Rosa, Alabama

Back to Rosa, AL housing info, Blount County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Blount County Population in July 2008: 356. Population change since 2000: +13.7%   Males: 184   (51.8%) Females: 172   (48.2%) Median resident age:   35.7 years Alabama median age:   35.8 years Zip codes: 35121. Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,343 (it was $40,000 in 2000) Rosa:   $49,343 Alabama:   $40,554 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,904 Rosa:   $21,904 Alabama:   $22,366 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,007 (it was $68,300 in 2000) Rosa:   $105,007 Alabama:   $115,600 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $135,442; Detached houses: $152,136; Townhouses or other attached units: $47,174; Mobile homes: $29,167 Rosa, 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 Races in Rosa: White Non-Hispanic (99.0%) Hispanic (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Rosa: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Rosa, Alabama on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Rosa is mentioned 18 times on our forum: Where are you from?????????  (62 replies) Hating on Bama.  (43 replies) What is most appealing about living in AL?  (238 replies) MS-13 gangs on sand mountain  (21 replies) Going to be in Montgomery for five days in June. What is there to do?  (15 replies) Is Fairhope growth planned or just more suburban sprawl?  (14 replies) Latest news from Rosa, AL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (12.1%), English (11.8%), German (11.5%), Irish (10.9%), Scotch-Irish (8.9%), French (2.9%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 620 feet Land area: 3.78 square miles. Population density: 94 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Rosa, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Rosa-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 267% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 0.8 miles away from the Rosa 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 6.7 miles away from the town center injured 22 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Rosa-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 77% 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 61.4 miles away from Rosa 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 58.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 78.5 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 58.3 miles away from Rosa 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 53.7 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) earthquake occurred 58.3 miles away from Rosa center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Churches in Rosa include: Daileys Chapel (A), Rosa Church (B), Pine Grove Church (C), Mount Ebell Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Daileys Chapel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoir: McPherson Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map Creek: Whited Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.4%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	0.0%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This town:	7.5%
Whole state:	16.1%

This town:	7.5%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rosa, AL

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7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.26%
Alabama average:	6.81%

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

from Jefferson County, AL	3.18% ($37,239 average AGI)
from Marshall County, AL	0.44% ($24,284)
from Cullman County, AL	0.43% ($24,528)

6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
Alabama average:	6.16%

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

to Jefferson County, AL	2.09% ($35,540 average AGI)
to Cullman County, AL	0.57% ($28,872)
to Marshall County, AL	0.51% ($25,333)