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Grant, Alabama, in Marshall county, is 23 miles SE of Huntsville, Alabama (center to center) and 117 miles S of Nashville, Tennessee. As of the year 2000 census, 665 people lived in Grant.
In Grant, about 69% of adults are married. Grant is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not).
In the town, females are somewhat more common than males.
In 2000, Grant had a median family income of $45,417. Many people in Grant make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Grant doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Alabama. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in Grant.)
Grant residents donated more money ($500) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 75% of living spaces in Grant are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Grant, 96% of commuters drive to work.
Grant strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alabama):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. State) | Top 7% |  |
| Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. State) | Top 15% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State) | Top 15% | |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 19% | |
Comparing Grant to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Alabama (State):
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| Female Share of the Population | | |
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| Racial Diversity |  |  |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
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| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
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| Short Commute Times | | |
| Working at Home | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| People Living Alone | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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