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Etowah County

Population in July 2008: 331. Population change since 2000: -2.1%
 

Males: 159  (48.2%)
Females: 172  (51.8%)

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

Zip codes: 35956.


Estimated median household income in 2008: $33,965 (it was $28,125 in 2000)
Mountainboro:  $33,965
Alabama:  $42,666

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $17,121

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $108,944 (it was $64,000 in 2000)
Mountainboro:  $108,944
Alabama:  $121,500

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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%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Mountainboro: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 409 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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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 May 2009.

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

Mountainboro:  0.4% ($257)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (47.2 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (58.2 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (538.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sardis City, AL (1.4 miles ), Boaz, AL (2.0 miles ), Ridgeville, AL (2.5 miles) , Wills Valley, AL (2.6 miles ), Reece City, AL (2.8 miles ), Albertville, AL (3.1 miles ), Attalla, AL (3.1 miles ), Walnut Grove, AL (3.2 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 above Alabama state average. It is 248% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.9 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 12.6 miles away from the town center injured 22 people and caused $1 million in damages.


Mountainboro-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 85% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from Mountainboro center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.1 miles away from the city 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 82.3 miles away from Mountainboro center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 82.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 81.2 miles away from Mountainboro center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Mountainboro:
  • MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 11 miles; BOAZ, AL)
  • RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; GADSDEN, AL)
  • GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; GADSDEN, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountainboro:
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 40 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 51 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)

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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 2008:
This town:  19.1%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This town:  9.7%
Whole state:  7.3%

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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:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (55%)
  • Electricity (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)


Religion statistics for Mountainboro

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 68.31%
Here68.3%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Catholic ChurchChurches of Christ
Adherents68.9%11.9%4.9%2.9%2.9%
Congregations47.2%18.2%7.0%0.5%7.0%
NameAssemblies of GodEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaLDS (Mormon) ChurchOther
Adherents1.2%0.8%0.8%0.8%4.9%
Congregations3.7%0.9%1.4%0.5%13.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 9$1,280
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$1,284
Firefighters 0$0 1$100
Totals for Government 0$0 11$2,664



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)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
  • WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

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.)


Mountainboro fatal accident list:
Apr 10, 2005 04:40 AM, Us-Sr1, 0016, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1
Jan 30, 2004 01:30 AM, Us-Sr1, 15, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Feb 21, 1997 02:30 AM, Sr1, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • 693 Fire Tower Rd, Type: Mast, Structure height: 86.9 m, Overall height: 91.1 m, Call Sign: KNKA607
    869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz... (+8 more)
    Grant Date: 11/25/2008, Expiration Date: 11/27/2018
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150, Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Kyle B Entz, Moutainboro Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.9 m
    Registrant: Nextel Communications, 6575 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, GA 30092, Phone: (703) 433-4000
  • Jerri L Janjua, 693 Fire Tower Rd, Type: Mast, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
    Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$107,5802$90,365
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$85,980
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$65,600
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Mountainboro on our top lists:
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Special education teachers"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Protective service occupations:"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other direct selling establishments"
  • #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Architecture and engineering occupations:"
  • #54 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Other direct selling establishments"
  • #92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations"
  • #40 (35956) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States or American first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
  • #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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