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Gilbertown, AL

Found within zip codes: 36908, 36915, 36904
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $84,294
  • low cost relative to Alabama
  • low cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,847,000+  1%
$1,386,001-$1,847,000  0%
$924,001-$1,386,000  0%
$739,001-$924,000  0%
$555,001-$739,000  1%
$369,001-$555,000  4%
$186,001-$369,000  13%
$92,001-$186,000  27%
$0-$92,000  54%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE very low cost relative to AL, very low cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
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
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

School Rating Information


Gilbertown Educational Rating
This town is served by one school district.

CHOCTAW COUNTY School District




2,046 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
6
Better than:
of AL school
districts
52.7%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
2
Better than:
of US school
districts
16.2%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
12
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

76%
78%
79%
82%
74%
74%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
CHOCTAW COUNTY ELEMENTARY
201 TOM ORR DRIVE, BUTLER, AL 36904
(205) 459-3520
KG-06
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
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
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
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
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
ADULTS IN Gilbertown WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 8.7
CHILDREN IN Gilbertown LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 30.4

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Gilbertown Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO AL*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 257.59% 13.55% 10 10
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About Gilbertown

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.

Gilbertown Information and Demographics

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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