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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)


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| 1 | City Center |
| 2 | Spring Garden / Rock R... |
| 3 | Tennala / Ellisville |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Centre NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Tennala / Ellisville, Spring Garden / Rock Run
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Centre, AL Cave Spring, GA, Cedartown, GA, Fruithurst, Gaylesville, Leesburg, Piedmont
POPULATION
3,203
| CENTRE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 3,203 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 1,580 |
| CENTRE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 53.23% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 35.25% |
| % VACANT | 11.52% |
| TYPE OF CENTRE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 68.42% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 4.11% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 13.67% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 10.00% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 3.80% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF CENTRE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.00% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 10.32% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 34.05% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 44.05% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 9.49% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.09% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 8.23% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 45.32% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 38.67% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 7.78% |
| CENTRE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $128,100 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $303 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$92,000 | 29.62% |
| $92,001-$185,000 | 43.52% |
| $185,001-$369,000 | 19.26% |
| $369,001-$554,000 | 4.16% |
| $554,001-$738,000 | 1.66% |
| $738,001-$923,000 | 0.83% |
| $923,001-$1,384,000 | 0.95% |
| $1,384,001-$1,845,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,845,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Centre | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.31% |
| 5 TO 17 | 14.52% |
| 18 TO 24 | 7.65% |
| 25 TO 34 | 9.68% |
| 35 TO 54 | 26.44% |
| 55 TO 64 | 12.33% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 24.07% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 56.95% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 12.87% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $24,000 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $14,997 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 26.13% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (26.58%), Retail (15.20%), Education (9.85%), Healthcare (7.07%), Public Service (5.26%), Accomodation (5.16%), Construction (5.07%), Transportation (4.21%), Finance (4.21%), Other (3.63%), Wholesale (3.35%), Information Technology (2.87%), Agriculture (2.29%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 1.62% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 87.57% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 10.58% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.25% |
| ASIAN | 0.72% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.00% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.87% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 0.25% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (40.27%), United States or American (26.85%), Other Groups (18.51%), Irish (4.15%), English (3.81%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 1.94% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (91.95%) |
Centre is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,203 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Centre is the 190th largest community in Alabama.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Centre is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.4% of the Centre workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Centre is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Centre who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.40%), management occupations (9.56%), and teaching (8.41%).
Centre is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Centre isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.14% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Being a small city, Centre does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Centre are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 12.87% of adults in Centre have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Centre in 2000 was $14,997, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $59,988 for a family of four.
Centre is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Centre home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Centre is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Centre include Irish and English.
The most common language spoken in Centre is English.
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