📊 Socioeconomic profile
💶 CasasValue · median home€133,000
Price per m² (median)€1,080/m²
Half of the homes between €94,000 and €195,000
CasasValue (CASAS.ES) of 5,022 buildings · not an official valuation
💼 30% unemployment (census)
🔑 Tenure
80% owned8.4% rented
🏖 2nd home / seasonal27% · many 2nd homes
Tenure and non-primary homes · 2021 Census (INE)
Average net household income€26,830
€23,320€31,820
Average net income · Household Income Distribution Atlas (INE), by census tract
🧬 Distinguishing features
Compared with the other municipalities nearby and in Spain. Its key data is elsewhere on this page.
In the 2021 census, 30% of the labour force of Álora was unemployed. Only Guaro and Yunquera had more unemployment in its comarca. The census tract around Calle Ancha had the highest unemployment, 39%; the one around Calle Fortuna, the lowest, 24%. Average household income is around €26,830 net a year. By household income it sits between Pizarra (€30,380) and Monda (€26,670). By census tract, household income is highest in the one around Calle Fortuna (€31,820) and lowest in the one around Calle Ancha (€23,320). A household in the richest tract takes home 1.4 times as much as one in the most modest.
For schooling, options in Álora include Colegio de Educación Infantil y Primaria Miguel de Cervantes, Colegio Publico Guadalhorce and Instituto de Educación Secundaria Las Flores, according to OpenStreetMap (July 2026). There is at least one health centre in the municipality: Centro de Salud de Álora. There are pharmacies in the municipality such as Farmacia Bermejo, Farmacia Caliz and Farmacia Mesa. For groceries, supermarkets in the municipality include Comestibles Gloria, Dia and Mercadona. The mayor's office is held by Francisco Jesús Martínez Subires (PSOE-A).
Sources: Municipal register (INE) · Cadastre · CasasValue (CASAS.ES) · Household Income Atlas and 2021 Census (INE) · PVGIS (sunshine) · Register of local officials · Ministry of the Interior (crime). Data as of 2026-10-17.