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Population (year 2000): 3,692
Males: 1,786  (48.4%)
Females: 1,906  (51.6%)

Calhoun County

Median resident age:  35.1 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 36250.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,500 (it was $40,761 in 2000)
Alexandria  $46,500
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $99,100 (it was $83,800 in 2000)
Alexandria  $99,100
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Alexandria:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.1%)
  • Black (9.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (31.6%), Irish (6.9%), English (3.9%), German (3.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), Dutch (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 560 feet

Land area: 11.1 square miles.

Population density: 333 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Alexandria

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
  • Unemployed: 2.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Alexandria CDP

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 66.1%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

53 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.4%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Alexandria, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Alexandria to the number of sex offenders is 1231 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Alexandria:  0.3% ($225)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (65.9 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (571.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Saks, AL (4.9 miles ), Websters Chapel-Alexandria Valley, AL (5.1 miles ), Weaver, AL (5.3 miles ), Blue Mountain, AL (6.2 miles ), West End-Cobb Town, AL (8.0 miles ), Anniston, AL (8.2 miles ), Jacksonville, AL (9.2 miles ), Hobson City, AL (10.6 miles ).

Latitude: 33.77 N, Longitude: 85.88 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (14%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


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Alexandria-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 165% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/27/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.5 miles away from the Alexandria place center killed 22 people and injured 150 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/27/1973, a category 4 tornado 18.8 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 199 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Alexandria:
  • STRINGFELLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ANNISTON, AL)
  • JACKSONVILLE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL)
  • NORTHEAST ALABAMA REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 12 miles; ANNISTON, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Alexandria:
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 13 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 18 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 62 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alexandria:
  • MCMINN (about 6 miles; WEAVER, AL; ID: 25A)
  • GADSDEN MUNI (about 20 miles; GADSDEN, AL; ID: GAD)
  • ST CLAIR COUNTY (about 29 miles; PELL CITY, AL; ID: PLR)

Amtrak station near Alexandria:
  • 9 miles: ANNISTON (126 W.4TH ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Alexandria:
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
  • STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 57 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; FT enrollment: 7,241)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 67 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
Public elementary/middle schools in Alexandria:
  • ALEXANDRIA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,058; Location: 353 STADIUM DR; Grades: 05 - 12)
  • ALEXANDRIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 715; Location: 2525 ALEX-WELLINGTON RD; Grades: KG - 04)

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Churches in Alexandria include: Alexandria Baptist Church (A), Alexandria United Methodist Church (B), Mount Zion Baptist Church (C), Holiness Temple of Alexandria (D), Bethel Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bethel Cemetery (1), Alexandria Cemetery (2), Gladden Cemetery (3), Mount Zion Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bobs Creek (A), Easterwood Branch (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Alexandria and their reported violations in the past:

CALHOUN COUNTY WATER & FIRE PR AUTHORITY (Population served: 28740, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 21 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  77.5%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.4%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.8%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.2%
Whole state:  7.3%

Alexandria compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Alexandria (2007 data):
  • Cheaha Bank: Big Valley Road Branch at 120 Big Valley Road, branch established on 2006-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $138.2 mil, Deposits: $120.8 mil, headquarters in Oxford, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Cheaha Financial Group, Inc.
  • Colonial Bank, National Association: Alexandria Branch at 6630 Us Highway 431, branch established on 1978-10-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $22,730.6 mil, Deposits: $16,249.4 mil, headquarters in Montgomery, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 306 total offices, Holding Company: Colonial Bancgroup, Inc., The



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5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,365 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.72%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($417 average AGI)
Calhoun County:  0.10%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Talladega County, AL  0.72% ($30,460 average AGI)
from Etowah County, AL  0.46% ($30,618)
from Jefferson County, AL  0.25% ($27,030)


5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,605 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.43%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($398 average AGI)
Calhoun County:  0.07%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Talladega County, AL  0.72% ($45,708 average AGI)
to Etowah County, AL  0.52% ($29,865)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.33% ($31,632)


Strongest AM radio stations in Alexandria:
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WHMA (1390 AM; 5 kW; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: CASEY NETWORK, LLC)
  • WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WANA (1490 AM; 1 kW; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: DEWEY D. LANKFORD)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDNG (1450 AM; 1 kW; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WDNG, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Alexandria:
  • WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WGRW (90.7 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WORD WORKS, INC.)
  • WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • W269AX (101.7 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
  • WTDR (92.7 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: JACOBS BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WMAX-FM (105.3 FM; BOWDON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WCKS (102.7 FM; FRUITHURST, AL; Owner: WCKS, INC.)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSSY-FM (97.5 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: GREAT SOUTH RFDC, LLC)
  • WASZ (95.5 FM; ASHLAND, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Alexandria:
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WCIQ (Channel 7; MOUNT CHEAHA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WJXS-CA (Channel 24; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • W29AO (Channel 29; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)

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