Mountain Brook

  1. Mountain Brook Legal Resources
  2. Mountain Brook Statistics
  3. Mountain Brook Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Mountain Brook Employment Information
  5. Mountain Brook Family Information
  6. Mountain Brook Education Information
  7. Mountain Brook Public Benefits Information
  8. Mountain Brook Criminal Information
  9. Mountain Brook Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Mountain Brook Legal Resources Back to top

Mountain Brook Government Website
Alabama Law
Alabama Constitution
Alabama Codes from Justia
Code of Alabama from Alabama Legislative Information System Online (ALISON)
Administrative Code of Alabama from ALISON
Alabama Legislation 1998+ from ALISON

Alabama State Government
Office of the Governor - Official website of Alabama's governor.
Alabama State Legislature - comprised of the House and Senate.
State Senate - The Alabama State Senate is composed of 35 Senators. Each Senator represents a district of approximately 120,000 Alabamians.
House of Representatives - The Alabama House of Representatives is comprised of 105 members. Each member represents a district of approximately 40,000 people. All revenue raising matters must originate in the House.
Administrative Office of Courts - The purpose of the website is to keep the user informed about the Alabama Court System - its people, policies, events, and legal issues. It also provides access to a wide variety of information for those in the Alabama legal community.
Supreme Court - Alabama has three appellate courts - the Supreme Court, the Court of Civil Appeals, and the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Court of Civil Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals

Legal Related Alabama State Agencies and Organizations
Alabama State Bar
Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution - The Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, Inc. is a non-profit corporation organized to develop, implement, administer, assist, and manage alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs in the courts, neighborhoods, educational facilities and government agencies within the State of Alabama.
Board of Pardons & Paroles - The mission of this agency is to enhance the safety of citizens by providing the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the Courts, which have probationary powers, with investigation and supervision of adult felony offenders who are placed on parole and probation.
State Law Library - The Alabama Supreme Court and State Law Library is the oldest law library in Alabama having been established in 1828 as the Library Society of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court, a private non-profit organization whose goal was to provide a library for the exclusive use of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court of the State.
Alabama Law Institute - Propose is to to clarify and simplify the laws of Alabama, to revise laws that are out-of-date and to fill in gaps in the law where there exists legal confusion. Created by act of the Legislature in 1967, the Alabama Law Institute was funded and commenced operations in 1969. The Institute is housed in the Law Center Building on the University of Alabama campus.
Department of Forensic Sciences - The Department of Forensic Sciences is the scientific arm of investigative agencies, with duties to assist sheriffs, police chiefs, coroners, state officials, and other law enforcement agencies in investigations of deaths and crimes.
Legislative Reference Service - Provides legal services to the Alabama legislature, the governor, and other state officers.
Alabama Legislature Information System Online

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Alabama Northern


Mountain Brook Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 20,604
  • Land Area (2000): 31.689 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.004 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 8,268
Mountain Brook Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mountain Brook Employment Information Back to top
Mountain Brook Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 1,096 20.44%
2. Finance and Insurance 880 16.41%
3. Health Care 703 13.11%
4. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 247 4.61%
5. Construction 240 4.48%
6. Educational Services 192 3.58%
7. Public Administration 114 2.13%
8. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 113 2.11%
9. Metal Manufactuing 95 1.77%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 89 1.66%
11. Utilities 88 1.64%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 85 1.59%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 73 1.36%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 72 1.34%
15. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 68 1.27%
16. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 54 1.01%
17. Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale 51 0.95%
18. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 49 0.91%
19. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 49 0.91%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 42 0.78%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 587 15.33%
2. Health Care 551 14.39%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 439 11.47%
4. Finance and Insurance 408 10.66%
5. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 182 4.75%
6. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 160 4.18%
7. Social Assistance 116 3.03%
8. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 106 2.77%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 97 2.53%
10. Accommodation and Food Services 95 2.48%
11. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 93 2.43%
12. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 86 2.25%
13. Department and Other General Stores 75 1.96%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 65 1.70%
15. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 59 1.54%
16. Public Administration 58 1.52%
17. Construction 47 1.23%
18. Metal Manufactuing 45 1.18%
19. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 36 0.94%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 35 0.91%

Mountain Brook Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Lawyers 643 11.99%
2. Top Executives 601 11.21%
3. Physicians and Surgeons 571 10.65%
4. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 544 10.15%
5. Other Management Occupations 409 7.63%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 382 7.12%
7. Financial Managers 189 3.52%
8. Other Financial Specialists 169 3.15%
9. Accountants and Auditors 167 3.11%
10. Engineers 125 2.33%
11. Operations Managers Non Finance 114 2.13%
12. Business Operations Specialists 113 2.11%
13. Other Health Occupations 109 2.03%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 108 2.01%
15. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 92 1.72%
16. Postsecondary Teachers 83 1.55%
17. Computer Specialists 80 1.49%
18. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 66 1.23%
19. Religious Workers 53 0.99%
20. Life and Physical Scientists 51 0.95%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 345 9.01%
2. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 339 8.86%
3. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 246 6.43%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 244 6.37%
5. Art and Design Workers 201 5.25%
6. Registered Nurses 186 4.86%
7. Secretaries and Admins 168 4.39%
8. Other Management Occupations 152 3.97%
9. Lawyers 142 3.71%
10. Other Office and Admin Support 114 2.98%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 109 2.85%
12. Physicians and Surgeons 107 2.80%
13. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 95 2.48%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 91 2.38%
15. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 89 2.32%
16. Top Executives 83 2.17%
17. Other Financial Specialists 77 2.01%
18. Accountants and Auditors 70 1.83%
19. Postsecondary Teachers 67 1.75%
20. Health Technologists and Technicians 59 1.54%

Mountain Brook Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 7,731 49.40%
15-35 hours 1,780 11.37%
1-14 hours 654 4.18%
No regular hours 5,484 35.04%

Mountain Brook Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 39 0.45%
5 AM-5:29 AM 70 0.80%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 107 1.23%
6 AM-6:29 AM 278 3.19%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 693 7.94%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,802 20.65%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,482 28.44%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,398 16.02%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 557 6.38%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 682 7.81%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 256 2.93%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 32 0.37%
Noon-3:59 PM 204 2.34%
4 PM-11:59 PM 127 1.46%

Mountain Brook Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 220 2.52%
5-9 903 10.35%
10-14 2,377 27.24%
15-19 2,196 25.16%
20-24 1,577 18.07%
25-29 454 5.20%
30-34 655 7.51%
35-39 63 0.72%
40-44 49 0.56%
45-59 78 0.89%
60-89 47 0.54%
At least 90 108 1.24%

Mountain Brook Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 9 0.10% 7,718 88.44%
30-44 0 0.00% 767 8.79%
45-59 0 0.00% 78 0.89%
At least 60 0 0.00% 155 1.78%

Mountain Brook Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 26 0.29%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 298 3.29%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,318 91.76%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 47 0.52%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 9 0.10%
Color 6 Box Walked 29 0.32%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 338 3.73%

Mountain Brook Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mountain Brook Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 8,054 (20,900 people)
Families (2000): 6,066 (18,705 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,239
People at same address in 1995: 13,234
Mountain Brook Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 210 2.61%
$10,000-$14,999 186 2.31%
$15,000-$19,999 171 2.12%
$20,000-$24,999 200 2.48%
$25,000-$29,999 245 3.04%
$30,000-$34,999 241 2.99%
$35,000-$39,999 288 3.58%
$40,000-$44,999 234 2.91%
$45,000-$49,999 160 1.99%
$50,000-$59,999 530 6.58%
$60,000-$74,999 570 7.08%
$75,000-$99,999 974 12.09%
$100,000-$124,999 755 9.37%
$125,000-$149,999 608 7.55%
$150,000-$199,999 825 10.24%
$200,000 or more 1,857 23.06%

Mountain Brook Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,819 22.74%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,740 34.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 175 2.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,147 14.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 20 0.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,280 16.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 648 8.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 135 1.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 28 0.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Mountain Brook Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 6,535 26.89%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,761 23.70%
Public Assistance 16 0.07%
Retirement 1,356 5.58%
Self Employment 1,413 5.81%
Social Security 2,157 8.87%
Supplemental Security 101 0.42%
Wage / Salary 6,143 25.27%
Other 824 3.39%

Mountain Brook Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,815 51.06%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,698 48.94%

Mountain Brook Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 280 3.78%
Color 1 Box Married 5,700 76.85%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,268 17.10%
Color 3 Box Widowed 169 2.28%

Mountain Brook Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 598 7.03%
Color 1 Box Married 5,597 65.82%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,520 17.87%
Color 3 Box Widowed 789 9.28%

Mountain Brook Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mountain Brook Education Information Back to top
Mountain Brook Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 72 0.48%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 327 2.19%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 785 5.25%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,324 15.54%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 324 2.17%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 6,339 42.38%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 4,786 32.00%

Mountain Brook Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 150 0.73% 527 2.56% 677 3.29%
Kindergarten 352 1.71% 115 0.56% 467 2.27%
Grades 1-4 1,266 6.14% 156 0.76% 1,422 6.90%
Grades 5-8 1,274 6.18% 126 0.61% 1,400 6.79%
Grades 9-12 1,203 5.84% 129 0.63% 1,332 6.46%
Undergrad college 348 1.69% 174 0.84% 522 2.53%
Graduate or professional school 328 1.59% 61 0.30% 389 1.89%
Total 4,921 23.88% 1,288 6.25% 6,209 30.13%

Mountain Brook Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mountain Brook Public Benefits Information Back to top
Mountain Brook Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 20,296 97.11%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 604 2.89%

Mountain Brook Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mountain Brook Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 6
Mountain Brook Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Mountain Brook Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Mountain Brook Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 3,136 15.22%
10-19 Years 2,973 14.43%
20-29 Years 1,363 6.62%
30-39 Years 2,615 12.69%
40-49 Years 3,547 17.22%
50-59 Years 2,708 13.14%
60-69 Years 1,748 8.48%
70-79 Years 1,706 8.28%
80-89 Years 697 3.38%
90+ Years 111 0.54%

Mountain Brook Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 9,740 47.27%
Color 1 Box Female 10,864 52.73%

Mountain Brook Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 20,221 98.14%
Color 2 Box Asian 134 0.65%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 119 0.58%
Color 1 Box African-American 62 0.30%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 40 0.19%
Color 6 Box Other Race 15 0.07%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 9 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 4 0.02%

Mountain Brook Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. English 5,864 31.01%
2. German 2,094 11.07%
3. United States Or American 1,854 9.81%
4. Irish 1,700 8.99%
5. Scottish 1,367 7.23%
6. Scotch Irish 1,250 6.61%
7. Italian 710 3.76%
8. French Non-Basque 629 3.33%
9. European 415 2.19%
10. Russian 338 1.79%

Mountain Brook Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 18,535 95.04%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 273 1.40%
3. French 194 0.99%
4. German 96 0.49%
5. Chinese 61 0.31%
6. Yiddish 57 0.29%
7. Arabic 48 0.25%
8. Other Asian 40 0.21%
9. Hindi 37 0.19%
10. Other Indo European 36 0.18%

Mountain Brook Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 20,495 97.67%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 305 1.45%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 183 0.87%

Mountain Brook Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Mountain Brook Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.