Mosses, AL

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Mosses, Alabama

There are 1,101 residents in Mosses.

The People and Families of Mosses

In Mosses, about 26% of adults are married. The faces of Mosses are those of its large families. If you love being around young kids, you'll appreciate the town. People in Mosses are less likely to be married than people elsewhere.

Women are better represented than men in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Mosses had a median family income of $22,273.

Mosses Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Mosses that were owner-occupied was 73%. The town housing had been constructed more recently than most towns of its size. Cheap apartment rents is one thing Mosses has going for it. Compared to most towns in the state, the town has reasonable real estate taxes.

Commuting

In Mosses, 91% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Mosses strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Alabama):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. State)	Top 4%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 5%

Comparative Profile of Mosses, AL

Comparing Mosses to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Alabama (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,101	100%
Male	503	45.7%
Female	598	54.3%
Under 18	381	34.6%
18+	720	65.4%
65+	90	8.2%
Median Age	26.8
Average Family Size	3.5
White	13	1.2%
African-American	1,077	97.8%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	1	0.1%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	9	0.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	5	0.5%
Median Family Income (1999)	$22,273
Population In Poverty	456	43%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,074
Growth	-27
Growth %	-2.49%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	95.2%
African	3.9%
US/American	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%

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