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Muscle Shoals, AL
Full City Profile · Alabama · Colbert County County
3.3
/5.0
B
Good
16,670
Population
988/sq mi density
$70,927
Median Income
$36,427 per capita
$198,300
Home Value
$254,834 Zillow
$939
Median Rent
21.9% income on rent
61°F
Avg Temperature
301 sunny days/yr
331
Violent Crime/100K
5,786 property/100K
B
Overall
3.3 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A
Economy
4.1 / 5.0
$70,927 median income, 1.5% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$198,300 home value, $939/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
331 violent crimes/100K
C+
Education
3.0 / 5.0
24.4% bachelor's degree or higher
Income Overview
Median Household Income
$70,927
6% below
US avg: $75,149
Per Capita Income
$36,427
7% below
US avg: $39,052
Unemployment Rate
1.5%
58% below
US avg: 3.6%
Poverty Rate
10.7%
14% below
US avg: 12.4%
Income Comparison: Muscle Shoals vs. U.S. Average
Each bar shows Muscle Shoals’s value as a percentage of the national average (100% line = U.S. avg)
Median Household
US: $75,149
$70,927
94%
Per Capita
US: $39,052
$36,427
93%
IRS Avg AGI
US: $72,000
$66,980
93%
Avg Weekly Wage
US: $1,432
$1,116
78%
Thin line = U.S. average (100%)
Employment & Commute
Avg Weekly Wage
$1,116
22% below US avg ($1,432)
Mean Commute Time
21 min
25% below US avg (28 min)
Work From Home
13.7%
10% below US avg (15.2%)
Drive Alone
79.4%
8% above US avg (73.2%)
Public Transit
0.0%
100% below US avg (5.0%)
County GDP
$3,559M
County-level GDP (BEA 2024)
How Residents Get to Work
Drive Alone
79.4%
Public Transit
0%
Work From Home
13.7%
Other
6.9%
Average commute time
21 minutes
US avg: 28 min
Business Landscape
Total Establishments
1,621
Restaurants
115
Healthcare
126
Retail
229
Manufacturing
87
Tax & Financial
IRS Avg Adjusted Gross Income
$66,980
7% below US avg ($72,000)
Avg Property Tax
$1,751
50% below US avg ($3,500)
Cost of Living Index
88.8
Below national average (100 = US avg)
Complete Economy Data
Income & Wages
| Median Household Income | $70,927 |
| Per Capita Income | $36,427 |
| IRS Avg Adjusted Gross Income | $66,980 |
| Avg Weekly Wage | $1,116 |
| County GDP | $3,559M |
Hardship Indicators
| Unemployment Rate | 1.5% |
| Poverty Rate | 10.7% |
| Gini Coefficient | 0.449 |
| Cost of Living Index | 88.8 |
Commute
| Mean Commute | 21 minutes |
| Drive Alone | 79.4% |
| Public Transit | 0.0% |
| Work From Home | 13.7% |
Businesses
| Total Establishments | 1,621 |
| Restaurants | 115 |
| Healthcare | 126 |
| Retail | 229 |
| Manufacturing | 87 |
Tax
| IRS Avg AGI | $66,980 |
| Avg Property Tax | $1,751 |