Housing density: 181 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $594,402.
Median contract rent in 2022: $762 (lower quartile is $533, upper quartile is $999)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $753
Median gross rent in Rainbow City, AL in 2022: $979
Housing units in Rainbow City with a mortgage: 1,404 (78 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 36 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 36
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $101,693
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $65,959
Median monthly housing costs: $974
Compare current foreclosures near Rainbow City, AL:
Size of family households: 1,523 2-persons, 480 3-persons, 499 4-persons, 242 5-persons, 42 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 989 1-person, 147 2-persons, 14 3-persons.
1,136 married couples with children.
640 single-parent households (17 men, 623 women).
92.8% of residents of Rainbow City speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 629 (6.2%)
(25.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Percentage of workers working in this county: 77.5% Number of people working at home: 433 (9.8% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 167
5 to 9 minutes: 428
10 to 14 minutes: 932
15 to 19 minutes: 712
20 to 24 minutes: 399
25 to 29 minutes: 87
30 to 34 minutes: 165
35 to 39 minutes: 146
40 to 44 minutes: 55
45 to 59 minutes: 486
60 to 89 minutes: 376
90 or more minutes: 60
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 3,494 (82.5%)
Carpooled: 242 (5.7%)
Walked: 68 (1.6%)
Worked at home: 433 (10.2%)
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
10.9%Males
0.6%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
14.8%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
9.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Rainbow City, Alabama
3412010 or later
2112000 to 2009
1201990 to 1999
241980 to 1989
171970 to 1979
10Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
American: 1,495 (29.6%)
Irish: 532 (10.5%)
English: 519 (10.3%)
German: 130 (2.6%)
European: 83 (1.6%)
Scotch-Irish: 69 (1.4%)
French: 51 (1.0%)
Dutch: 45 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 18 (0.4%)
Swedish: 15 (0.3%)
Nigerian: 14 (0.3%)
Scottish: 12 (0.2%)
Eastern European: 11 (0.2%)
Italian: 10 (0.2%)
Lebanese: 9 (0.2%)
British: 9 (0.2%)
Welsh: 5 (0.10%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
India
Rainbow City:
23.4% (148)
Alabama:
5.5% (9,672)
Vietnam
Rainbow City:
12.7% (80)
Alabama:
3.6% (6,414)
Dominican Republic
Rainbow City:
8.5% (54)
Alabama:
0.7% (1,182)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Rainbow City:
6.2% (39)
Alabama:
4.6% (8,075)
Nepal
Rainbow City:
6.0% (38)
Alabama:
0.7% (1,235)
Mexico
Rainbow City:
5.7% (36)
Alabama:
26.4% (46,832)
Philippines
Rainbow City:
4.3% (27)
Alabama:
2.9% (5,154)
Canada
Rainbow City:
3.8% (24)
Alabama:
2.3% (4,000)
Nigeria
Rainbow City:
3.6% (23)
Alabama:
1.1% (1,979)
Senegal
Rainbow City:
3.5% (22)
Alabama:
0.1% (125)
Colombia
Rainbow City:
3.5% (22)
Alabama:
1.1% (2,005)
Guatemala
Rainbow City:
3.3% (21)
Alabama:
8.6% (15,159)
Honduras
Rainbow City:
3.0% (19)
Alabama:
1.9% (3,447)
Costa Rica
Rainbow City:
2.7% (17)
Alabama:
0.2% (342)
Norway
Rainbow City:
2.5% (16)
Alabama:
0.1% (122)
Netherlands
Rainbow City:
2.5% (16)
Alabama:
0.2% (317)
El Salvador
Rainbow City:
2.5% (16)
Alabama:
1.7% (3,005)
Lebanon
Rainbow City:
1.7% (11)
Alabama:
0.2% (405)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 7,132
Other state: 2,236
Northeast: 75
Midwest: 420
South: 1,215
West: 525
83.5% of Rainbow City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43.6% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 84.6% lived in Alabama.
Rainbow City:
83.5%
State average:
87.6%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 48
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 219
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 117
High school graduate (or equivalency): 946
Less than 1 year of college: 277
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 376
Associate degree: 318
Bachelor's degree: 609
Master's degree: 187
Professional school degree: 128
Doctorate degree: 9
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 77
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 39
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 61
11th grade: 27
12th grade, no diploma: 172
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,043
Less than 1 year of college: 231
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 386
Associate degree: 1,021
Bachelor's degree: 626
Master's degree: 272
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,086
Two: 16
3 or 4: 342
5 to 9: 455
10 to 19: 201
20 to 49: 63
50 or more: 110
Mobile homes: 269
Median worth of mobile homes: $13,821
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.3%
House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago
