Homewood, Alabama

Back to Homewood, AL housing info, Jefferson County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities. Homewood Apartments for Rent   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Homewood, AL Jefferson County Population in July 2008: 23,840. Population change since 2000: -4.8%   Males: 11,019   (46.2%) Females: 12,821   (53.8%) Median resident age:   30.5 years Alabama median age:   35.8 years Zip codes: 35209. Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,359 (it was $45,431 in 2000) Homewood:   $55,359 Alabama:   $40,554 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $32,506 Homewood:   $32,506 Alabama:   $22,366 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $249,012 (it was $156,700 in 2000) Homewood:   $249,012 Alabama:   $115,600 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $279,267; Detached houses: $289,743; Townhouses or other attached units: $184,746; In 2-unit structures: $109,435; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,806; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $147,697; Mobile homes: $27,500 Homewood, AL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Open Water Video Productions Holiday Treasures two guys and some wie Races in Homewood: White Non-Hispanic (78.1%) Black (15.3%) Hispanic (2.8%) Two or more races (1.2%) Other race (1.0%) Asian Indian (0.7%) Chinese (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Homewood: 90.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Homewood, Alabama on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Homewood is mentioned 598 times on our forum: Fell in love with Homewood until I read the crime stats on this site...  (34 replies) checking out the Homewood and Mountain Brook areas  (6 replies) Homewood School District?  (1 reply) Homewood, Hoover, Helena apartment recommendations  (3 replies) Looking at Homewood, Hoover, and Vestavia Hills  (8 replies) Homewood Alabama spa/salon?  (3 replies) Latest news from Homewood, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: English (16.6%), German (11.0%), Irish (10.9%), United States (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%), French (3.7%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 8.31 square miles. Population density: 2870 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 33.47 N, Longitude: 86.81 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +15,889 (+63.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 2,902 (21.4%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Homewood, Alabama business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Here:	5.8%
Alabama:	9.3%

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.15
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Homewood, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Homewood-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 229% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 7.9 miles away from the Homewood city center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 8.5 miles away from the city center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Homewood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 59% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 26.2 miles away from Homewood center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi) earthquake occurred 98.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 61.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from Homewood center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 28.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 25.9 miles away from Homewood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Evan Mathis - 2005 NFL player (Carolina Panthers, born: Nov 1, 1981).

Political contributions by individuals in Homewood, AL

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Notable locations in Homewood: Oxmoor Industrial Park (A), Memory L Robinson Hall (B), Leslie Stephen Wright Fine Arts Center (C), Mamie Mell Smith Hall (D), F Page Seibert Gymnasium (E), Robert I Ingalls Senior Hall (F), Frank P Samford Hall (G), Homewood City Hall (H), Homewood Public Library (I), Orlean Bullard Beeson Hall (J), Ralph W Beeson University Center (K), Thomas D Russell Hall (L), Brooks Hall (M), Lucille Stewart Beeson Law Library (N), John H Buchanan Hall (O), John D Pittman Hall (P), Dwight M Beeson Hall (Q), Dwight and Lucille Beeson Center for the Healing Arts (R), Lena Vail Davis Hall (S), Harwell G Davis Library (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Red Mountain Plaza Shopping Center (1), The Village on Green Springs Shopping Center (2), West Valley Plaza Shopping Center (3), Brookwood Village Shopping Center (4), Gilcrest Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Homewood include: Trinity United Methodist Church (A), Church of the Open Door (B), Dawson Memorial Baptist Church (C), Raleigh Avenue Baptist Church (D), Edgewood Presbyterian Church (E), Our Lady of Sorrows Church (F), A Hamilton Reid Chapel (G), Oakmont United Methodist Church (H), Homewood Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Union Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Griffin Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Homewood include: F Page Seibert Stadium (1), Overton Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	55.0%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

This city:	7.6%
Whole state:	16.1%

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Homewood, AL

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• Super 8 Motel, 140 Vulcan Rd, Homewood, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 945-9888, Fax: (205) 945-9928
• Birmingham Homewood Courtyard By Marriott, 500 Shades Creek Pkwy, Homewood, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 879-0400, Fax: (205) 879-6324
• Quality Inn, 155 Vulcan Rd, Homewood, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 945-9600, Fax: (205) 945-9600
• La Quinta Inn & Suites, 60 State Farm Prkwy, Homewood, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 290-0150, Fax: (205) 290-0850
• Best Western Carlton Suites, 140 State Farm Pkwy, Homewood, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 940-9990, Fax: (205) 943-9930
• Holiday Inn Homewood, 260 Oxmoor Rd, Homewood, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 942-2041, Fax: (205) 942-6183
• Residence Inn Birmingham/Homewood, 50 State Farm Pkwy, Homewood, AL 35209, Phone: (800) 228-9290, Fax: (205) 943-0668

5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.35%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($307 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.13%
Alabama average:	0.14%

from Shelby County, AL	0.84% ($55,697 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.23% ($35,105)
from St. Clair County, AL	0.23% ($34,538)

5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.61%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($192 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.04%
Alabama average:	0.06%

to Shelby County, AL	1.35% ($55,359 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL	0.49% ($44,314)
to Blount County, AL	0.23% ($37,239)

• Kimberly A Thomas, 726 Raleigh Ct, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 22.3 m
  Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
• Marin Fettman, 1921 South Shorewood Dr., Type: Upole, Structure height: 27.4 m, Overall height: 27.4 m, , Licensee ID: L01106613
  Registrant: T-Mobile South LLC, 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 378-4000, Email:

• 2727 19th Pl S, Overall height: 30.2 m, Call Sign: WMU618, Licensee ID: L00013724
  Assigned Frequencies : 951.375 MHz, 951.625 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/25/1994, Expiration Date: 04/01/2004, Cancelation Date: 02/06/2003
  Registrant: Kimtron, Inc., P.O. Box 3003, Blue Bell, PA 19422
• WDJC-FM Studio, 120 Summit Parkway, Type: Building, Structure height: 8 m, Overall height: 9.4 m, Call Sign: WQFL444
  Assigned Frequencies : 951.500 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/10/2006, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012, Certifier: Donald B Crawford
  Registrant: Crawford Broadcasting Company, 2150 W. 29th Ave., Suite 300, Denver, CO 80211, Phone: (303) 433-0104, Fax: (303) 433-0905, Email:
• Goodwin Crest, 244 Goodwin Crest Drive, Type: Building, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WCD939
  Assigned Frequencies : 951.500 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/13/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012, Cancelation Date: 08/16/2007
  Registrant: Kimtron, Inc., 2150 W. 29th Ave., Suite 300, Denver, CO 80211, Phone: (303) 433-5500, Fax: (303) 433-0905, Email:
• 244 Goodwin Crest Drive, Overall height: 20.1 m, Call Sign: WLG387, Licensee ID: L00013724
  Assigned Frequencies : 945.000 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/20/1985, Expiration Date: 04/01/2004, Cancelation Date: 02/06/2003
  Registrant: Kimtron, Inc., P.O. Box 3003, Blue Bell, PA 19422
• Homewood, 244 Goodwin Crest Drive, Type: Mast, Structure height: 21 m, Call Sign: WLJ655, Licensee ID: L00042971
  Assigned Frequencies : 944.500 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/18/1986, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012
  Registrant: Citadel Broadcasting Company

• Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-181 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 2480V , Serial Number: 28-8590075, Year manufactured: 1985, Airworthiness Date: 06/26/1985
  Registrant (Partnership): Jeffrey H Lyons, 1100 Oak Grove Rd, Homewood, AL 35209, Other Owners: Emily A Lyons
• Aircraft: BEECH E-55 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 165 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 4361W , Serial Number: TE-980, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 04/21/1974
  Registrant (Corporation): Fifren Corp, 210 Broadway St, Homewood, AL 35209