Harvest Alabama

driving distance to Huntsville - 14 miles ~ 25 minutes

Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,054 people, 1,092 households, and 898 families residing in the community. The population density was 94.9/km² (245.8/mi²). There were 1,146 housing units at an average density of 35.6/km² (92.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the community was 76.56% White, 18.76% Black or African American, 1.28% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. 0.98% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,092 households out of which 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.5% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 15.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the community the population was spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 34.3% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $61,319, and the median income for a family was $64,519. Males had a median income of $46,813 versus $30,114 for females. The per capita income for the community was $23,322. About 6.8% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.


Public services
The community is served by the Harvest-Monrovia Water and Sewer Authority. The water system maintains several large storage tanks and has a substantial new water treatment facility.

The Madison County Sheriff's Department administers law and order in Harvest.

The Harvest Volunteer Fire Department is a large volunteer fire department of approximately 40 members serving the residents of West Central Madison County. The fire department has 3 stations that house 5 engines along with other assorted rescue vehicles. Harvest is assisted by Toney Fire to the north and Monrovia Fire to the south.

The Huntsville Madison County Public Library maintains a branch on Jeff Road near Capshaw Mountain. This branch library is part of a very well supported community library system in Madison County.

The Madison County School System runs several schools in Harvest. Sparkman High School is the largest public high school in the county, with over 2100 students. Middle school students in Harvest are zoned for either Monrovia Middle in the Monrovia community, or Sparkman Middle in Toney. There are also two elementary schools in Harvest- Harvest and Endeavor. Due to the rapid growth of the area, a new freshman building is under construction at Sparkman High, and a new elementary school is slated to begin construction soon.

Numerous large churches operate in Harvest. Most residents of the community are Protestant Christians.


Economy
The Economy of Harvest depends a great deal on construction of housing. In 2003 over 650 new homes were built in Harvest and the adjacent Monrovia Community. In addition it is the site of numerous small to medium sized businesses. There is no particular single source of this income. Having no government to speak of the economy is largely self generated. Substantial numbers of the people work in industries in the City of Madison and City of Huntsville. They find the unregulated and untaxed community much to their advantage.

Retail trade is rapidly expanding as of 2004. Service industries such as automotive repair and many others are growing rapidly. The area is a center of small businesses servicing a wide area.

Links:
Madison County Schools
Homes For Sale in Harvest, Monrovia, Toney (Madison County)