Mountainboro, Alabama
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Population change since 2000: -1.8%
Males: 160 | (48.2%) |
Females: 172 | (51.8%) |
Median resident age: | 39.5 years |
Alabama median age: | 35.8 years |
Zip codes: 35956.
Mountainboro: | $51,520 |
AL: | $59,674 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $21,785 (it was $12,843 in 2000)
Mountainboro town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $161,107 (it was $64,000 in 2000)
Mountainboro: | $161,107 |
AL: | $200,900 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $187,963; detached houses: $194,719; townhouses or other attached units: $281,506; in 2-unit structures: $137,818; mobile homes: $100,707; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $9,829
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mountainboro, AL
- 32295.3%White alone
- 61.8%Hispanic
- 51.5%Asian alone
- 41.2%Two or more races
- 10.3%Black alone
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Ancestries: United States (35.5%), Irish (9.5%), English (7.7%), French (2.1%), Polish (1.5%), German (1.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1109 feet
Land area: 0.81 square miles.
Population density: 411 people per square mile (low).
5 residents are foreign born
This town: | 1.5% |
Alabama: | 2.0% |
Mountainboro town: | 0.4% ($257) |
Alabama: | 0.4% ($289) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (47.2 miles , pop. 158,216).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (58.2 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (538.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 34.15 N, Longitude: 86.13 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 256
Here: | 2.9% |
Alabama: | 2.6% |
- Educational services (9.0%)
- Metal & metal products (8.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (8.2%)
- Food (7.5%)
- Health care (7.5%)
- Construction (6.0%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (6.0%)
- Metal & metal products (15.5%)
- Construction (11.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (9.9%)
- Food (8.5%)
- Educational services (8.5%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (7.0%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (7.0%)
- Health care (11.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.1%)
- Educational services (9.5%)
- Food (6.3%)
- Other direct selling establishments (6.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.3%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.8%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.2%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.2%)
- Registered nurses (4.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11.3%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (9.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.9%)
- Religious workers (7.0%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (7.0%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Registered nurses (9.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.3%)
- Food and beverage serving workers, except waiters and waitresses (6.3%)
- Cashiers (6.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.3%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6.3%)
Average climate in Mountainboro, Alabama
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 74.1. This is about average.
City: | 74.1 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 35.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.5 miles away from the city center.
City: | 35.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.35. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.35 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Mountainboro-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/18/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.9 miles away from the Mountainboro town center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 11/24/2001, a category F4 tornado 12.6 miles away from the town center injured 22 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Mountainboro-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 125% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from Mountainboro center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from Mountainboro center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from Mountainboro center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 102.4 miles away from Mountainboro center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 167.8 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 209.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Etowah County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 14, Tornadoes: 11, Floods: 10, Hurricanes: 4, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Mountainboro:
- GOLDEN LIVING CENTER - BOAZ (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; BOAZ, AL)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 9 miles away; GADSDEN, AL)
- GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE (Hospital, about 9 miles away; ATTALLA, AL)
- HOSPICE OF MARSHALL COUNTY/SHEPHERD'S COVE (Hospital, about 10 miles away; ALBERTVILLE, AL)
- GADSDEN REGIONAL HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; ATTALLA, AL)
- ATTALLA HEALTH CARE (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; ATTALLA, AL)
- ETOWAH COUNTY HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 12 miles away; GADSDEN, AL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mountainboro:
- Snead State Community College (about 5 miles; Boaz, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
- Gadsden State Community College (about 14 miles; Gadsden, AL; FT enrollment: 4,650)
- Northeast Alabama Community College (about 31 miles; Rainsville, AL; FT enrollment: 2,409)
- Jacksonville State University (about 31 miles; Jacksonville, AL; FT enrollment: 7,566)
- George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville (about 38 miles; Hanceville, AL; FT enrollment: 4,486)
- Jefferson State Community College (about 48 miles; Birmingham, AL; FT enrollment: 6,041)
- University of Alabama in Huntsville (about 50 miles; Huntsville, AL; FT enrollment: 6,006)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Mountainboro Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Church in Mountainboro: Mountainboro Missionary Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Alabama: | 2.5 people |
This town: | 69.5% |
Whole state: | 70.4% |
This town: | 7.8% |
Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
This town: | 19.1% |
Whole state: | 16.1% |
This town: | 9.7% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
For population 15 years and over in Mountainboro:
- Never married: 14.8%
- Now married: 52.8%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 19.2%
- Divorced: 10.0%
For population 25 years and over in Mountainboro:
- High school or higher: 66.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes
Here: | 15.2 |
Alabama average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Mountainboro, AL (based on Etowah County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 64,316 | 193 |
Catholic | 7,624 | 1 |
Mainline Protestant | 5,816 | 35 |
Black Protestant | 4,813 | 21 |
Other | 1,437 | 6 |
None | 20,424 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.43 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 6.21 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Etowah County: | 4.95 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Etowah County: | 10.7% |
Alabama: | 11.8% |
Etowah County: | 32.5% |
State: | 31.7% |
Here: | 20.2% |
State: | 13.5% |
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 9 | $1,280 | |
Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $1,284 | |
Firefighters | 0 | $0 | 1 | $100 | |
Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 11 | $2,664 |
Mountainboro government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Current Operations - General - Other: $25,000 ($75.30)
Financial Administration: $10,000 ($30.12)
Fire Protection: $5,000 ($15.06)
Regular Highways: $3,000 ($9.04)
Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($3.01)
- Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $11,000 ($33.13)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $13,000 ($39.16)
Mountainboro government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $10,000 ($30.12)
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $4,000 ($12.05)
Highways: $1,000 ($3.01)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,000 ($6.02)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($6.02)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $6,000 ($18.07)
Highways: $1,000 ($3.01)
- Tax - Property: $21,000 ($63.25)
Public Utilities: $11,000 ($33.13)
Other Selective Sales: $9,000 ($27.11)
Other: $4,000 ($12.05)
Motor Vehicle License: $2,000 ($6.02)
Mountainboro government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Deposits: $112,000 ($337.35)
Strongest AM radio stations in Mountainboro:
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
- WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBSA (1300 AM; 1 kW; BOAZ, AL; Owner: WATKINS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAVU (630 AM; 1 kW; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mountainboro:
- WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
- WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
- WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)
- W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
- WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
TV broadcast stations around Mountainboro:
- WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W15AP (Channel 15; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
- Mountainboro, Alabama
- Fatal accident count10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents20
- Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:1
- Fatalities10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents32
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents0
- Alabama average
- Fatal accident count7523
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents11496
- Fatal accidents involving drunk persons1946
- Fatalities8393
- Persons involved in fatal accidents17962
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents934
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Mountainboro)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
14 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2- Mountainboro, 693 Hightower Road (Lat: 34.147500 Lon: -86.182778), Type: Mtower, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Call Sign: WQHR229,
Assigned Frequencies: 11245.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz, 11245.0 MHz, 11325.0 MHz... (+16 more), Grant Date: 09/06/2017, Expiration Date: 10/11/2027, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof, Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 5055 North Point Pkwy, Np2ne Network Engineering, Alpharetta, GA 30022, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- AG MOUNTAINB, 693 Fire Tower Rd (Lat: 34.147500 Lon: -86.182778), Type: Mast, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Call Sign: WQPT210,
Assigned Frequencies: 11285.0 MHz, Grant Date: 08/02/2022, Expiration Date: 08/08/2032, Certifier: Chris Harris, Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd, Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1801, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
C) Refinancings | ||
---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $108,265 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $78,900 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.00
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | ||
---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $65,600 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.00
- 57.1%Utility gas
- 27.7%Electricity
- 10.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 52.4%Electricity
- 42.9%Utility gas
- 4.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Mountainboro compared to Alabama state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.