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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)


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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Gilbertown, AL Butler, AL, Gilbertown, AL, Quitman, MS (Mannassa/Carmichael), Silas, AL, Waynesboro, MS (Winchester/Boice)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $84,294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very low cost relative to AL, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Remote (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Small apartment buildings |
| 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 |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 2 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
2,046 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
6 |
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| Better than: of AL school districts |
52.7% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
2 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
16.2% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 12 |
| STATE AVERAGE 13 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| CHOCTAW COUNTY ELEMENTARY 201 TOM ORR DRIVE, BUTLER, AL 36904 (205) 459-3520 |
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| CHOCTAW COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 277 TOM ORR DRIVE, BUTLER, AL 36904 (205) 459-2139 |
07-12 |
| SOUTHERN CHOCTAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10935 HIGHWAY 17, GILBERTOWN, AL 36908 (251) 843-2461 |
KG-06 |
| SOUTHERN CHOCTAW HIGH SCHOOL 10941 HIGHWAY 17, GILBERTOWN, AL 36904 (251) 843-5645 |
07-12 |
| TOM ORR CAREER TECHNICAL CENTER 105 TOM ORR DR, BUTLER, AL 36904 (205) 459-3031 |
10-12 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 28.4 | 59.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 71.3 | 36.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.1 | 2.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.1 | 0.8 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 76.7 | 51.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,047 | $8,281,000 | 42.5 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $326 | $668,000 | 3.4 |
| STAFF | $633 | $1,295,000 | 6.6 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $386 | $790,000 | 4.0 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $435 | $891,000 | 4.6 |
| OPERATION | $694 | $1,420,000 | 7.3 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $695 | $1,421,000 | 7.3 |
| OTHER | $200 | $410,000 | 2.1 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,370 | $6,895,000 | 35.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $2,101 | $4,299,000 | 22.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,519 | $19,475,000 | 100.0 |
Gilbertown EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Gilbertown WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 8.7 |
| CHILDREN IN Gilbertown LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 30.4 |
Gilbertown is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,094 people and just one neighborhood, Gilbertown is the 198th largest community in Alabama.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Gilbertown is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.6% of the Gilbertown workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Gilbertown is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gilbertown who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.12%), teaching (7.51%), and sales jobs (7.16%).
In Gilbertown, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Gilbertown is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Gilbertown 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. 98.02% 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 town, Gilbertown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Gilbertown has a very low overall level of education: only 8.72% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Gilbertown in 2000 was $16,822, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,288 for a family of four.
Gilbertown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Gilbertown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Gilbertown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gilbertown include Irish, English, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Gilbertown is English.
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