Homewood, Alabama
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 Location in County and Alabama
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Alabama |
| County : | Jefferson County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 28 ′ N , 86 ° 48 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 25,043 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 1,164.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 21.5 km 2 (about 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.5 km 2 (about 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 203 m |
| Postcodes : | 35209, 35219, 35259 |
| Area code : | +1 205 |
| FIPS : | 01-35800 |
| GNIS ID : | 0120316 |
Homewood is a city in Jefferson County in the US state of Alabama , United States . The city is a suburb of Birmingham and has one of the highest population densities in Alabama. According to the United States Census Bureau estimates from 2005, 23,963 people lived here.
geography
Homewood's geographic coordinates are 33 ° 28 ' N , 86 ° 48' W (33.468306, -86.808146). According to the United States Census Bureau, the place has an area of 21.5 km², which consists entirely of land.
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 United States Census, Homewood was inhabited by 25,043 people. The population density was 1163.6 people per km ². There were 11,494 housing units at an average of 534.0 per km². The Homewood population was 79.75% White , 15.30% Black or African American , 0.20% Native American , 2.57% Asian , 0.20% Pacific Islander , 1.0% said other races belong to and 1.16% named two or more races. 2.80% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Homewood were distributed to 3,640 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18. 41.0% of households were married, 11.4% had a female head of household without a husband, and 45.0% were not families. 36.2% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 9.4% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.87 people.
The urban population was divided into 20.3% minors, 17.8% 18–24 year olds, 34.0% 25–44 year olds, 17.3% 45–64 year olds and 10.6% aged 65 and over or more. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 women there were 86.0 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 81.9 men.
The median household income in Homewood was 55,431 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 70,256 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 40,969 compared to $ 34,694 for women. The per capita income in Homewood was $ 25,491. 7.6% of the population and 4.4% of families had an income below the poverty line , of which 4.5% of minors and 4.3% of those aged 65 and over were affected.
schools
- Homewood High School
- Homewood Middle School
- Hall Kent Elementary School
- Shades Cahaba Elementary School
- Edgewood Elementary School
- John Carroll High School
The Homewood High School Patriot Marching Band has participated in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City several times (the seventh time in 2006).
sons and daughters of the town
- Samantha Shaw (born 1957), politician
- Katy Freels (* 1990), soccer player
- Ameer Abdullah (born 1993), American football player
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Alabama ( CSV ) In: 2005 Population Estimates . US Census Bureau, Population Division. June 21, 2006. Retrieved June 8, 2008.
- ↑ Samantha Shaw , bhamwiki.com