Rainbow City, Alabama
Location in Etowah County and the state of Alabama
Coordinates: 33°56′38″N 86°3′42″W / 33.94389, -86.06167
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Etowah
Area
- Total	25.3 sq mi (65.6 km²)
- Land	25.1 sq mi (65.1 km²)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	8,428
- Density	333.1/sq mi (128.5/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	35901, 35906
Area code(s)	256
FIPS code	01-63288
GNIS feature ID	0153101

Rainbow City is a city in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the 'Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area'.

Rainbow City is also the birthplace of funny woman Becky Hagedorn, a former staff member for the Late Show with David Letterman.

Geography

Rainbow City is located at 33°56′38″N, 86°3′42″W (33.943964, -86.061546)^[1].

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.3 square miles (65.6 km²), of which, 25.1 square miles (65.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.67%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 8,428 people, 3,586 households, and 2,517 families residing in the city. The population density was 335.3 people per square mile (129.5/km²). There were 3,824 housing units at an average density of 152.1/sq mi (58.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.09% White, 3.51% Black or African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.45% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. 1.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,586 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,216, and the median income for a family was $50,844. Males had a median income of $38,278 versus $26,483 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,860. About 6.9% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

• Offical Site

• Rainbow City, Alabama is at coordinates 33°56′38″N 86°03′42″W / 33.943964, -86.061546 (Rainbow City, Alabama)Coordinates: 33°56′38″N 86°03′42″W / 33.943964, -86.061546 (Rainbow City, Alabama)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Etowah County, Alabama
County seat: Gadsden
Cities	Attalla | Boaz | Gadsden | Glencoe | Hokes Bluff | Rainbow City | Southside
Towns	Altoona | Mountainboro | Reece City | Ridgeville | Sardis City | Walnut Grove
Unincorporated community	Gallant