Pell City, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 12,841 (Urban population: 5,121 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 7,720 (165 farm, 7,555 nonfarm))

Pell City, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,220 (3,866 occupied: 2,981 owner occupied, 885 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Housing density: 172 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $466 (lower quartile is $333, upper quartile is $670)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $527

Median gross rent in Pell City, AL in 2007: $666

Housing units in Pell City with a mortgage: 1,420 (193 second mortgage, 176 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 907

Pell City,AL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $142,725 (it was $98,800 in 2000)

Pell City:	$142,725
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,699 - $207,726

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,309

In family households: 8,124 (2,229 male householders, 530 female householders)
2,277 spouses, 2,519 children (2,209 natural, 78 adopted, 232 stepchildren), 190 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 99 other relatives, 118 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,185 (426 male householders (378 living alone)), 649 female householders (613 living alone)), 110 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 114 (58 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,313 2-persons, 719 3-persons, 503 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 991 1-person, 84 2-persons.

1,530 married couples with children.
481 single-parent households (85 men, 396 women).

97.8% of residents of Pell City speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (38% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 112 (1.2%)
(39.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pell City, Alabama:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 26 3 rooms: 39 4 rooms: 339 5 rooms: 587 6 rooms: 856 7 rooms: 586 8 rooms: 263 9 or more rooms: 276

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pell City, Alabama:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 63 3 rooms: 100 4 rooms: 297 5 rooms: 255 6 rooms: 85 7 rooms: 50 8 rooms: 15 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 198
1995 to 1998: 551
1990 to 1994: 449
1980 to 1989: 714
1970 to 1979: 985
1960 to 1969: 479
1950 to 1959: 309
1940 to 1949: 239
1939 or earlier: 296

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pell City:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 528 3 bedrooms: 1,828 4 bedrooms: 501 5 or more bedrooms: 65

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pell City:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 131 2 bedrooms: 425 3 bedrooms: 280 4 bedrooms: 39 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Pell City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 101 1 vehicle: 605 2 vehicles: 1,407 3 vehicles: 706 4 vehicles: 126 5 or more vehicles: 36

Cars and other vehicles available in Pell City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 81 1 vehicle: 377 2 vehicles: 329 3 vehicles: 94 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Pell City, AL:

Less than $10,000: 95
$10,000 to $14,999: 48
$15,000 to $19,999: 56
$20,000 to $24,999: 33
$25,000 to $29,999: 33
$30,000 to $34,999: 69
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $49,999: 75
$50,000 to $59,999: 118
$60,000 to $69,999: 115
$70,000 to $79,999: 138
$80,000 to $89,999: 171
$90,000 to $99,999: 224
$100,000 to $124,999: 483
$125,000 to $149,999: 375
$150,000 to $174,999: 268
$175,000 to $199,999: 323
$200,000 to $249,999: 542
$250,000 to $299,999: 310
$300,000 to $399,999: 223
$400,000 to $499,999: 149
$500,000 to $749,999: 95
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Pell City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Pell City:

Less than $100: 44 people
$100 to $149: 37
$150 to $199: 41
$200 to $249: 35
$250 to $299: 61
$300 to $349: 29
$350 to $399: 109
$400 to $449: 129
$450 to $499: 113
$500 to $549: 83
$550 to $599: 65
$600 to $649: 112
$650 to $699: 45
$700 to $749: 42
$750 to $799: 38
$800 to $899: 47
$900 to $999: 27
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 98

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 28 1990 to 1994: 13 1985 to 1989: 10 1980 to 1984: 18 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 17 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 26

Pell City, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.6%
Number of people working at home: 90 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 298
5 to 9 minutes: 654
10 to 14 minutes: 650
15 to 19 minutes: 452
20 to 24 minutes: 169
25 to 29 minutes: 85
30 to 34 minutes: 317
35 to 39 minutes: 127
40 to 44 minutes: 208
45 to 59 minutes: 635
60 to 89 minutes: 327
90 or more minutes: 138

Pell City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,395 (82%)
Carpooled: 465 (11%)
Motorcycle: 20 (0%)
Walked: 150 (4%)
Other means: 30 (1%)
Worked at home: 90 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 378
$10,000 to $14,999: 280
$15,000 to $19,999: 288
$20,000 to $24,999: 290
$25,000 to $29,999: 295
$30,000 to $34,999: 269
$35,000 to $39,999: 257
$40,000 to $44,999: 166
$45,000 to $49,999: 167
$50,000 to $59,999: 283
$60,000 to $74,999: 405
$75,000 to $99,999: 341
$100,000 to $124,999: 216
$125,000 to $149,999: 104
$150,000 to $199,999: 61
$200,000 or more: 34

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1707

Other groups: 1581

English: 719

Irish: 662

German: 482

Scotch-Irish: 180

French (except Basque): 125

Scottish: 113

European: 91

Italian: 89

French Canadian: 63

Subsaharan African:: 56

African: 56

Dutch: 38

British: 29

Canadian: 28

Swedish: 27

Czechoslovakian: 26

Swiss: 25

Eastern European: 24

Guyanese: 13

Welsh: 12

Polish: 11

Greek: 10

Ukrainian: 8

Norwegian: 7

Austrian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (35%)
Vietnam (16%)
Other Caribbean (12%)
Guyana (12%)
Greece (9%)
Germany (8%)
France (4%)

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

This state: 7670
Northeast: 118
Midwest: 300
South: 983
West: 164

56% of Pell City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 55
7th and 8th grade: 152
9th grade: 63
10th grade: 164
11th grade: 88
12th grade, no diploma: 81
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,116
Less than 1 year of college: 184
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 462
Associate degree: 185
Bachelor's degree: 345
Master's degree: 66
Professional school degree: 67
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 17
Nursery to 4th grade: 45
5th and 6th grade: 53
7th and 8th grade: 163
9th grade: 119
10th grade: 120
11th grade: 194
12th grade, no diploma: 84
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,246
Less than 1 year of college: 314
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 363
Associate degree: 232
Bachelor's degree: 312
Master's degree: 195
Professional school degree: 22
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 14.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $54,160
Black householders: $34,269
Asian householders: $82,196
Some other race householders: $156,176
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $228,620

Pell City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Pell City household income for Black householders

Pell City marital status for males

Pell City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $175,950
Black or African American householders: $92,453
Asian householders: $198,629
Some other race householders: $325,030
Hispanic or Latino householders: $325,030

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,068
One, attached: 37
Two: 85
3 or 4: 83
5 to 9: 194
10 to 19: 52
20 to 49: 10
50 or more: 22
Mobile homes: 669

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,879

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pell City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (48%) Utility gas (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (54%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 86

Here:	8.5%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 34

Here:	7.3%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 28

Here:	11.8%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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