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Tarrant (incorporated in 1918 as Tarrant City) is a city of 7,022 on 6.4 square miles immediately to the north of Birmingham in Jefferson County. The community developed around a National Cast Iron Pipe Company facility and was named in honor of the company's president, Felix Tarrant. Its post office (35217) was established in 1819. The word "city" was dropped from the municipality's formal name following a 1984 referendum.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,022 people, 2,896 households, and 1,922 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,104.7/mi². There were 3,277 housing units at an average density of 515.5/mi². The racial makeup of the city was 79.14% White, 18.73% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.84% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,896 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 17.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,380, and the median income for a family was $32,392. Males had a median income of $30,015 versus $22,215 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,149. About 14.9% of families and 16.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

The Jefferson County Board of Equalization evaluated 2,315 homes in Tarrant and determined that their average market value for 2007 was $67,610, a 4.2% increase since 2006.

References

• Tarrant, Alabama. (April 29, 2007). [1] Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed April 30, 2007.
• Foscue, Virginia O. (1989) Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 081730410X