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Population (year 2000): 4,499. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,782 (+6.3% change)
Males: 2,119 (47.1%), Females: 2,380 (52.9%)
DeKalb County
Zip code:
35986
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $29,505 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,400 (year 2000)
Races in Rainsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (2.2%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (29.7%), English
(6.4%), Irish (6.2%), German (2.0%), French (1.4%), Swedish
(1.0%).
Elevation: 1300 feet
Land area: 19.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rainsville
- High school or higher: 67.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rainsville city
- Never married: 13.4%
- Now married: 63.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 12.5%
2.4% Foreign born (1.8% Latin America, 0.5%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +458 (+11.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rainsville:
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 6 miles; FORT
PAYNE, AL)
- JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 23 miles;
SCOTTSBORO, AL)
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 30 miles;
CENTRE, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Rainsville:
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 50 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 59 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 63 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rainsville:
- ISBELL FIELD (about 10 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; ID:
4A9)
- SCOTTSBORO MUNI-WORD FIELD (about 17 miles;
SCOTTSBORO, AL; ID: 4A6)
- STEVENSON (about 28 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)
College/University in Rainsville:
- NORTHEAST ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(Full-time enrollment: 1,137; Location: HWY 35 W;
Public; Website: www.nacc.cc.al.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rainsville:
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 54
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
57 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 58 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
Public high school in Rainsville:
- DEKALB VOCATIONAL SCHOOL (Location: 409 MAIN
ST E; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rainsville:
- PLAINVIEW SCHOOL (Students: 1,202; Location:
76 CHAVIES RD; Grades: KG - 12)
- ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location: 409 MAIN ST E;
Grades: 05 - 12)
- DEKALB ANNEX SCHOOL (Location: 409 E MAIN ST;
Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Rainsville:
- RAINSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$122,440; Location: 941 EAST MAIN STREET; 33,634 books;
523 audio materials; 469 video materials; 31 serial
subscriptions)
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