census profile for this exact geography; this import did not newly retrieve the original raw API response. Vacant does not mean advertised for sale or rent.

Source definition

Median owner-occupied home value

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units. Unit: USD. Survey-reported value of owner-occupied homes, not current listings, appraisals or sale prices. Published 90% margin of error: +/-6321 USD.

Source data

Median gross rent

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. Unit: USD/month. Gross rent includes contract rent and applicable tenant-paid utilities and fuels; not current advertised rents. Published 90% margin of error: +/-58 USD/month.

Source data

Owner costs with mortgage

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units with a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include mortgage payments and applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees; not mortgage payment alone. Published 90% margin of error: +/-49 USD/month.

Source data

Owner costs without mortgage

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Owner-occupied housing units without a mortgage. Unit: USD/month. Median selected monthly owner costs include applicable taxes, insurance, utilities, fuels and fees. Published 90% margin of error: +/-12 USD/month.

Source data

Renters spending 30%+ on housing

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimate. Universe: Cash-rent renter households with gross rent as a percentage of income computed. Unit: percent. Calculated share with gross rent at least 30% of household income. Excludes households whose percentage cannot be computed. Derived margin of error is unavailable; no unrelated margin is substituted. Formula: 100*(B25070_007E+B25070_008E+B25070_009E+B25070_010E)/(B25070_001E-B25070_011E). Numerator: 2436; denominator: 6002.

Source data

Mean commute

U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 five-year Data Profile DP03_0025E. Mean one-way travel time to work, in minutes; workers age 16 and over who did not work from home. Retained accepted source run profile-31190; source SHA256 56c64a90725cc2e2e2c6cd362134de4ceb70aeeeb50267a1ee7f6af8c0973e8d, line 18. This reuses accepted source evidence, not a new API fetch. Published 90% margin of error: +/-1.3 minutes. Survey travel time is not a current traffic estimate or a route to a named employer.

Source data

The notes above identify the source and period separately for each current measure. The explanation below retains useful context from the previous ACS 2020-2024 profile. Any ACS population values mentioned below refer to that survey series, and are distinct from Population Estimates Program figures where those newer estimates are available above.

The 2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates combine information from 2020–2024. They are not a current headcount, a forecast or a list of available homes. Numeric margins below are the published 90% margins of error; the population row retains the Census controlled-estimate notation because sampling MOE is not applicable for that controlled estimate; it is not a missing value to replace with zero. See the Census annotation explanation.

Occupied and vacant units divide the total housing-unit estimate. Owner-occupied and renter-occupied counts divide occupied housing units, not all residents or all properties. “Vacant” does not mean advertised for sale or rent. No percentages, projections or derived margins have been calculated here.

Sampling uncertainty matters when comparing places: small differences may not support a meaningful comparison. The Census accuracy guide explains the 90% confidence level and controlled estimates. County averages do not describe an individual household or establish affordability, property condition or suitability.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS five-year profile DP05 (population) and profile DP04 (housing). Period: 2020–2024; Census data reviewed October 31, 2026. Source annotations are retained, and unavailable margins are not replaced with zero. The boundary map and narrative county guide serve different purposes from the statistical estimates.

What can the county boundary tell me about a particular address?

The map depicts the 2024 TIGER/Line county boundary, matched to Census GEOID 01033. It is not a municipal-limit, parcel, zoning, school-attendance or utility map. Countywide figures combine different communities and unincorporated areas; an address still needs the responsible jurisdiction and provider for the particular question. See Census geography definitions.

Where should I start with community and home-search questions?

The Colbert County guide is the main narrative route for exploring communities and choosing the next local resource. Keep the specific address and intended use with questions about a home; the map and statistical facts cannot confirm enrollment, service availability or project approval.

Explore homes in the surrounding area. Search results may extend beyond the county and do not certify a municipal boundary, service eligibility or complete inventory.

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Explore source-qualified locations within 20 miles of this locality reference point, including places across county lines.

Red +: locality reference point. Bands: 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 straight-line miles, not travel times or boundaries. Pins show recorded or representative locations; check place pages for access details.

36 source-qualified records within 20 miles.


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County-associated records, including locations not yet qualified for distance mapping.

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