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Population (year 2000): 7,174. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,498 (+4.5% change)
Males: 3,341 (46.6%), Females: 3,833 (53.4%)
Marshall County
Zip code:
35016
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $36,716 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,800 (year 2000)
Races in Arab:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (16.9%), Irish
(14.1%), English (11.7%), German (8.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%),
Dutch (2.4%).
Elevation: 1087 feet
Land area: 12.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Arab
- High school or higher: 80.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Arab city
- Never married: 16.0%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 12.8%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +728 (+11.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Arab:
- MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 14 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)
- CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles;
CULLMAN, AL)
- MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 25 miles; BOAZ,
AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Arab:
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 29 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 57 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 61 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Arab:
- GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD (about 17
miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; ID: 8A1)
- THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 19
miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; ID: 8A0)
- FOLSOM FIELD (about 25 miles; CULLMAN, AL; ID: 3A1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Arab:
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; NORMAL,
AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 29 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 30 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39
miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
Public high school in Arab:
- ARAB HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,014; Location:
511 ARABIAN DR NE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Arab:
- ARAB PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 603; Location:
121 MIMOSA ST NE; Grades: PK - 02)
- ARAB JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 559;
Location: 911 OLD CULLMAN RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ARAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 529;
Location: 241 8TH AVE NE; Grades: 03 - 05)
- GRASSY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 297;
Location: 2233 SHOAL CREEK RD; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Arab:
- ARAB PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$213,640; Location: 325 2ND STREET NW; 43,408 books;
1,225 audio materials; 1,153 video materials; 72 serial
subscriptions)
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