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Population (year 2000): 4,499. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,871 (+8.3% change)
 

Males: 2,119  (47.1%)
Females: 2,380  (52.9%)

DeKalb County

Median resident age:  38.5 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35986.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,400 (it was $29,505 in 2000)
Rainsville  $28,400
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,700 (it was $75,400 in 2000)
Rainsville  $80,700
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Rainsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

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Ancestries: United States (29.7%), English (6.4%), Irish (6.2%), German (2.0%), French (1.4%), Swedish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1300 feet

Land area: 19.9 square miles.

Population density: 241 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rainsville

  • High school or higher: 67.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rainsville city

  • Never married: 13.4%
  • Now married: 63.2%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

107 residents are foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.5% Europe).

This city:  2.4%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Rainsville, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Rainsville to the number of sex offenders is 599 to 1.

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

Rainsville:  0.3% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (53.8 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (94.3 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (523.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Shiloh, AL (2.9 miles ), Powell, AL (4.4 miles ), Fyffe, AL (5.3 miles ), Pine Ridge, AL (5.6 miles ), Sylvania, AL (5.7 miles ), Dutton, AL (9.3 miles ), Fort Payne, AL (9.9 miles ), Lakeview, AL (11.2 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,900
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $83,900
  • 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $95,700
  • 1999: 5 buildings, average cost: $70,000
  • 2000: 10 buildings, average cost: $109,000
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $109,000
  • 2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $121,800
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $121,800
  • 2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $131,000
  • 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $99,800
  • 2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $99,800

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Latitude: 34.49 N, Longitude: 85.85 W


Area code: 256

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


Population change in the 1990s: +458 (+11.3%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Metal and metal products (12%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Food (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Apparel (18%)
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (19%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Crime in Rainsville (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 7 burglaries (155.0 per 100,000)
  • 36 thefts (797.2 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (22.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 44.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

Crime in Rainsville (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 4 rapes (84.1 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (84.1 per 100,000)
  • 22 burglaries (462.5 per 100,000)
  • 103 thefts (2165.2 per 100,000)
  • 6 auto thefts (126.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 213.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 14 (10 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.09
US city average:  3.00

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Rainsville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 158% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.7 miles away from the Rainsville city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the city center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rainsville:
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 6 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
  • JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 23 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 30 miles; CENTRE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rainsville:
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 50 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 59 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 63 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rainsville:
  • ISBELL FIELD (about 10 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; ID: 4A9)
  • SCOTTSBORO MUNI-WORD FIELD (about 17 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL; ID: 4A6)
  • STEVENSON (about 28 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)

College/University in Rainsville:
  • NORTHEAST ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,137; Location: HWY 35 W; Public; Website: www.nacc.cc.al.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rainsville:
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 55 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 58 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
Public high school in Rainsville:
  • DEKALB VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (Location: 409 MAIN ST E; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Rainsville:
  • PLAINVIEW SCHOOL (Students: 1,202; Location: 76 CHAVIES RD; Grades: KG - 12)
  • ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 409 MAIN ST E; Grades: 05 - 12)
  • DEKALB ANNEX SCHOOL (Location: 409 E MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Rainsville:
  • RAINSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $122,440; Location: 941 EAST MAIN STREET; 33,634 books; 523 audio materials; 469 video materials; 31 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Rainsville Civic Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Rainsville include: Broadway Church (A), Brown Church (B), Town Creek Church (C), Robertson Chapel United Methodist Church (D), Rainsville Church (E), Mountain View Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Town Creek Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ivy Creek (A), Big Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Rainsville and their reported violations in the past:

SECTION-DUTTON WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 28800, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-03-2002), St Public Notif received (APR-19-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUN-14-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-07-1998), St Public Notif received (FEB-19-1999)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.1%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.3%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.4%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

Rainsville compared to Alabama state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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 below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Rainsville (2007 data):
  • Regions Bank: Rainsville Branch at 76 West Main Street, branch established on 1964-08-29. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • First Southern State Bank: Rainsville Branch at 403 Main Street West, branch established on 1994-10-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $180.9 mil, Deposits: $150.6 mil, headquarters in Stevenson, AL, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancshares Of Stevenson, Inc.
  • First Federal Bank: Main Street West Branch at 486 Main Street, West, branch established on 1965-05-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $73.6 mil, Deposits: $66.9 mil, headquarters in Fort Payne, AL, positive income, 3 total offices
  • First Bank of the South: First Bank Of The South at Highway 35, branch established on 1983-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $72.1 mil, Deposits: $65.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Rainsville Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Rainsville government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $39,000
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $346,000
    Sewerage: $302,000
    Parks & Recreation: $73,000
  • Construction - General: $810,000
    Sewerage: $557,000
    Regular Highways: $11,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $644,000
    Police Protection: $334,000
    Sewerage: $317,000
    Parks & Recreation: $253,000
    General - Other: $241,000
    Regular Highways: $208,000
    Solid Waste Management: $142,000
    Fire Protection: $110,000
    Libraries: $94,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $94,000
    All Other: $63,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $309,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,065,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,717,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $348,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $234,000
    Interest Earnings: $39,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $164,000
    Fire Protection: $70,000
    Parks & Recreation: $21,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
    Libraries: $6,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Police Protection: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,184,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $155,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $148,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,117,000
    Highways: $38,000
    General Support: $10,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $1,408,000
    NEC: $147,000
    Other Selective Sales: $140,000
    Public Utilities: $134,000
    Property: $123,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $930,000

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.25%
Alabama average:  6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marshall County, AL  0.90% ($21,706 average AGI)
from Jackson County, AL  0.76% ($26,632)
from Etowah County, AL  0.40% ($28,221)


5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.24%
Alabama average:  6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marshall County, AL  0.89% ($26,219 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL  0.80% ($23,419)
to Etowah County, AL  0.42% ($27,022)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rainsville:
  • WVSM (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAINSVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN ADVERTISING CO., INC.)
  • WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WFPA (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rainsville:
  • WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Rainsville:
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

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