Housing data for Grant, AL
Grant, AL has an estimated 1,336 residents and 472 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a town in Marshall County.
16.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $543 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,336 (±455)
- Housing units
- 472 (±127)
- Households that rent
- 16.6%
- Median gross rent
- $543
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +28.5%
What stands out in Grant
Median gross rent: $543 (±$195) in Grant, lower than in Marshall County ($795).
Households that rent: 16.6% (±7.2 points) in Grant, lower than in Marshall County (24.2%).
Working from home: 3.1% (±2.5 points) in Grant, lower than in Marshall County (6.4%).
Median real estate taxes: $884 (±$82) in Grant, higher than in Marshall County ($733).
Housing in Grant at a glance
- Median rent: $543 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $543 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 37.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 16.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $91,477 median household income
- Home values: $239,400 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,369 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $884 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 9.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 79.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 29.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 10.1% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 75.2% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 30.6 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 375 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: +28.5% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 17.6% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 2.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Grant against Marshall County, its state and the nation
| Grant | Marshall County | Alabama | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,336 (±455) | 99,748 (exact) | 5,086,768 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 472 (±127) | 41,762 (±115) | 2,337,265 (±430) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 16.6% (±7.2 points) | 24.2% (±1.5 points) | 29.8% (±0.3 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $543 (±$195) | $795 (±$29) | $1,007 (±$8) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $91,477 (±$29,943) | $62,571 (±$2,999) | $63,999 (±$399) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $239,400 (±$28,364) | $201,500 (±$8,139) | $209,900 (±$1,076) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $884 (±$82) | $733 (±$33) | $788 (±$6) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 29.8% (±9.9 points) | 41.0% (±2.1 points) | 42.2% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 30.6 minutes (±4.6) | 25.5 minutes (±0.9) | 25.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 90.9% (±6.6 points) | 90.1% (±1.2 points) | 87.5% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 29.6 years (±5.3) | 38.5 years (±0.3) | 39.3 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Grant covers 1.9 square miles of land, about 722 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Grant has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,040 (±265) | 1,336 (±455) | +28.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 395 (±84) | 472 (±127) | +19.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $609 (±$64) | $543 (±$195) | −10.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $162,300 (±$12,291) | $239,400 (±$28,364) | +47.5% | Up after inflation |
| Median household income | $54,821 (±$10,664) | $91,477 (±$29,943) | +66.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,036 (±$126) | $1,369 (±$94) | +32.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $700 (±$144) | $884 (±$82) | +26.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 28.3% (±7.6 points) | 16.6% (±7.2 points) | −11.7 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±25.9 points) | 10.1% (±15.0 points) | +10.1 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Grant
In 2025, the Grant Police Department reported 375 violent and 3,839 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Marshall County, the departments that report recorded 125 violent and 794 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Grant
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodville | 7.8 mi | $588 | $184,600 | 17.5% |
| New Hope | 8.8 mi | $1,075 | $163,700 | 18.1% |
| Langston | 9.7 mi | — | $337,500 | 27.6% |
| Guntersville | 10 mi | $842 | $324,800 | 34.7% |
| Paint Rock | 11 mi | — | $75,000 | 23.5% |
| Owens Cross Roads | 12 mi | $946 | $227,000 | 15.4% |
| Union Grove | 13 mi | — | $187,500 | 12.8% |
| Gurley | 14 mi | $1,054 | $194,800 | 31.1% |
Places in Alabama most like Grant
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priceville | $682 | $266,400 | $117,127 | 14.3% |
| Eva | $633 | $246,500 | $115,455 | 9.3% |
| West Point | $639 | $221,600 | $68,365 | 24.2% |
| Morris | $797 | $241,400 | $101,563 | 10.9% |
| Hartselle | $804 | $203,800 | $76,290 | 22.1% |
| Moundville | $798 | $189,700 | $73,036 | 20.7% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Alabama.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Grant, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $702 | $707 | $925 | $1,281 | $1,285 |
HUD income limits for Grant, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,200 | $28,650 | $45,800 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $32,750 | $52,350 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $36,850 | $58,900 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $40,900 | $65,450 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $44,200 | $70,700 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $47,450 | $75,950 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $50,750 | $81,150 |
| 8 people | $54,000 | $54,000 | $86,400 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Marshall County, AL, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $89,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Grant
How many renters are there in Grant?
Grant has an estimated 71 (±37) renting households, 16.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Grant?
The median household income in Grant is $91,477 (±$29,943) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Grant, AL?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $239,400 (±$28,364) for owner-occupied homes in Grant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Grant?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Grant, AL is $1,369 (±$94) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Grant?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Grant, AL is $884 (±$82) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Grant?
Grant, AL has an estimated 472 (±127) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Grant growing?
In Grant, the number of residents went from 1,040 in 2015–2019 to 1,336 in 2020–2024 (+28.5%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Grant town, Alabama
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Grant town, Alabama
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Grant town, Alabama
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Grant town, Alabama
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Grant town, Alabama
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Grant town, Alabama
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Grant town, Alabama
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Marshall County, AL
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Marshall County, AL
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Grant Police Department (ORI AL0500500)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Grant town, Alabama (place:31096, in state:01).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .