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Most Expensive Rainsville Neighborhoods
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| 1 | Shiloh |
| 2 | Town Center |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Rainsville NEIGHBORHOODS Town Center, Shiloh
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Rainsville, AL Collinsville, Fort Payne, Fyffe, Geraldine, Henagar, Mentone, Pisgah, Section
POPULATION
7,616
| RAINSVILLE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 7,616 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 5,012 |
| RAINSVILLE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 74.80% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 18.32% |
| % VACANT | 6.88% |
| TYPE OF RAINSVILLE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 69.25% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 0.48% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 3.01% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 2.77% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 24.44% |
| OTHER | 0.05% |
| SIZE OF RAINSVILLE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.44% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 3.87% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 28.83% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 55.67% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 9.10% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.09% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 14.25% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 53.87% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 23.82% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 8.06% |
| RAINSVILLE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $120,100 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $406 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$92,000 | 35.65% |
| $92,001-$185,000 | 40.86% |
| $185,001-$369,000 | 18.51% |
| $369,001-$554,000 | 2.29% |
| $554,001-$738,000 | 0.53% |
| $738,001-$923,000 | 0.48% |
| $923,001-$1,384,000 | 0.91% |
| $1,384,001-$1,845,000 | 0.37% |
| > $1,845,000 | 0.40% |
| PEOPLE OF Rainsville | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.64% |
| 5 TO 17 | 17.41% |
| 18 TO 24 | 8.46% |
| 25 TO 34 | 14.36% |
| 35 TO 54 | 28.57% |
| 55 TO 64 | 10.54% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 14.01% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 66.19% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 8.29% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $30,871 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $15,599 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 13.51% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (34.76%), Healthcare (9.55%), Retail (9.01%), Construction (6.56%), Education (6.17%), Transportation (5.41%), Other (4.76%), Accomodation (3.61%), Finance (3.04%), Information Technology (2.93%), Public Service (2.68%), Agriculture (2.28%), Administration (2.11%), Wholesale (2.06%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 3.28% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 97.22% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.00% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.84% |
| ASIAN | 0.41% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.59% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.95% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 1.88% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (45.17%), United States or American (30.44%), Other Groups (8.17%), Irish (5.37%), English (4.49%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 2.39% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (89.48%) , Spanish (2.78%) |
Rainsville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 7,616 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Rainsville is the 92nd largest community in Alabama.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Rainsville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 48.0% of the Rainsville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Rainsville is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Rainsville who work in office and administrative support jobs (11.86%), sales jobs (8.39%), and teaching (5.21%).
Rainsville is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Rainsville, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.37% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
As is often the case in a small town, Rainsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Rainsville have a very low rate of college education: just 8.29% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.
The per capita income in Rainsville in 2000 was $15,599, 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 $62,396 for a family of four.
The people who call Rainsville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rainsville is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Rainsville include Irish and English.
The most common language spoken in Rainsville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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