Piedmont, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,975 (Urban population: 3,850 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,125 (23 farm, 1,102 nonfarm))

Piedmont, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,494 (2,226 occupied: 1,541 owner occupied, 685 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

Housing density: 256 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: $268 (lower quartile is $204, upper quartile is $372)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $133

Median gross rent in Piedmont, AL in 2007: $412

Housing units in Piedmont with a mortgage: 662 (30 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 666

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,708 (it was $53,500 in 2000)

Piedmont:	$76,708
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $40,598 - $119,187

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,246

In family households: 4,455 (1,063 male householders, 434 female householders)
1,115 spouses, 1,490 children (1,323 natural, 29 adopted, 138 stepchildren), 148 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 53 other relatives, 104 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 791 (262 male householders (233 living alone)), 456 female householders (408 living alone)), 73 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 653 2-persons, 366 3-persons, 352 4-persons, 97 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 641 1-person, 77 2-persons.

680 married couples with children.
337 single-parent households (45 men, 292 women).

98.8% of residents of Piedmont speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 23 (0.4%)
(43.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

Home Value Estimate
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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Piedmont, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 163 5 rooms: 495 6 rooms: 426 7 rooms: 240 8 rooms: 132 9 or more rooms: 44

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Piedmont, Alabama:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 140 4 rooms: 188 5 rooms: 147 6 rooms: 103 7 rooms: 64 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 20

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 100
1990 to 1994: 91
1980 to 1989: 270
1970 to 1979: 432
1960 to 1969: 408
1950 to 1959: 408
1940 to 1949: 287
1939 or earlier: 493

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Piedmont:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 40 2 bedrooms: 399 3 bedrooms: 881 4 bedrooms: 200 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Piedmont:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 148 2 bedrooms: 265 3 bedrooms: 231 4 bedrooms: 18 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Piedmont in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 88 1 vehicle: 516 2 vehicles: 518 3 vehicles: 299 4 vehicles: 69 5 or more vehicles: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Piedmont in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 119 1 vehicle: 354 2 vehicles: 155 3 vehicles: 38 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 6

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

Less than $10,000: 43
$10,000 to $14,999: 23
$15,000 to $19,999: 33
$20,000 to $24,999: 33
$25,000 to $29,999: 38
$30,000 to $34,999: 50
$35,000 to $39,999: 52
$40,000 to $49,999: 181
$50,000 to $59,999: 99
$60,000 to $69,999: 118
$70,000 to $79,999: 115
$80,000 to $89,999: 110
$90,000 to $99,999: 103
$100,000 to $124,999: 233
$125,000 to $149,999: 122
$150,000 to $174,999: 41
$175,000 to $199,999: 44
$200,000 to $249,999: 33
$250,000 to $299,999: 22
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Piedmont rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Piedmont:

Less than $100: 56 people
$100 to $149: 40
$150 to $199: 62
$200 to $249: 96
$250 to $299: 83
$300 to $349: 71
$350 to $399: 60
$400 to $449: 54
$450 to $499: 32
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$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: 94

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

Piedmont, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.1%
Number of people working at home: 4 (0.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 155
5 to 9 minutes: 508
10 to 14 minutes: 318
15 to 19 minutes: 170
20 to 24 minutes: 109
25 to 29 minutes: 43
30 to 34 minutes: 163
35 to 39 minutes: 41
40 to 44 minutes: 72
45 to 59 minutes: 222
60 to 89 minutes: 116
90 or more minutes: 73

Piedmont mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,651 (83%)
Carpooled: 322 (16%)
Bicycle: 5 (0%)
Walked: 12 (1%)
Worked at home: 4 (0%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 406
$10,000 to $14,999: 259
$15,000 to $19,999: 197
$20,000 to $24,999: 251
$25,000 to $29,999: 161
$30,000 to $34,999: 118
$35,000 to $39,999: 184
$40,000 to $44,999: 98
$45,000 to $49,999: 141
$50,000 to $59,999: 154
$60,000 to $74,999: 78
$75,000 to $99,999: 86
$100,000 to $124,999: 33
$125,000 to $149,999: 20
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 24

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1703

Other groups: 775

Irish: 389

English: 266

German: 130

Scotch-Irish: 61

Dutch: 32

Italian: 28

French (except Basque): 25

Scottish: 19

Polish: 18

Norwegian: 17

British: 15

European: 13

Welsh: 11

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

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

Ireland (57%)
France (43%)

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

This state: 4291
Northeast: 62
Midwest: 116
South: 690
West: 54

59% of Piedmont residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 48
7th and 8th grade: 155
9th grade: 108
10th grade: 159
11th grade: 82
12th grade, no diploma: 56
High school graduate (or equivalency): 446
Less than 1 year of college: 88
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 238
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 95
Master's degree: 81
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 80
7th and 8th grade: 141
9th grade: 146
10th grade: 126
11th grade: 127
12th grade, no diploma: 104
High school graduate (or equivalency): 688
Less than 1 year of college: 135
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 123
Associate degree: 80
Bachelor's degree: 128
Master's degree: 59
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 22.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $30,158
Black householders: $28,938
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $11,713
Asian householders: $48,077
Two or more races householders: $70,944

Piedmont household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Piedmont household income for Black householders

Piedmont marital status for males

Piedmont marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $77,711
Black or African American householders: $98,788
Asian householders: $78,858
Two or more races householders: $107,534

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,949
One, attached: 54
Two: 180
3 or 4: 46
5 to 9: 27
10 to 19: 14
Mobile homes: 224

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,596

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Piedmont:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (54%) Electricity (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) No fuel used (1%)

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

Here:	1.6%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	1.6%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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

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