Housing data for Langston, AL

Langston, AL has an estimated 284 residents and 239 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Jackson County.

27.6% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
284 (±89)
Housing units
239 (±66)
Households that rent
27.6%
Residents since 2015–2019
+34.6%

What stands out in Langston

Renters paying 30% or more of income: 100.0% (±53.0 points) in Langston, higher than in Jackson County (44.8%).

Average commute: 50.6 minutes (±16.2) in Langston, higher than in Jackson County (27.3 minutes).

Housing in Langston at a glance

  • Rent burden: 100.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 27.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $53,929 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $337,500 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $2,071 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $1,021 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 77.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 31.3% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 7.5% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 82.8% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 50.6 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +34.6% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 24.6% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 4.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Langston against Jackson County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
LangstonJackson CountyAlabamaUnited States
Residents284 (±89)53,053 (exact)5,086,768 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units239 (±66)24,914 (±82)2,337,265 (±430)143,775,355
Households that rent27.6% (±13.7 points)24.9% (±2.0 points)29.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$780 (±$47)$1,007 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income$53,929 (±$10,527)$51,908 (±$1,987)$63,999 (±$399)$80,734
Median home value$337,500 (±$202,079)$159,500 (±$7,041)$209,900 (±$1,076)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,021 (±$848)$480 (±$29)$788 (±$6)$3,119
Built before 198031.3% (±12.4 points)42.9% (±2.7 points)42.2% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute50.6 minutes (±16.2)27.3 minutes (±1.2)25.5 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband90.3% (±7.7 points)89.9% (±1.2 points)87.5% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents56.4 years (±7.1)43.5 years (±0.4)39.3 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Langston covers 4.9 square miles of land, about 58 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Langston has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents211 (±69)284 (±89)+34.6%Not a measurable change
Housing units224 (±43)239 (±66)+6.7%Not a measurable change
Median household income$46,136 (±$11,307)$53,929 (±$10,527)+16.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,500 (±$718)$2,071 (±$1,039)+38.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$400 (±$318)$1,021 (±$848)+155.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent10.9% (±9.9 points)27.6% (±13.7 points)+16.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate47.8% (±40.2 points)7.5% (±12.4 points)−40.3 percentage pointsNot 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 Jackson County

Langston has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Jackson County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Jackson County recorded 261 violent and 1,574 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Langston

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
3575527%466$911$350,000$41,964

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Langston

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Section6.7 mi$638$156,00021.5%
Scottsboro7.3 mi$830$190,40031.8%
Grant9.7 mi$543$239,40016.6%
Dutton11 mi$769$113,80019.2%
Powell11 mi$931$116,40027.9%
Woodville12 mi$588$184,60017.5%
Lakeview13 mi—$103,10021.6%
Fyffe13 mi$565$113,30027.8%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Langston, fiscal year 2027

Jackson County, AL, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$720$728$921$1,236$1,453

HUD income limits for Langston, fiscal year 2026

Jackson County, AL, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$15,960$26,000$41,550
2 people$21,640$29,700$47,500
3 people$27,320$33,400$53,450
4 people$33,000$37,100$59,350
5 people$38,680$40,100$64,100
6 people$43,050$43,050$68,850
7 people$46,050$46,050$73,600
8 people$49,000$49,000$78,350

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Jackson County, AL, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $69,700.

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 Langston

How many homes are in Langston?

Langston, AL has an estimated 239 (±66) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Langston?

31.3% of homes in Langston, AL were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Langston growing?

In Langston, the number of residents went from 211 in 2015–2019 to 284 in 2020–2024 (+34.6%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Langston?

The ZIP code that covers Langston is 35755.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 35755?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 35755 is $911 (±$259) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

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 Langston town, Alabama (place:41368, 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 .

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