Sardis City, Alabama

Sardis City is located at 34°10′26″N 86°7′17″W (34.173967, -86.121319).[5]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.9 square miles (20.4 km²), of which 7.8 square miles (20.3 km²) is land and 0.015 square miles (0.04 km²), or 0.20%, is water.[6]

At the 2000 census there were 1,438 people, 572 households, and 458 families living in the town. The population density was 195.1 people per square mile (75.3/km²). There were 597 housing units at an average density of 81.0 per square mile (31.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.10% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.14% Pacific Islander, and 0.56% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[9] Of the 572 households 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.7% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 18.5% of households were one person and 9.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.82.

The age distribution was 22.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males.

The median household income was $36,000 and the median family income was $44,063. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $21,711 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,411. About 7.4% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 10.7% of those age 65 or over.