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Population (year 2000): 8,428. Estimated
population in July 2005: 8,880 (+5.4% change)
Males: 3,990 (47.3%), Females: 4,438 (52.7%)
Etowah County
Zip code:
35906
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $40,216 (year 2000)
Median house value: $108,200 (year 2000)
Races in Rainbow City:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.3%)
- Black (3.5%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (23.4%), English
(13.8%), Irish (11.4%), German (8.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%),
Scottish (2.3%).
Elevation: 560 feet
Land area: 25.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rainbow City
- High school or higher: 85.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rainbow City city
- Never married: 18.3%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 10.8%
2.2% Foreign born (1.2% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +635 (+8.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rainbow City:
- RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
GADSDEN, AL)
- GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
GADSDEN, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
GADSDEN, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rainbow City:
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 26 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 29 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 55 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rainbow City:
- GADSDEN MUNI (about 3 miles; GADSDEN, AL; ID: GAD)
- ROBBINS FIELD (about 22 miles; ONEONTA, AL; ID: 20A)
- MCMINN (about 23 miles; WEAVER, AL; ID: 25A)
College/University in Rainbow City:
- GADSDEN BUSINESS COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 162; Location: 3225 Rainbow Drive Suite 246;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rainbow City:
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 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 52 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65
miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
Private high school in Rainbow City:
- WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 583;
Location: 100 WESTMINSTER DRIVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rainbow City:
- JOHN S JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
716; Location: 301 LUMLEY RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- RAINBOW MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 632;
Location: 454 LUMBLEY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ETOWAH COUNTY SPECIAL EDUCATION LEARNING CENTER
(Location: 209A GRAND AVE W; Grades: PK - 12)
Library in Rainbow City:
- RAINBOW CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $242,444; Location: 3702 RAINBOW DRIVE; 43,662
books; 1,121 audio materials; 1,748 video materials; 78
serial subscriptions)
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