Gadsden.
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Alabama·Etowah County
16 tracts·31K people·$117K median·839/mi²
White 49 · Black 36 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Living alone 36 · Other 34 · Married couple 30
Health 32 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 17 · Professional 15 · Leisure 11 · Public admin 6 · Other 1
Production · transport 28 · Management · business · science · arts 23 · Service 21 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 3 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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The median home value in Gadsden is $116,800 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Gadsden has 33,374 residents across 14 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.6; the population is 49.3% White, 36.0% Black, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Multiracial, 0.7% Other and 0.4% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 15.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 28.1% (Census ACS).
Eura Brown Elementary School (82%), Mitchell Elementary School (67%) and Donehoo Elementary School (54%) lead the elementary schools; Gadsden Middle School (43%), Sansom Middle School (31%) and Litchfield Middle School (19%) lead the middle schools; Gadsden City High School is the high school with reported scores (17%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $808/month, 49% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Gadsden is $40,345 a year, 53% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Gadsden, median rent is $808/month and the median home value is $116,800 (Census ACS).
Gadsden reported 6.3 violent crimes and 38.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 34°F; there are 71 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Gadsden are tornado (98), strong wind (88) and landslide (78), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Gadsden scores 7.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.9% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).