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Grant Alabama Information: Grant, Alabama is part of MARSHALL County. Population for Grant from the last gathering is 665. You can view Grant venues that host many Grant AL events every year. You can also research Grant Alabama homes for sale by visiting our Grant Alabama real estate guide. Grant Alabama has a latitude of 34.5058 and a longitude of -86.2688. Zip codes in Grant, AL include 35747 ... more Grant zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Grant, AL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Grant, AL was 665.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Grant was 298, which represents 44.8 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Grant, AL
There are an estimated 171 married men in the town. 70.1 percent of men over 15 years old in Grant are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Grant is 367 which is 55.2 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Grant, Alabama
There are an estimated 175 married women in the community. 60.8 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Grant, AL
The median age of people living in Grant, AL was 38.1 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Grant was 42. There were 497 people above the age of 18, which represents 74.7 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 14.9 percent of the population (99) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Grant, AL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Grant, AL was 655.

White Population in Grant, AL
The estimated White population in the Grant community is 642, which is 96.5 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Grant, Alabama
The estimated Black/African American population is 4, which is 0.6 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Grant, AL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Grant, AL was 7.

Asian Population in Grant, Alabama
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 1.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Grant, AL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Grant was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 1, while those of “two or more races” was 10 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Grant community was 2, or 0.3 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Grant, AL
The household population number in Grant was 665.

Group Quarters Population in Grant, AL
Group Quarters population in the community was 0.

Average Household Size in Grant, AL
The average household size in Grant is 2.38 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.9 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Grant, AL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 306 total housing units in Grant.

The number of occupied housing units was 279, or 91.2 of the total units in town. Of these, 211 were owner-occupied (75.6), and 68 were renter-occupied (24.4, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 27 vacant homes in Grant at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Grant, Alabama
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 190, with a median value in dollars of 87,600.

Monthly Owner Costs in Grant, AL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $855 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Grant, average costs per month were $194 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 358 people in the community had a high school degree, or 78.3 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Grant, Alabama
94 people in Grant also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 20.6 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Grant, AL
The number of Civilian Veterans in Grant was 70, or 13.9 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Grant, AL
In 2000, there were 132 people in Grant, AL listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Grant, AL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 4 people in Grant who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 0.6 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Grant, Alabama
There were 357 in the labor force in Grant at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 68.9 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Grant was 27.7 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Grant, AL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $37,188. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Grant, AL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $45,417. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Grant, Alabama
Per capita income in Grant in the last full census was 20,014. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Grant numbered 12, or 6 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Grant, AL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 55, or 8.4 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.