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Population (year 2000): 6,592. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,474 (-1.8% change)
Males: 3,126 (47.4%), Females: 3,466 (52.6%)
Etowah County
Zip code:
35954
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $27,444 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,800 (year 2000)
Races in Attalla:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.3%)
- Black (13.2%)
- Hispanic (2.5%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (25.7%), Irish
(10.0%), English (5.7%), German (4.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%),
Dutch (1.5%).
Elevation: 550 feet
Land area: 6.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Attalla
- High school or higher: 68.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Attalla city
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 10.0%
- Divorced: 14.6%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -554 (-7.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Attalla:
- RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
GADSDEN, AL)
- GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles;
GADSDEN, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
GADSDEN, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Attalla:
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 31 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 34 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 56 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Attalla:
- GADSDEN MUNI (about 4 miles; GADSDEN, AL; ID: GAD)
- THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 18
miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; ID: 8A0)
- ROBBINS FIELD (about 19 miles; ONEONTA, AL; ID: 20A)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Attalla:
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 50 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 63 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
Public high schools in Attalla:
- ETOWAH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 683; Location:
201 CASE AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CAREER TECHNICAL CENTER (Students: 13;
Location: 105 BURKE AVE SE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Attalla:
- ETOWAH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 525;
Location: 429 S 4TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CURTISTON PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 320;
Location: 1 CULLMAN AVE; Grades: PK - 02)
- STOWERS HILL INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students:
295; Location: 404 9TH AVE W; Grades: 03 - 05)
- IVALEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 265;
Location: 840 GALLANT RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- DUCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
239; Location: 10180 DUCK SPRINGS RD; Grades: KG - 06)
- ETOWAH COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location:
106 BURKE AVE. S.E.; Grades: 04 - 12)
Library in Attalla:
- ATTALLA-ETOWAH CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $89,524; Location: 604 NORTH 4TH STREET; 24,622
books; 227 audio materials; 82 serial subscriptions)
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