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Moody is a city in St. Clair County,
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. It incorporated in 1962. At the 2020 census, the population was 13,170.Moody is a travel town with it sharing a border with highway 411. It has many hotels as well as a light fast food presence .As of 2022 Moody is 60 years old.Moody was home to
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s first ever Miracle league in which disabled children are given the chance to play baseball.


Geography

Moody is located at (33.592469, -86.496369). According to the
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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (0.58%) is water. The city is located east of Birmingham along Interstate 20, which runs through the southern part of the city. Access can be found from exits 144 and 147. Via I-20, downtown Birmingham is 22 mi (35 km) west, and
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is 127 mi (204 km) east.
U.S. Route 411 U.S. Route 411 (US 411) is an alternate parallel-highway associated with US 11. US 411 extends for about from US 78 in Leeds, Alabama, to US 25W/ US 70 in Newport, Tennessee. US 411 travels through no ...
also passes through the city, leading northeast 23 mi (37 km) to
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and southwest 5 mi (8 km) to
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.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 20,017 people, 5,816 households, and, 344 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,317 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 94.09%
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, 3.81%
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, 0.42% Native American, 0.22%
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, 0.37% from
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, and 1.08% from two or more races. 1.09% of the population were
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or
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of any race. There were 3,126 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.02. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $39,500, and the median income for a family was $43,767. Males had a median income of $38,150 versus $26,089 for females. The
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for the town was $18,208. About 12.0% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the
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, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.


2020 census

As of the
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, there were 13,170 people, 4,930 households, and 3,516 families residing in the city.


Education


Public schools

Administered by the St. Clair County Board of Education: * Moody Elementary School * Moody Middle School * Moody Jr. High School * Moody High School


Private schools

* Gathering Place Christian Academy—Pre-K - 8th Grade * Crossroads Christian School—Homeschooling Co-op; Pre-K - 12th Grade


Notable people

Chad Slade - one-time Auburn national champion, two-time SEC champion, member of the
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' active roster


References


External links

* {{authority control Cities in St. Clair County, Alabama Cities in Alabama Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama