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Country around Ethelsville is a rural area of about 2,017 people in Pickens County, Alabama, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Tuscaloosa, AL and 82 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $648 a month.
2,017people
$174kTypical home
$648/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
247Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,017 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 82 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 42 mi to Tuscaloosa, AL
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,100/mo)
- Median rent $648/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (139 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GTR airport
- 85 mi to BHM (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 256 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Alabama districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pickens County: R+23 in 2024
- Alabama: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.