Housing in Ensley at a glance
- Population
- about 10,546
- Housing units
- about 5,497
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $76,000Birmingham: $158,800 (-52%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,020 a monthBirmingham: $1,107 (-8%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 52.5%Birmingham: 45.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 75.8%
- Median year built
- 1954
Ensley is the least valued sector in Birmingham. Owners put its median home at $76,000, which is 52% below the $158,800 recorded for the city. West End follows closely at $78,000, then Five Points West at $97,000, whereas Northside rises to $192,000. Renters pay $1,020, 8% less than the citywide $1,107 and eighth in the ranking. Owner-occupiers edge ahead of renters on the west side of the city, holding 52.5% against West End's 40.3% and Five Points West's 63%. Construction before 1980 accounts for 75.8% of the stock, and the midpoint build year is 1954. Owner households come to 2,099 and renter ones to 1,900. With 10,546 residents and 5,497 homes, Ensley is mid-sized, and its figures draw on 5 census tracts. Housing is its main trait: very old, very low in value, and slightly owner-led, a combination that sets it apart from Northside's higher values and lower rent.
Questions about Ensley
What is the median home value in Ensley, Birmingham?
$76,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $158,800 for Birmingham as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Ensley?
$1,020 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,107 in Birmingham (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Ensley own or rent?
Most own: 52.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 45.5% in Birmingham (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 5 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Ensley is one of the 10 most populous of 23 communities of Birmingham: estimated population about 10,546 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Birmingham GIS, Communities (Birmingham_VertiGIS_Primary_Layers, layer 26), consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Birmingham as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Ensley
The closest sectors of Birmingham, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Ensley. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Ensley? Ask for your spot.