Metro area · CBSA 23460
Gadsden
The Gadsden, AL metro area has 103,105 people. Median rent is $847, 18.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Etowah County at $975. Of the 18 places we track here, Carlisle-Rockledge has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$54,563
Median home value
$167,100
Unemployment
5.9%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$975
HUD, Etowah County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden | 33,374 | $808 | 24.0% |
| Boaz | 10,814 | $663 | 16.0% |
| Rainbow City | 10,284 | $1,048 | 22.3% |
| Attalla | 5,775 | $743 | 15.1% |
| Hokes Bluff | 4,547 | $941 | 15.1% |
| Sardis City | 2,046 | $862 | 15.3% |
| Carlisle-Rockledge | 1,993 | $550 | 10.9% |
| Whitesboro | 1,918 | $1,028 | 18.4% |
| Coats Bend | 1,630 | $803 | 13.7% |
| Tidmore Bend | 1,192 | $1,257 | 24.8% |
| Lookout Mountain | 1,120 | $847 | 12.6% |
| Gallant | 1,081 | $847 | 18.6% |
| New Union | 996 | $673 | 18.6% |
| Walnut Grove | 896 | $550 | 16.5% |
| Ballplay | 842 | $847 | 21.2% |
| Ivalee | 809 | $714 | 20.8% |
| Reece City | 784 | $1,139 | 20.5% |
| Egypt | 616 | $731 | 16.1% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.