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Moving to Rainbow City, Alabama

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Population: 8,428. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,880 (+5.4% change)
Males: 3,990 (47.3%), Females: 4,438 (52.7%)

Etowah County

Zip code: 35906

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $40,216
Median house value: $108,200

Population by Race

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

Map of Rainbow City, AL

Population by Education

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

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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rainbow City:

  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 26 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 29 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 55 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rainbow City:

  • GADSDEN MUNI (about 3 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Abbreviation: GAD)
  • ROBBINS FIELD (about 22 miles; ONEONTA, AL; Abbreviation: 20A)
  • MCMINN (about 23 miles; WEAVER, AL; Abbreviation: 25A)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Rainbow City:

  • GADSDEN BUSINESS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 162; Location: 3225 Rainbow Drive Suite 246; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 52 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time 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)

Libraries

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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