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City: Rainbow City, AL
Etowah County, AL
Zip code population (2000): 8,839
Estimated population in 2005: 8,641

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Houses and condos: 3,997
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,168
% of renters here:  31%
State:  28%

Land area: 34.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 248 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
This zip code:  0.3% ($283)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005 in Etowah County: $288 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005 in Etowah County: $175 (0.2%)

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Males: 4,203  (47.6%)
Females: 4,636  (52.4%)
White population: 8,238
Black population: 300
American Indian population: 29
Asian population: 131
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 43
Two or more races population: 97

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Urban population: 5,858
Rural population: 2,981

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $134,340
35906  $134,340
Alabama:  $97,500


According to our research of public records there were 4 registered sex offenders living in 35906 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average.

Median resident age:  39.1 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Alabama:  2.5 people
Median household income (1999): $39,547
Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,243
This zip code  $41,243
Alabama:  $36,879

Nearest zip codes: 35907, 35904, 35901, 35954, 35905, 35903.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  70.3%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  2.4%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 35906 with a mortgage: 1,210 (131 second mortgage, 165 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,009


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $908

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $242

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This zip code:  8.1%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This zip code:  3.7%
Whole state:  7.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.4
State:  6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.3


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Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 61
  • 1995 to 1998: 281
  • 1990 to 1994: 343
  • 1980 to 1989: 963
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,248
  • 1960 to 1969: 703
  • 1950 to 1959: 276
  • 1940 to 1949: 92
  • 1939 or earlier: 44


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Rainbow City, AL (35906):

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 417
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,583
  • 4 bedrooms: 506
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 103


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:

  • no bedroom: 7
  • 1 bedrooms: 239
  • 2 bedrooms: 557
  • 3 bedrooms: 338
  • 4 bedrooms: 27
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Vehicles available in 35906 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 81
  • 1 vehicle: 597
  • 2 vehicles: 1,195
  • 3 vehicles: 472
  • 4 vehicles: 198
  • 5 or more vehicles: 74


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:

  • no vehicle: 48
  • 1 vehicle: 618
  • 2 vehicles: 381
  • 3 vehicles: 102
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

Zip code 35906 household income distribution in 2005

Zip code 35906 house/condo values in 2005


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 35906:

  • Less than $10,000: 8
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 9
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 36
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 46
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 30
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 112
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 129
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 139
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 223
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 202
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 418
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 370
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 194
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 91
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 138
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 49
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 16
  • $1,000,000 or more: 9
 

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35906 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 35906:

  • Less than $100: 39
  • $100 to $149: 37
  • $150 to $199: 36
  • $200 to $249: 11
  • $250 to $299: 100
  • $300 to $349: 132
  • $350 to $399: 155
  • $400 to $449: 177
  • $450 to $499: 187
  • $500 to $549: 124
  • $550 to $599: 28
  • $600 to $649: 10
  • $650 to $699: 10
  • $800 to $899: 21
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 10
  • No cash rent: 81
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $111,500


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $138,771
  • Black or African American householders: $208,664
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $47,481
  • Asian householders: $215,881

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,740
  • One, attached: 29
  • 3 or 4: 251
  • 5 to 9: 396
  • 10 to 19: 89
  • 20 to 49: 31
  • 50 or more: 121
  • Mobile homes: 344
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

35906 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,670 (87%)
  • Carpooled: 447 (11%)
  • Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
  • Walked: 17 (0%)
  • Other means: 6 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 68 (2%)
 


35906 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 112
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 459
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 720
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1041
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 616
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 198
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 219
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 108
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 63
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 186
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 331
  • 90 or more minutes: 97
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.8%


Household type by relationship
Households: 8,975

  • In family households: 7,791 (2,055 male householders, 638 female householders)
    2,109 spouses, 2,632 children (2,428 natural, 60 adopted, 144 stepchildren), 120 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 62 other relatives, 98 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,184 (439 male householders (391 living alone)), 660 female householders (617 living alone)), 85 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 12 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,303 2-persons, 666 3-persons, 483 4-persons, 164 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,008 1-person, 91 2-persons.

1,464 married couples with children.
444 single-parent households (55 men, 389 women).

97.1% of residents of 35906 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% very well, 13% well, 23% not well, 17% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 193 (2.2%)
(20.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  2.2%
Whole state:  2.0%


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



  • Colombia (37%)
  • Mexico (18%)
  • Israel (12%)
  • Vietnam (9%)
  • Hong Kong (7%)
  • India (7%)
  • Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 91
  • 1990 to 1994: 45
  • 1985 to 1989: 11
  • 1980 to 1984: 19
  • 1975 to 1979: 17
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 10

Zip code 35906 races chart


First ancestries reported:

  • United States or American: 2082
  • Other groups: 1105
  • English: 1046
  • German: 543
  • Irish: 510
  • Scotch-Irish: 238
  • French (except Basque): 155
  • Scottish: 108
  • Dutch: 87
  • European: 87
  • Italian: 59
  • Norwegian: 37
  • Danish: 33
  • British: 32
  • Arab:: 31
  • Arab/Arabic: 31
  • French Canadian: 28
  • Czech: 28
  • Polish: 28
  • Swedish: 17
  • Welsh: 14
  • Hungarian: 11
  • Swiss: 10
  • Subsaharan African:: 9
  • African: 9


Zip code 35906 topographic map


Median worth of mobile homes: $20,800

Zip code 35906 marital status for males

Zip code 35906 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%


Most commonly used house heating fuel:


  • Utility gas (51%)
  • Electricity (45%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

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

  • This state: 7001
  • Northeast: 156
  • Midwest: 398
  • South: 1103
  • West: 94

62% of the 35906 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Alabama.



Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 101
Here:  10.8%
Alabama:  10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 73
Here:  15.2%
Alabama:  10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here:  6.4%
Alabama:  14.1%



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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 8, 1-4: 2)
  • Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)



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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 (Noninstitutionalized)


12 people in nursing homes




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