Mc Calla, Alabama.
, asking rent $2,082 (+5.7%). Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro.
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$642 (+105%) since Jan 2020.
Monthly payment to buy the typical home
Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.
- Alabama$1,252
- United States$1,922
Asking rents in Mc Calla, AL rose 5.7% over the past year — faster than the nation's +2.7%.
Living in Mc Calla, Jefferson County, Alabama
Mc Calla, in Jefferson County, had 12,965 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $87,468 a year and half less, against $66,388 across Jefferson County; 6% of its people live below the poverty line. 90% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 10% are rented. Unemployment in Jefferson County was 3.8% in August 2026, and the county had 0.5% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then manufacturing.
Written by AI Claude Sonnet 5.5 wrote this on 23 October 2026 from the figures here, a list of nearby places and what it knows. It can be wrong or out of date.
What it’s like
The place. Mc Calla is a community in Jefferson County where nearly all homes are lived in by their owners, a much higher share of owners than most places. Household incomes run well above the county's, and relatively few people live below the poverty line. Winters are mild and short, with very little snow, while summers are hot and the year brings a good deal of rain.
Work. Residents work mostly in schools, hospitals and social care, with manufacturing, professional and business services, and shops close behind. Within Mc Calla, the largest workplaces include Gestamp Alabama, which makes automobile chassis parts, Yanfeng International Automotive Technology, which makes vehicle interior systems, and Plastipak, which makes plastic bottles. Commutes are fairly long, and some residents work from home.
Things to do. A short drive away, Tannehill Ironworks is a museum of the area's iron-making past, and Alabama Adventure & Splash Adventure is an amusement park. The Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area, also a short drive off. For a longer outing, the Birmingham Museum of Art and the Birmingham Zoo are both a longer drive away.
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- 5,152households
- 34%of adults have a degree
- 6%below the poverty line
- 27 mintypical commute
- 14%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Jefferson County had 368,875 jobs in 2025, 0.5% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 56° and lows near 34°; warmest in July, with highs near 92° and lows near 70°. About 1 inches of snow and 55 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Bessemer Wsw weather station, 6 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Mc Calla
- Gestamp AlabamaChassis, automobile, manufacturing547
- Yanfeng International Automotive Technology US II,LLCMotor vehicle interior systems manufacturing456
- Publix SupermarketsGeneral warehousing and storage375
- J.M. Smucker CompanyFrozen food entrees, packaged, manufacturing343
- C&G Healthcare ServicesNursing homes130
- Plastipak- McCallaBottles, plastics, manufacturing110
- Mobis US AlabamaChassis, automobile, manufacturing87
- J.M. Smucker Company McCalla Distribution CenterCold storage locker services33
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 10 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 2,123 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- TornadoesRelatively high
- LightningRelatively high
- Cold wavesRelatively high
- Heat wavesRelatively moderate
- Inland floodingrelatively high in parts of Mc CallaRelatively moderate
- Strong windRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Mc Calla’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Jefferson County and the Birmingham-Hoover, AL metro.
Mc Calla home values
Zillow measures a city over its municipal boundary. Against the state and national figures, mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
Not enough data to draw this yet.
Sellers are cutting prices on about 1 in 3 Mc Calla listings, and the typical home goes pending in 26 days — the market is cooling.
Market heat, inside the city limits
Share of listings with a price cut
The early-warning dial: sellers cut when buyers stop reaching. Rising cuts cool a market months before prices notice.
- Mc Calla29.60%
- United States26.90%
Days to pending
How long the typical listing takes to go under contract.
- Mc Calla26
- United States24
Homes for sale
Active for-sale inventory. More supply hands power to buyers.
- Mc Calla146
New listings per month
Sellers arriving at the market.
- Mc Calla36
Sale-to-list ratio
Above 100%, homes sell over asking; below, buyers negotiate wins.
- Mc Calla98.03%
Zip codes with a Mc Calla address
A different geography, not a breakdown. The figure above covers the municipality; these zips cover everywhere the Post Office calls Mc Calla — often including townships beyond the city limits. Both come straight from Zillow, and they are not expected to average out.