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Mountainboro, AL map Population (year 2000): 338. Estimated population in July 2006: 333 (-1.5% change)
 

Males: 163  (48.2%)
Females: 175  (51.8%)

Etowah County

Median resident age:  39.5 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35956.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,300 (it was $28,125 in 2000)
Mountainboro  $29,300
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $99,100 (it was $83,800 in 2000)
Mountainboro  $99,100
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Mountainboro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Chinese (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (35.5%), Irish (9.5%), English (7.7%), French (2.1%), Polish (1.5%), German (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1109 feet

Land area: 0.81 square miles.

Population density: 411 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mountainboro

  • High school or higher: 66.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountainboro town

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 19.2%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.5%
Alabama:  2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Mountainboro:  0.3% ($257)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (50.4 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (63.6 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (542.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sardis City, AL (2.0 miles ), Boaz, AL (4.3 miles ), Ridgeville, AL (6.6 miles) , Wills Valley, AL (8.4 miles ), Reece City, AL (8.6 miles ), Albertville, AL (9.8 miles ), Attalla, AL (9.8 miles ), Walnut Grove, AL (11.7 miles ).

Latitude: 34.15 N, Longitude: 86.13 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: +80 (+31.0%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Metal and metal products (15%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Religious workers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)


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Mountainboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 201% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.4 miles away from the Mountainboro town center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 tornado 14.1 miles away from the town center injured 22 people and caused $1 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mountainboro:
  • MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 12 miles; BOAZ, AL)
  • RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; GADSDEN, AL)
  • GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; GADSDEN, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountainboro:
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 41 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 44 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 56 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mountainboro:
  • THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 10 miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; ID: 8A0)
  • GADSDEN MUNI (about 13 miles; GADSDEN, AL; ID: GAD)
  • GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD (about 19 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; ID: 8A1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountainboro:
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 48 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 54 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.5%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.8%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  19.1%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  9.7%
Whole state:  7.3%

Mountainboro compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Etowah County Alabama:


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters 0$0 1$100
Other Government Administration 0$0 9$9,451
Totals for Government 0$0 10$9,551


Mountainboro government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $25,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Fire Protection: $5,000
    Regular Highways: $3,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $10,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $11,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $112,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
    Highways: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $21,000
    Public Utilities: $11,000
    Other Selective Sales: $9,000
    NEC: $4,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $13,000

5.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,843 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.14%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($145 average AGI)
Etowah County:  0.03%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marshall County, AL  0.73% ($25,539 average AGI)
from Calhoun County, AL  0.60% ($29,865)
from Jefferson County, AL  0.34% ($33,669)


4.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,893 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.85%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)
Etowah County:  0.03%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marshall County, AL  0.70% ($25,881 average AGI)
to Calhoun County, AL  0.54% ($30,618)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.38% ($34,168)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mountainboro:
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBSA (1300 AM; 1 kW; BOAZ, AL; Owner: WATKINS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAVU (630 AM; 1 kW; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mountainboro:
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
  • WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)
  • WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Mountainboro:
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W15AP (Channel 15; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)

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