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Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)


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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Rainbow City, AL Gadsden, AL (Bellevue/Monte Vista), Gadsden, AL (Clubview Heights), Gadsden, AL (Glencoe), Gadsden, AL (Goodyear), Gadsden, AL (Hokes Bluff), Gadsden, AL (Rainbow Dr/3rd St), Gadsden, AL (Turkeytown/Daisy), Rainbow City, AL, Southside, AL (Alexandria), Southside, AL (City Center)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $174,953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to AL, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Mobile homes, 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 | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Urban Sophisticates, Artsy/funky, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 7 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
9,053 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
8 |
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| Better than: of AL school districts |
79.1% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
29.6% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| STATE AVERAGE 13 |
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| CAREER TECHNICAL CENTER 105 BURKE AVE SE, ATTALLA, AL 35954 (256) 538-3312 |
09-12 |
| CARLISLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 8025 US HIGHWAY 431, BOAZ, AL 35956 (256) 593-4613 |
KG-06 |
| DUCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 10180 DUCK SPRINGS RD, ATTALLA, AL 35954 (256) 538-6301 |
KG-06 |
| ETOWAH COUNTY ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL 600 VALLEY STREET, GADSDEN, AL 35902 (256) 439-2972 |
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| ETOWAH COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL 106 BURKE AVE. S.E., ATTALLA, AL 35954 (256) 538-8431 |
04-12 |
| ETOWAH COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION LEARNING CENTER 209A GRAND AVE W, RAINBOW CITY, AL 35906 (256) 442-1050 |
PK-12 |
| GASTON HIGH SCHOOL 4550 US HIGHWAY 411, GADSDEN, AL 35901 (256) 547-8828 |
KG-12 |
| GLENCOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 207 N COLLEGE ST, GLENCOE, AL 35905 (256) 492-4709 |
PK-04 |
| GLENCOE HIGH SCHOOL 803 LONESOME BEND RD, GLENCOE, AL 35905 (256) 492-2250 |
09-12 |
| GLENCOE MIDDLE SCHOOL 809 LONESOME BEND RD, GLENCOE, AL 35905 (256) 492-5627 |
05-08 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 94.1 | 59.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 3.7 | 36.0 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.6 | 2.8 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 39.8 | 51.6 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,113 | $37,235,000 | 43.2 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $366 | $3,311,000 | 3.8 |
| STAFF | $284 | $2,568,000 | 3.0 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $139 | $1,254,000 | 1.4 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $428 | $3,876,000 | 4.5 |
| OPERATION | $438 | $3,967,000 | 4.6 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $343 | $3,108,000 | 3.6 |
| OTHER | $141 | $1,272,000 | 1.5 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,138 | $19,356,000 | 22.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,274 | $29,636,000 | 34.4 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,525 | $86,227,000 | 100.0 |
Rainbow City EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN Rainbow City WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 25.8 |
| CHILDREN IN Rainbow City LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 10.5 |
Rainbow City is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 8,987 people and just one neighborhood, Rainbow City is the 70th largest community in Alabama.
Unlike some towns , Rainbow City isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Rainbow City are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rainbow City is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rainbow City who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.50%), sales jobs (13.61%), and management occupations (9.10%).
Rainbow City is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Rainbow City 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. 99.2% 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.
As is often the case in a small town, Rainbow City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Rainbow City is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 25.61% of adults in Rainbow City have a college degree.
The per capita income in Rainbow City in 2000 was $20,653, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,612 for a family of four.
The people who call Rainbow City home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rainbow City is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rainbow City include English, German, Irish, and Scotch-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Rainbow City is English.
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