Irondale (Alabama)

Jefferson County

01-37864

Irondale is a city in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is a suburb of Birmingham and has about 10,000 inhabitants.

Irondale is by the book and the film of the same Green Tomatoes (English Fried Green Tomatoes ) by Fannie Flagg become known. Fannie Flagg grew up in Irondale. Scene of the book and film was the well-known Irondale Cafe, the " The Whistle Stop Cafe " was called. Irondale is the seat of the internationally active Catholic radio and television station EWTN.

Demography

According to the census in 2000 living in Irondale 9813 people in 4019 households and 2736 families. The racial sits down the population of 72 percent White, 25 percent African-Americans, as well as smaller minorities together. The proportion of Hispanics in the total population is three percent.

In 4019 31.3% of households children live below the age of 18, 52.6 % live in married couples, 12.1 % live in single women and 31.9 % are non family households. 27.5 % of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone over 65 years. The average household size is 2.42 persons, the families of 2.97.

In relation to the entire city, the population is composed of 24.1 % under the age of 18, 7.0 % from 18 to 24, 29.6% between 25 and 44 years, 26.2% between 45 and 64 years and 13.1% over 65 years. The median is 39 years. Approximately 52.2 % of the population is female.

The median income for a household is $ 46,203, a family of $ 55,365. The per capita income is $ 23,251. Approximately 9.2% of the population and 5.7 % of families are below the poverty line.