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Population (year 2000): 7,022. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,608 (-5.9% change)
 

Males: 3,296  (46.9%)
Females: 3,726  (53.1%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:  38.1 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35217.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,500 (it was $29,380 in 2000)
Tarrant  $33,500
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,900 (it was $52,800 in 2000)
Tarrant  $68,900
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Tarrant:

  • White Non-Hispanic (78.5%)
  • Black (18.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (20.2%), Irish (10.4%), German (5.7%), English (5.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 546 feet

Land area: 6.36 square miles.

Population density: 1050 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tarrant

  • High school or higher: 69.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tarrant city

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 50.4%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 15.8%

75 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.1%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Tarrant, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tarrant to the number of sex offenders is 1669 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Tarrant:  0.5% ($247)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (5.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (574.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fultondale, AL (3.1 miles ), Birmingham, AL (5.4 miles ), Gardendale, AL (5.9 miles ), Irondale, AL (6.7 miles ), Center Point, AL (6.9 miles ), Mountain Brook, AL (7.2 miles ), Homewood, AL (8.7 miles ), Pinson, AL (9.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,100
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $64,100
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $25,000
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $66,700
  • 2001: 19 buildings, average cost: $40,100
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $42,400
  • 2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $67,600
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $55,000
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $54,000
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 33.59 N, Longitude: 86.77 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,487 (+21.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 392 (14.3%)


3 people in other types of correctional institutions

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: -976 (-12.2%).


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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other financial specialists (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Tarrant by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 200031
    per 100,000 28.40.00.00.043.914.8
Rapes 436856
    per 100,000 56.742.386.8117.373.288.9
Robberies 222724514449
    per 100,000 312.1381.1347.1747.9643.9725.7
Assaults 342322371848
    per 100,000 482.3324.7318.1542.6263.4710.9
Burglaries 99119116126145174
    per 100,000 1404.51679.81677.51847.82122.12577.0
Thefts 365364358471387356
    per 100,000 5178.05138.35177.26907.25663.75272.5
Auto thefts 423545786068
    per 100,000 595.8494.1650.81143.9878.11007.1
Arson N/AN/AN/A210
    per 100,000 N/AN/AN/A29.314.60.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 645.3575.8613.7923.9837.6932.5

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Tarrant-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 204% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 4.6 miles away from the Tarrant 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 7.1 miles away from the city center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tarrant:
  • HEALTHSOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • ST VINCENTS HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • HILL CREST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 3 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tarrant:
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 3 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 50 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 64 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tarrant:
  • BESSEMER (about 23 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 29 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID: EET)
  • ST CLAIR COUNTY (about 37 miles; PELL CITY, AL; ID: PLR)

Amtrak station near Tarrant:
  • 6 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tarrant:
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 12 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 32 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 34 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 60 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
Public high school in Tarrant:
  • TARRANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 830 JEFFERSON BLVD; Grades: 09-12; Our rating: 47)
Public elementary/middle schools in Tarrant:
Private elementary/middle school in Tarrant:
  • INTEGRITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 70; Location: 720 LYNN ST TARRANT CITY; Grades: PK - 1)
Library in Tarrant:
  • TARRANT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $142,399; Location: 1143 FORD AVENUE; 38,092 books; 758 audio materials; 243 video materials; 71 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Tarrant: Tarrant City Hall (A), Tarrant City Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Tarrant Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Tarrant include: Black Creek Church (A), Tarrant Rock Methodist Church (B), Tarrant First United Methodist Church (C), Tarrant City Church of God (D), Tarrant Church of the Nazarene (E), Tarrant Church of Christ (F), Central Baptist Church (G), Lakeside Church of Tarrant City (H), Rushing Spring Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Lakes and reservoirs: Ketona Lakes (A), North Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barton Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.4%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.2%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  16.2%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  7.3%

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


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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
Judicial and Legal 2$6,102$36,6120$0
Police Protection - Officers 21$78,736$44,9921$2,223
Police - Other 6$17,059$34,1180$0
Financial Administration 3$9,020$36,0800$0
Firefighters 16$53,311$39,9830$0
Streets and Highways 17$39,403$27,8140$0
Solid Waste Management 3$5,659$22,6360$0
Parks and Recreation 6$16,505$33,0102$1,492
Electric Power 16$52,319$39,2390$0
Local Libraries 3$5,736$22,9442$598
Other Government Administration 7$10,366$17,7700$0
Totals for Government 100$294,216$35,3065$4,313


Tarrant government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $100,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
  • Construction - General: $97,000
    Regular Highways: $60,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $5,504,000
    Police Protection: $1,521,000
    Regular Highways: $936,000
    Fire Protection: $887,000
    Central Staff Services: $485,000
    Solid Waste Management: $324,000
    Parks & Recreation: $312,000
    General - Other: $214,000
    Libraries: $136,000
    Financial Administration: $21,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $20,000
    General Public Buildings: $19,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,000
  • Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $107,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $344,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,017,000
    General: $273,000
    Health: $58,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $602,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $2,425,000
    Industrial Revenue: $2,368,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,752,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,492,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $2,271,000
    Electric Utilities: $2,065,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $97,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $360,000
    Other, NEC: $260,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $315,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $109,000
    Property Sale Other: $98,000
    Rents: $24,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $369,000
    Regular Highways: $133,000
    Police Protection: $83,000
    Fire Protection: $46,000
    Central Staff: $22,000
    Parks & Recreation: $20,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,884,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $6,503,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,465,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $89,000
    Highways: $56,000
    General Support: $5,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $2,689,000
    NEC: $1,064,000
    Property: $926,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $240,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $64,000
    Other Selective Sales: $36,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $32,000
    Public Utilities: $23,000
    Tobacco Sales: $11,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,050,000

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%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
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%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
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)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tarrant:
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAYE (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tarrant:
  • WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
  • WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVSU-FM (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WJSR (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tarrant:
  • WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
  • WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WJSU-TV (Channel 40; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)

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