Housing in Roebuck-South East Lake at a glance
- Population
- about 16,760
- Housing units
- about 7,284
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $159,000Birmingham: $158,800 (0%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,060 a monthBirmingham: $1,107 (-5%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 54.8%Birmingham: 45.5%
- Homes built before 1980
- 86.6%
- Median year built
- 1959
Roebuck-South East Lake carries the oldest housing in Birmingham, with 86.6% of homes put up before 1980, top of the ranking, and 1959 as the build year at the middle. Values sit right on the city benchmark, $159,000 against $158,800, which separates it from Crestline's $340,000 and Red Mountain's $440,000. Owners hold 54.8% of households, third-highest of ten, although Huffman, a neighbour, goes a little higher at 58.5% and asks $1,240 in rent. Renters in this sector pay $1,060, 5% less than the Birmingham level. North-east of the population centre, it therefore pairs old stock with middling values and a fairly strong owner base. Owner households total 3,509 and renter ones 2,898. Crestline, with 72.8% older stock, has owners at just 48.7% by contrast, and Red Mountain's owner share falls to 43.4%, so this sector stands out for owner strength despite the age of its homes.
Questions about Roebuck-South East Lake
What is the median home value in Roebuck-South East Lake, Birmingham?
$159,000 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 Roebuck-South East Lake?
$1,060 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 Roebuck-South East Lake own or rent?
Most own: 54.8% 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 4 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.
Roebuck-South East Lake is one of the 10 most populous of 23 communities of Birmingham: estimated population about 16,760 (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.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Roebuck-South East Lake. 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
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