Saint James Catholic Church

Saint James Catholic Church is a Roman_catholic church at 622 Chestnut Street in Gadsden, AL 35904. It is one of 185 churches in Gadsden.

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622 Chestnut Street, Gadsden, AL, 35904

Phone: +1 256-546-2975 · Website: https://www.sjccgadsden.org/

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The community around Saint James Catholic Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 84.9%
  • Obesity: 50.8%
  • Food Insecurity: 35.5%
  • Poverty Rate: 35.5% (23.7–47.3%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.3%
  • Diabetes: 21.3%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 19.0%
  • Unemployment: 13.1% (3.5–22.8%)
  • Social Isolation: 38.7%
  • Housing Insecurity: 24.9%
  • Transportation Barriers: 17.7%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 17.3% (9.7–24.8%)
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 29.4%
  • Depression: 23.5%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

Gadsden city is served by 121 churches — about one congregation for every 258 residents.

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