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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)
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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Calera, AL Alabaster, AL (City Center), Alabaster, AL (Highway 22/Montevallo Rd), Alabaster, AL (Longview/Dargin), Alabaster, AL (Maylene/Old Maylene), Alabaster, AL (Siluria), Calera, AL, Columbiana, AL (City Center), Columbiana, AL (Nelson/Fourmile), Jemison, AL (Thorsby), Montevallo, AL (Roberta)
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $163,943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | medium cost relative to AL, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Complexes/high rise apartments |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet, Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 5 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
SHELBY COUNTY School District
24,713 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
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| Better than: of AL school districts |
83.0% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
4 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
32.8% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 13 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| CALERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 855 10TH ST, CALERA, AL 35040 (205) 682-6120 |
PK-05 |
| CALERA HIGH SCHOOL 8454 HIGHWAY 31 SOUTH, CALERA, AL 35040 (205) 682-6100 |
06-12 |
| CHELSEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2315 HIGHWAY 39, CHELSEA, AL 35043 (205) 682-7220 |
KG-05 |
| CHELSEA HIGH SCHOOL 10510 HIGHWAY 11, CHELSEA, AL 35043 (205) 682-7200 |
09-12 |
| CHELSEA MIDDLE SCHOOL 2321 HIGHWAY 39, CHELSEA, AL 35043 (205) 682-7210 |
06-08 |
| CHELSEA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 9000 CHELSEA PARK DRIVE, CHELSEA, AL 35043 (M) - |
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| COLUMBIANA MIDDLE SCHOOL 222 JOINERTOWN ROAD, COLUMBIANA, AL 35051 (205) 682-6610 |
06-08 |
| CREEK VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8568 HIGHWAY 17, MAYLENE, AL 35114 (205) 682-5730 |
KG-03 |
| ELVIN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 201 WASHINGTON ST, COLUMBIANA, AL 35051 (205) 682-6620 |
KG-05 |
| HELENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 187 THIRD ST, HELENA, AL 35080 (205) 682-5540 |
PK-02 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 79.7 | 59.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 12.5 | 36.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 5.6 | 2.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 24.6 | 51.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,723 | $116,724,000 | 50.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $432 | $10,665,000 | 4.6 |
| STAFF | $465 | $11,491,000 | 4.9 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $114 | $2,826,000 | 1.2 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $487 | $12,036,000 | 5.2 |
| OPERATION | $704 | $17,403,000 | 7.5 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $417 | $10,299,000 | 4.4 |
| OTHER | $88 | $2,175,000 | 0.9 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,707 | $66,895,000 | 28.8 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,979 | $48,899,000 | 21.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,409 | $232,518,000 | 100.0 |
Calera EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Calera WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 16.3 |
| CHILDREN IN Calera LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 11.6 |
Calera Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO AL* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 |  186.09%
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9.79%
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About Calera
Calera is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 2,971 people and just one neighborhood, Calera is the 204th largest community in Alabama.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Calera is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Calera is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Calera who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.24%), sales jobs (14.31%), and management occupations (8.48%).
Calera is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Calera, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.86% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Being a small city, Calera does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Calera Information and Demographics
The citizens of Calera are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 13.26% of adults in Calera have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Calera in 2000 was $16,395, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,580 for a family of four.
Calera is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Calera home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Calera is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Calera include English, Irish, African, and French.
The most common language spoken in Calera is English.
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