Median household income (1999): $39,710
Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,667
| This zip code | $43,667 | | Alabama: | $36,879 |
Nearest zip codes: 35115, 35007, 35085, 35051, 35114, 35171.
Housing units in zip code 35040 with a mortgage: 1,038 (95 second mortgage, 164 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 411
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $897
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $216
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.4% | | Whole state: | 16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.7% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Churches in zip code 35040 include: Spring Creek Church (A), Shiloh Methodist Church (B), Rock Springs Baptist Church (C), Prospect Church (D), Outreach Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Leach Cemetery (1), Shiloh-Busby Cemetery (2), Old Rock Springs Cemetery (3), Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery (4), Shelby Memorial Gardens (5), Rock Springs Cemetery (6), Dover Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Mitchell Lake (A), Gilberts Lake (B), Moores Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Watson Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Calera Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 205
- 1995 to 1998: 561
- 1990 to 1994: 336
- 1980 to 1989: 358
- 1970 to 1979: 514
- 1960 to 1969: 363
- 1950 to 1959: 289
- 1940 to 1949: 107
- 1939 or earlier: 231
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Calera, AL (35040): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 48
- 2 bedrooms: 401
- 3 bedrooms: 1,374
- 4 bedrooms: 364
- 5 or more bedrooms: 39
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 58
- 2 bedrooms: 224
- 3 bedrooms: 199
- 4 bedrooms: 21
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 35040 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 46
- 1 vehicle: 523
- 2 vehicles: 1,046
- 3 vehicles: 428
- 4 vehicles: 122
- 5 or more vehicles: 61
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 133
- 1 vehicle: 215
- 2 vehicles: 94
- 3 vehicles: 47
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 35040:
- Less than $10,000: 9
- $20,000 to $24,999: 41
- $25,000 to $29,999: 8
- $30,000 to $34,999: 9
- $35,000 to $39,999: 24
- $40,000 to $49,999: 67
- $50,000 to $59,999: 71
- $60,000 to $69,999: 98
- $70,000 to $79,999: 82
- $80,000 to $89,999: 152
- $90,000 to $99,999: 133
- $100,000 to $124,999: 351
- $125,000 to $149,999: 256
- $150,000 to $174,999: 67
- $175,000 to $199,999: 19
- $200,000 to $249,999: 8
- $250,000 to $299,999: 32
- $300,000 to $399,999: 16
- $750,000 to $999,999: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 35040:
- Less than $100: 24
- $100 to $149: 46
- $150 to $199: 21
- $200 to $249: 33
- $250 to $299: 65
- $300 to $349: 35
- $350 to $399: 80
- $400 to $449: 7
- $450 to $499: 43
- $500 to $549: 21
- $550 to $599: 7
- No cash rent: 95
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $110,400
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $133,962
- Black or African American householders: $99,577
- Two or more races householders: $143,805
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $151,858
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,977
- Two: 118
- 3 or 4: 47
- 5 to 9: 25
- 20 to 49: 16
- Mobile homes: 781

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,739 (82%)
- Carpooled: 497 (15%)
- Walked: 38 (1%)
- Other means: 7 (0%)
- Worked at home: 43 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 134
- 5 to 9 minutes: 381
- 10 to 14 minutes: 359
- 15 to 19 minutes: 289
- 20 to 24 minutes: 480
- 25 to 29 minutes: 132
- 30 to 34 minutes: 554
- 35 to 39 minutes: 126
- 40 to 44 minutes: 193
- 45 to 59 minutes: 429
- 60 to 89 minutes: 151
- 90 or more minutes: 53
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 58.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,236
- In family households: 6,580 (1,651 male householders, 434 female householders)
1,623 spouses, 2,439 children (2,201 natural, 26 adopted, 212 stepchildren), 121 grandchildren, 79 brothers or sisters, 81 parents, 83 other relatives, 69 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 656 (261 male householders (247 living alone)), 351 female householders (319 living alone)), 44 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 23 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 788 2-persons, 568 3-persons, 423 4-persons, 222 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 566 1-person, 46 2-persons.
1,354 married couples with children.
347 single-parent households (74 men, 273 women).
95.3% of residents of 35040 zip code speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 21% well, 13% not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% very well, 20% well, 13% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 102 (1.4%)
(37.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 2.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Nicaragua (54%)
- France (14%)
- Philippines (10%)
- Greece (9%)
- Japan (9%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 9
- 1990 to 1994: 60
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 19
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 14
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 1670
- Other groups: 1172
- English: 651
- Irish: 522
- German: 255
- Italian: 168
- Scotch-Irish: 153
- French (except Basque): 144
- Scottish: 102
- Subsaharan African:: 87
- African: 87
- Greek: 19
- Dutch: 14
- Arab:: 13
- Lebanese: 13
- French Canadian: 12
- Austrian: 10
- Swiss: 10
- Swedish: 8
- European: 7
- Welsh: 7
- Norwegian: 6
- Portuguese: 3

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHEMICAL LIME CO OF ALABAMA INC MONTEVALLO PLANT (7444 STATE HIGHWAY 25 SOUTH in CALERA, AL)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: LIME
Organizations: DOUG ROARK (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY MONTEVALLO PLANT, CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY OF AL, CHEMICAL LIME (MONTEVALLO), CHEMICAL LIME MONTEVALLO PLT
- CHEMICAL LIME CO OF ALABAMA INC O'NEAL PLANT (2885 HWY. 31 N. in CALERA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE; LIME
Business NAICS classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE MINING AND QUARRYING.
Organizations: ONEAL QUARRY AND LIME PLANT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, RANDY BURGGRAFF (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ONEAL QUARRY AND LIME PLANT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHEMICAL LIME CO., CHEMICAL LIME CO O'NEAL PLANT, CHEMICAL LIME CO ONEAL QUARRY, CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY OF AL
- LAFARGE BUILDING MATERIALS INC. ROBERTA PLANT (8039 HIGHWAY 25 in CALERA, AL)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE; CEMENT, HYDRAULIC; LIME
Business NAICS classification: CEMENT MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: ROERTA PLANT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BLUE CIRCLE INC ROBERTA PLANT, BLUE CIRCLE CEMENT, BLUE CIRCLE CEMENT ROBERTA PLT, LAFARGE BUILDING MATERIALS INC ROBERTA
- MERIDIAN RAIL COMPANY (14TH STREET AND WOODBINE AVENUE in CALERA, AL)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: STEEL FOUNDRIES
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TCF RAILCO CALERA CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ABC NACO, ABC-NACO CALERA ALABAMA, DRAVO LIME, GE CAPITAL RAILCAR WHEEL SER INC
- CALERA HIGH SCHOOL (8454 HIGHWAY 31 S. in CALERA, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0010
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SHELBY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES INCORPORATED CALERA (730 HIGHWAY 23 in CALERA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Organizations: CALERA CRUSHING PLANT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: CALERA CRUSHING PLANT, CALERA QUARRY, MARTIN MARIETTA MAT CALERA QU, SO READY MIX LAWLER QUARRY NO2, SOUTHERN READY MIX INCORP, SOUTHERN READY MIX CALERA PLANT, SOUTHERN READY MIX CALERA QU
- CALERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (855 10TH ST in CALERA, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0018
Organizations: SHELBY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MATERIAL DELIVERY SERVICE INC (8384 HWY 25 SOUTH in CALERA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: TRUCKING, EXCEPT LOCAL
Organizations: DAS PROPERTIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MATERIAL DELIVERY SVC CALERA
- ALABAMA DRY FELT, L.L.C. (6380 HIGHWAY 31 in CALERA, AL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: PAPER MILLS
Business NAICS classification: PAPER (EXCEPT NEWSPRINT) MILLS.
Alternative names: ALABAMA DRY FELT LLC, ALABAMA DRY FELT LLC
- CAMDEN COVE LLC (DONNIE TUCKER in CALERA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
- LUMPKIN SITE CALERA ALA HWY 31 (LUMPKIN DEVELOPMENT in CALERA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: EXCAVATION WORK
Organizations: LUMPKIN SITE CALERA AL HWY 31 (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: LUMPKIN SITE CALERA AL HWY 31
- CALERA COMMONS LLC (5185 HIGHWAY 31 in CALERA, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE OIL CHANGE AND LUBRICATION SHOPS.
Organizations: OPER NAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JOHN GARY RAY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OWNER NAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
, STATE OF ALABAMA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALDOT 3RD DIVISION DISTRICT 5
- MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC ONEAL (3703 HWY 31 NORTH in CALERA, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE MINING AND QUARRYING.
Organizations: MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MARTIN MARIETTA AGGREGATES ONEAL PLT, SRM AGGREGATES INC. ONEAL PLANT
Median worth of mobile homes: $42,900
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (52%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 5579
- Northeast: 144
- Midwest: 301
- South: 942
- West: 150
58% of the 35040 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Alabama.
Population in 1990: 4,675. Population change in the 1990s: +2,482 (+53.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 61
| Here: | 7.1% | | Alabama: | 10.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43
| Here: | 8.5% | | Alabama: | 10.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Alabama: | 14.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF CENTRAL (1000 SYSCO DRIVE in CALERA, AL): $19,575,476 in 3025 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Dairy Foods and Eggs, Fruits and Vegetables, Bakery and Cereal Products, Meat, Poultry, and Fish, and more by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $2,157,626; 2005: $11,121,835; 2006: $6,296,015.
Biggest contracts:
$229,404 with Defense Logistics Agency for Dairy Foods and Eggs. Signed on 2005-09-09. Completion date: 2005-09-27.
$185,178, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-11. Completion date: 2005-10-11.
$171,316, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-01. Completion date: 2005-07-27.
$159,011, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-03. Completion date: 2005-09-08.
- ALABAMA DYNAMICS, INC (601 FOUNDRY ROAD in CALERA, AL; small business)
$189,558 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Dredges. Signed on 2001-11-29. Completion date: 2002-02-01.
- NATIONAL UTILITY EQUIPMENT COM (744 HIGHWAY 87 in CALERA, AL; small business): $23,852 in 5 contracts from 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components, Truck and Tractor Attachments, Miscellaneous Vehicular Components by Army, Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $6,079; 2004: $14,048; 2005: $3,725; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$7,416 with Army for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2004-08-16. Completion date: 2004-08-30.
$6,079 with Army for Truck and Tractor Attachments. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$3,725 with Army for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Taking place in NY. Signed on 2005-02-25. Completion date: 2005-04-08.
$3,500 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Vehicular Components. Signed on 2004-03-26. Completion date: 2004-04-09.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (250-499: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Packaging and Labeling Services (100-249: 1)
- Mining: Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2)
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20 people in homes for the mentally ill
3 people in other workers' dormitories
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