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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)


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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Mount Vernon, AL Citronelle, AL (City Center), Citronelle, AL (Pineola), Mcintosh, AL, Mount Vernon, AL, Saraland, AL (Creola), Stockton, AL

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $96,719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Rural (based on population density), farms, coastal |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| 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 Nautical, 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: 1 (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 Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
65,643 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of AL school districts |
65.9% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
22.4% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 11 |
| STATE AVERAGE 13 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| ADELIA WILLIAMS ELEM SCHOOL 2173 DAUPHIN ISLAND PKWY, MOBILE, AL 36605 (251) 221-1766 |
PK-05 |
| ALLENTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10330 HOWELLS FERRY RD, SEMMES, AL 36575 (251) 221-1000 |
KG-05 |
| ALMA BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL 14001 HURRICANE BLVD, IRVINGTON, AL 36544 (251) 824-3213 |
09-12 |
| AUGUSTA EVANS SCHOOL 100 N FLORIDA ST, MOBILE, AL 36607 (251) 221-5400 |
PK-12 |
| BAKER HIGH SCHOOL 8901 AIRPORT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 36608 (251) 221-3000 |
09-12 |
| BEN C RAIN HIGH SCHOOL 3125 DAUPHIN ISLAND PKWY, MOBILE, AL 36605 (251) 221-3233 |
09-12 |
| BERNICE J CAUSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL 2205 MCFARLAND RD., MOBILE, AL 36695 (251) 221-2060 |
06-08 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 45.5 | 59.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 50.2 | 36.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 70.1 | 51.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,203 | $275,873,000 | 48.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $404 | $26,540,000 | 4.6 |
| STAFF | $494 | $32,396,000 | 5.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $146 | $9,614,000 | 1.7 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $447 | $29,340,000 | 5.1 |
| OPERATION | $778 | $51,045,000 | 8.9 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $348 | $22,822,000 | 4.0 |
| OTHER | $322 | $21,132,000 | 3.7 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,938 | $192,889,000 | 33.7 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,574 | $103,304,000 | 18.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,715 | $572,066,000 | 100.0 |
Mount Vernon EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Mount Vernon WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 5.0 |
| CHILDREN IN Mount Vernon LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 23.5 |
Mount Vernon is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 829 people and just one neighborhood, Mount Vernon is the 293rd largest community in Alabama.
Mount Vernon is a blue-collar town, with 36.4% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Mount Vernon is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Vernon who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.05%), healthcare support services (11.04%), and sales jobs (10.70%).
The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Mount Vernon are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One downside of living in Mount Vernon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.09 minutes every day commuting to work.
Mount Vernon is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Mount Vernon 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. 98.32% 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.
Mount Vernon is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Mount Vernon ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.11% of people over 25 have a college degree.
The per capita income in Mount Vernon in 2000 was $12,551, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $50,204 for a family of four.
Mount Vernon is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mount Vernon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Mount Vernon is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Mount Vernon include English and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Mount Vernon is English.
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