Ray

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Ray

Total population

548

Median home value

$137,500

18.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$77,951

Ray$78k

National$74k

Elevation223 m

Land area21.36 km²

Weather93°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates32.87°, -86.05°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ray is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 326 as of the 2020 census.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Ray, AL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Alabama

• Jacksons' Gap
  13.4 mi away
• Mount Olive
  15.4 mi away
• Goldville
  21.5 mi away · pop. 52
• Millerville
  23.3 mi away
• Mignon
  25.2 mi away · pop. 1,186
• Ashland
  30.3 mi away · pop. 1,984
• Notasulga
  30.8 mi away · pop. 1,050
• Pine Level
  31 mi away
• Shorter
  31.8 mi away · pop. 385
• Shelby
  35.4 mi away · pop. 940
• Prattville
  37.3 mi away · pop. 37,781
• Talladega
  39.1 mi away · pop. 15,861

Browse all places in Alabama →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ray

Ray

Barry Hannah · 1980

The Rays look back

Marvin Basil McCarley · 1972

The sun does shine

Anthony Ray Hinton · 2018

Prentice Hall Literature

Kevin Feldman · 2007

Prentice Hall Literature [grade 8]

Kevin Feldman · 2005

UFOs

Ray Clarington · 2015

Alabama bound

Ray A. March · 1978

Birder's guide to Alabama & Mississippi

Ray Vaughan · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire RAY COAKER, Washington, Alabama
  Wildfires · 2026-09-09 · 168 mi
• Wildfire Jackson - Hwy 90, Jackson, Mississippi
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 221 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Triceratops Beetle

Phileurus truncatus

Seen 2026-09-11

Black Tupelo

Nyssa sylvatica

Seen 2026-09-06

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

Seen 2026-09-05

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Seen 2026-09-05

Two-lined Spittlebug

Prosapia bicincta

Seen 2026-09-03

North American Luna Moth

Actias luna

Seen 2026-09-03

Hebrew Moth

Polygrammate hebraeicum

Seen 2026-09-03

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Seen 2026-08-29

Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Seen 2026-08-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).