Moores Mill is an

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and

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(CDP) in Madison County,

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, United States, and is included in the

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. The population was 6,729 at the 2020 census, up from 5,682 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Moores Mill is located in northern Madison County at (34.830662, -86.520538). It is bordered to the west by Meridianville and to the south by

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. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.20%, are water.

Demographics

2000 census

As of the

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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 was . There were 2,030 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.62%

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, 18.58%

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, 1.31% Native American, 0.79%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.10% from

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, and 1.58% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were

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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

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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

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for the CDP was $20,158. About 6.9% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the

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, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the

of 2010, there were 5,682 people, 2,204 households, and 1,673 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,354 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.9%

, 22.6%

, 1.1% Native American, 1.5%

, 0.1%

, 0.9% from

, and 2.8% from two or more races. 2.4% of the population were

of any race. There were 2,204 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were

living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.1% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% 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 2.97. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,449, and the median income for a family was $79,010. Males had a median income of $47,981 versus $40,257 for females. The

for the CDP was $30,155. About 6.8% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the

, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 6,729 people, 2,683 households, and 1,974 families residing in the CDP.

Education

The local school district is Madison County Schools.
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References

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