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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Gadsden NEIGHBORHOODS Glencoe, Hokes Bluff, City Center, East Gadsden, Goodyear, South Gadsden, Clubview Heights, Bellevue / Monte Vista, Walnut Park / Alabama City, Turkeytown / Daisy
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Gadsden, AL Attalla, Centre, Jacksonville, Leesburg, Rainbow City, Southside
POPULATION
38,836
| GADSDEN INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 38,836 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 18,788 |
| GADSDEN HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 55.33% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 31.92% |
| % VACANT | 12.75% |
| TYPE OF GADSDEN HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 76.70% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 2.05% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 8.39% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 9.37% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 3.38% |
| OTHER | 0.11% |
| SIZE OF GADSDEN HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.17% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 9.20% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 37.00% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 41.99% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 9.27% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.37% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 2.48% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 19.93% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 60.66% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 16.93% |
| GADSDEN REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $83,565 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $387 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$85,000 | 51.09% |
| $85,001-$171,000 | 32.85% |
| $171,001-$342,000 | 11.85% |
| $342,001-$512,000 | 2.76% |
| $512,001-$682,000 | 0.64% |
| $682,001-$853,000 | 0.43% |
| $853,001-$1,280,000 | 0.25% |
| $1,280,001-$1,706,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,706,000 | 0.13% |
| PEOPLE OF Gadsden | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.72% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.31% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.43% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.79% |
| 35 TO 54 | 25.60% |
| 55 TO 64 | 8.87% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 20.28% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 70.32% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 14.38% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $24,823 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $15,610 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 22.85% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (21.59%), Healthcare (14.72%), Retail (12.68%), Education (8.13%), Accomodation (7.48%), Other (5.77%), Construction (5.15%), Public Service (4.36%), Transportation (3.15%), Wholesale (3.13%), Finance (2.94%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (2.60%), Administration (2.39%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 3.83% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 62.74% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 32.67% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.30% |
| ASIAN | 0.31% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.18% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.37% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.45% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 2.48% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (31.23%), Unclassified (29.93%), United States or American (19.29%), English (5.31%), Irish (4.78%), German (2.39%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 2.62% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (89.14%) , Spanish (3.04%) |
Gadsden is a medium-sized city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 38,836 people and 21 constituent neighborhoods, Gadsden is the tenth largest community in Alabama.
Gadsden is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gadsden is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gadsden who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.70%), sales jobs (12.11%), and healthcare (6.28%).
Gadsden is a very car-oriented city: 97.7% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. In fact, the general consensus among people in Gadsden is that if you need to get anywhere, you're going to have to drive. The landscape is very car-oriented, and features shopping centers, strip malls, parking lots, and wide streets. Pedestrians are discouraged by the fact that sidewalks are not always present, which makes attempts at walking downright daunting in certain parts of town.
The percentage of adults in Gadsden who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.38% of the adults in Gadsden have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Gadsden in 2000 was $15,610, 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 $62,440 for a family of four.
Gadsden is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gadsden home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gadsden is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gadsden include English, Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Gadsden is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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