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Rainbow City, Alabama

Rainbow City city, Alabama · ACS 2024 5-year estimates · CBP 2023

Etowah County · 25.7 sq mi

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Key statistics vs peer group
Metric2010–2025Rainbow CityPeer medianPctileSource
Population10,28410,46518
Population change (10 yr)n/a3.5%
Median household income$56,398$57,35636
Poverty rate10.0%12.2%0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%21.3%36
Housing unit change (10 yr)n/a5.4%
Median owner-occupied home value$223,000$162,45091
Median gross rent$1,048$87973
Housing vacancy rate12.0%8.5%91
Worked from home8.0%6.3%55
Population, 2012–2024
Rainbow CityPeer median
Median household income, 2012–2024
Rainbow CityPeer median
Change between releases
Metric2012201920192024Peer median, latest span
Population+6.1%
Housing units+3.6%
Median household income+26.0%
Median owner-occupied home value+62.6%
Median gross rent+32.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher+23.3%
Worked from home+10.6%
Poverty rate-7.1%
Establishment density · Etowah County, per 10k residents
Restaurants & bars17.5US 21.3below US rate
Grocery & food retail3.2US 4.8below US rate
Other retail0.0US n/anot published
Personal & repair services3.5US 8.1below US rate
Professional & technical services12.4US 29.5below US rate
Ambulatory health care21.6US 21.0above US rate
Arts, entertainment & recreation1.7US 5.0below US rate
Accommodation1.6US 2.1below US rate
Construction13.3US 24.3below US rate
Manufacturing0.0US n/anot published
Peer snapshot · 10 places
PlaceSimilarityPopulationPop change 10yIncomeBA or higher
London, OH9410,484$60,23122.3%
Marinette, WI9211,115$58,63821.5%
Cadillac, MI9110,445$51,77322.1%
Celina, OH9110,903$62,84921.2%
Fort Oglethorpe, GA9110,416$51,86719.5%
Bedford Heights, OH9110,847$50,26921.7%
Columbia, PA9110,278$54,43717.4%
Watervliet, NY9010,287$57,91917.8%
Two Rivers, WI9011,231$57,22221.4%
Shawano, WI909,522+3.5%$57,49020.4%