Mountain Brook, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

Back to: Mountain Brook, Alabama main profile, Alabama, Alabama smaller cities, Alabama small towns, Alabama forum, All US cities. Total population: 20,983 (All urban) Houses: 8,243 (8,000 occupied: 6,973 owner occupied, 1,027 renter occupied) % of renters here:   13% State:   28% Housing density: 674 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Mountain Brook, Alabama on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: What is most appealing about living in AL?  (215 replies) Unhappy living in N. Alabama  (92 replies) Best Schools in Area - Need Help!  (36 replies) Birmingham, Alabama. Opinions?  (34 replies) Charter or Brighthouse?  (16 replies) Moving to B'ham area...need neighborhood  (18 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $191,700 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $585 Median gross rent in Mountain Brook, AL in 2000: $661 Housing units in Mountain Brook with a mortgage: 4,258 (486 second mortgage, 1,095 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,379 Household type by relationship Households: 20,900 In family households: 18,769 (5,017 male householders, 1,049 female householders) 5,537 spouses, 6,767 children (6,474 natural, 156 adopted, 137 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 59 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 67 other relatives, 64 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 2,131 (585 male householders (515 living alone)), 1,403 female householders (1,306 living alone)), 143 nonrelatives In group quarters: 83 (6 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,715 2-persons, 1,180 3-persons, 1,289 4-persons, 696 5-persons, 139 6-persons, 47 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,821 1-person, 167 2-persons. 5,233 married couples with children. 512 single-parent households (88 men, 424 women). 95.0% of residents of Mountain Brook speak English at home. 1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 6% speak English not well). 2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well). 0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 5% speak English not well). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 488 (2.3%) (62.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Mountain Brook, AL: Less than $10,000: 10 $10,000 to $14,999: 8 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 8 $30,000 to $34,999: 5 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 23 $70,000 to $79,999: 9 $80,000 to $89,999: 32 $90,000 to $99,999: 5 $100,000 to $124,999: 93 $125,000 to $149,999: 97 $150,000 to $174,999: 216 $175,000 to $199,999: 482 $200,000 to $249,999: 847 $250,000 to $299,999: 978 $300,000 to $399,999: 1393 $400,000 to $499,999: 759 $500,000 to $749,999: 791 $750,000 to $999,999: 485 $1,000,000 or more: 396

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Mountain Brook: Less than $100: 11 $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 0 $350 to $399: 43 $400 to $449: 35 $450 to $499: 75 $500 to $549: 185 $550 to $599: 146 $600 to $649: 117 $650 to $699: 92 $700 to $749: 55 $750 to $799: 35 $800 to $899: 54 $900 to $999: 0 $1,000 to $1,249: 40 $1,250 to $1,499: 8 $1,500 to $1,999: 28 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 103

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.6%
Number of people working at home: 338 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 220 5 to 9 minutes: 903 10 to 14 minutes: 2377 15 to 19 minutes: 2196 20 to 24 minutes: 1577 25 to 29 minutes: 454 30 to 34 minutes: 655 35 to 39 minutes: 63 40 to 44 minutes: 49 45 to 59 minutes: 78 60 to 89 minutes: 47 90 or more minutes: 108

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 8,318 (92%) Carpooled: 298 (3%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Bicycle: 26 (0%) Walked: 29 (0%) Other means: 47 (1%) Worked at home: 338 (4%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 210 $10,000 to $14,999: 186 $15,000 to $19,999: 171 $20,000 to $24,999: 200 $25,000 to $29,999: 245 $30,000 to $34,999: 241 $35,000 to $39,999: 288 $40,000 to $44,999: 234 $45,000 to $49,999: 160 $50,000 to $59,999: 530 $60,000 to $74,999: 570 $75,000 to $99,999: 974 $100,000 to $124,999: 755 $125,000 to $149,999: 608 $150,000 to $199,999: 825 $200,000 or more: 1857

First ancestries reported:

• English: 4858
• United States or American: 1854
• Other groups: 1606
• German: 1196
• Irish: 1049
• Scotch-Irish: 1021
• Scottish: 974
• Italian: 549
• European: 415
• French (except Basque): 336
• Russian: 276
• British: 233
• Greek: 205
• Polish: 179
• Norwegian: 168
• Welsh: 151
• Arab:: 113
• Eastern European: 106
• Dutch: 103
• Lithuanian: 96
• Swiss: 73
• Subsaharan African:: 60
• Austrian: 56
• Lebanese: 52
• Czech: 52
• French Canadian: 52
• Celtic: 51
• Turkish: 48
• Northern European: 38
• South African: 38
• Canadian: 36
• Ukrainian: 29
• Syrian: 27
• Slovak: 24
• Latvian: 23
• African: 22
• Swedish: 20
• Hungarian: 19
• Romanian: 19
• Danish: 16
• Finnish: 15
• Palestinian: 14
• Arab/Arabic: 13
• Slavic: 12
• Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 10
• Czechoslovakian: 10
• Scandinavian: 9
• Egyptian: 7

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 14087
• Northeast: 939
• Midwest: 1072
• South: 3973
• West: 272

68% of Mountain Brook residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 17
• 9th grade: 8
• 10th grade: 0
• 11th grade: 14
• 12th grade, no diploma: 13
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 172
• Less than 1 year of college: 127
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 550
• Associate degree: 58
• Bachelor's degree: 2,658
• Master's degree: 916
• Professional school degree: 1,689
• Doctorate degree: 281

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 35
• 9th grade: 10
• 10th grade: 13
• 11th grade: 19
• 12th grade, no diploma: 51
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 540
• Less than 1 year of college: 193
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,110
• Associate degree: 253
• Bachelor's degree: 3,431
• Master's degree: 1,278
• Professional school degree: 492
• Doctorate degree: 110

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.4%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 14.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $100,442
• Asian householders: $200,001
• Some other race householders: $22,411
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $128,294

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $335,800
• Asian householders: $388,900
• Some other race householders: $12,500
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $517,900

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,855
• One, attached: 276
• Two: 47
• 3 or 4: 381
• 5 to 9: 195
• 10 to 19: 141
• 20 to 49: 147
• 50 or more: 193
• Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $275,000

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