Moores Mill, Alabama
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Moores Mill is a census-designated place
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 (CDP) in Madison County
Madison County, Alabama
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, Alabama
Alabama
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, United States
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, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area
Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area
The Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area is the most populated sub-region of North Alabama, and is the second fastest growing region in the State of Alabama, with 510,088 living within the CSA...

. The population was 5,178 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Moores Mill is located at 34°49′50"N 86°31′14"W (34.830662, -86.520538).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.9 square miles (36 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 5,178 people, 1,912 households, and 1,500 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 373.6 people per square mile (144.2/km²). There were 2,030 housing units at an average density of 146.5 per square mile (56.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.62% White
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, 18.58% Black
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 or African American
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, 1.31% Native American
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, 0.79% Asian
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, 0.02% Pacific Islander
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, 0.10% from other races
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, and 1.58% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were Hispanic
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 or Latino
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 of any race.

There were 1,912 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.6% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 18.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $50,292, and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $32,303 versus $25,449 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $20,158. About 6.9% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.
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