Jackson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 20.5. This is significantly better than average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 24.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 16.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Alford and their reported violations in the past:
ALFORD, TOWN OF WATER WORKS (Population served: 497, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-29-2002), St Public Notif requested (DEC-17-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
LAROPA'S (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One minor monitoring violation
KOUNTRY CANDY STORE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
SALEM FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Alford that have no violations reported:
- SKI INN (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.6%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 53.3% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.3% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.4 people | | Florida: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 66.8% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Alford, FL
Alford compared to Florida state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Back to the top
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (52%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Florida:
|
|
Religion statistics for Alford (based on Jackson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.52%
| Here | | 41.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | National Association of Free Will Baptists | LDS (Mormon) Church |
|---|
| Adherents | 55.3% | 14.0% | 12.0% | 5.1% | 2.6% |
|---|
| Congregations | 34.2% | 18.4% | 14.9% | 8.8% | 0.9% |
|---|
| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 5.1% |
|---|
| Congregations | 5.3% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 12.3% |
|---|
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 10 | Jackson County: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8 | This county: | 1.63 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24 | Jackson County: | 4.88 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17 | This county: | 3.46 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Jackson County: | 11.5% | | Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jackson County: | 30.2% | | State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,298 | $27,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $3,188 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,685 | $20,220 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,214 | $26,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $6,197 | $24,788 | 2 | $3,188 |
Alford government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $36,000 ($73.77)
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $23,000 ($47.13)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $93,000 ($190.57)
Regular Highways: $42,000 ($86.07)
Police Protection: $36,000 ($73.77)
Solid Waste Management: $26,000 ($53.28)
Water Utilities: $25,000 ($51.23)
Fire Protection: $7,000 ($14.34)
Parks & Recreation: $5,000 ($10.25)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000 ($24.59)
Highways: $7,000 ($14.34)
General Support: $4,000 ($8.20)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000 ($96.31)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($12.30)
- Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($4.10)
Police Protection: $2,000 ($4.10)
Water Utilities: $1,000 ($2.05)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $53,000 ($108.61)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $32,000 ($65.57)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $100,000 ($204.92)
Highways: $48,000 ($98.36)
All Other: $1,000 ($2.05)
- Tax - Public Utilities: $22,000 ($45.08)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $201,000 ($411.89)
7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,711 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.08% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($199 average AGI)| Jackson County: | 0.07% | | Florida average: | 0.22% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,462 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.45% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Alford:
- WTOT (980 AM; 1 kW; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MFR, INC.)
- WYBT (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTYS (1340 AM; 1 kW; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: JAMES L. ADAMS, JR.)
- WBGC (1240 AM; 1 kW; CHIPLEY, FL; Owner: JACQUELYN COLLIER PEMBROKE)
- WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
- WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDIZ (590 AM; 3 kW; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WLTG (1430 AM; 5 kW; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: HOUR GROUP BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Alford:
- WFSY (98.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WYYX (97.7 FM; BONIFAY, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPAP-FM (92.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WTYS-FM (94.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: JAMES L. ADAMS, JR.)
- WJAQ (100.9 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MFR, INC.)
- W291AD (106.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WLHR (107.9 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.)
- WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WMXP (103.5 FM; CALLAWAY, FL; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.)
- WTOT-FM (101.7 FM; GRACEVILLE, FL; Owner: GRF, INC.)
- WJNF (91.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MARIANNA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- WZND (105.3 FM; HEADLAND, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Alford:
- WBIF (Channel 51; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MARIANNA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WJHG-TV (Channel 7; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WJHG LICENSEE CORP.)
- WMBB (Channel 13; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WPGX (Channel 28; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF FLORIDA, INC.)
- WPCT (Channel 46; PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
- WDFX-TV (Channel 34; OZARK, AL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.)
- W17CG (Channel 17; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)
- W14CN (Channel 14; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: RICHARD & LISA GOETZ)
Alford fatal accident list:
Aug 13, 1997 07:12 PM, Us 231, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jul 22, 1997 05:40 PM, Us231, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 24, 1992 05:30 PM, Sr75, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 23 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Alford)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 5 Mi S Of Int Hwy 276 & 167 (Lat: 30.704639 Lon: -85.329917), Call Sign: WNJX587, Licensee ID: L00003541
Assigned Frequencies: 457.300 MHz
Grant Date: 07/31/2002, Expiration Date: 09/14/2012
Registrant: Powersouth Energy Cooperative, 2027 E. Three Notch Street, Andalusia, AL 36420, Phone: (334) 427-3000, Fax: (334) 427-3439, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - MARCELLA, 317 City Square Road (Lat: 30.590806 Lon: -85.399722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: WPUV397
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6850.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/09/2002, Expiration Date: 05/09/2012, Cancellation Date: 03/09/2007, Certifier: Roger Boucher
Registrant: M/A-Com, Inc., 3315 Old Forest Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24501, Phone: (434) 385-2820, Fax: (434) 385-2693 - COMPASS LAKE, 317 City Square Road (Lat: 30.590833 Lon: -85.399722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: WQDW489
Assigned Frequencies: 6256.54 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6286.19 MHz
Grant Date: 11/15/2005, Expiration Date: 02/01/2015, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- MARCELLA, 317 City Square Road (Lat: 30.590806 Lon: -85.399722), Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.4 m, Call Sign: WQGJ699
Assigned Frequencies: 6197.24 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6850.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/07/2007, Expiration Date: 02/07/2017, Certifier: Scott Mikuen
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Alford)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: CESSNA T182T (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2128Y , Serial Number: T18208206, Year manufactured: 2003, Airworthiness Date: 06/25/2003
Registrant (Corporation): Intendere Inc, 364 Lakepoint Rd, Alford, FL 32420 - Aircraft: BEECH N35 (Category: Land, Seats: 5, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9327Y , Serial Number: D-6581, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 11/15/1960
Registrant (Individual): John F Epley, 811 Hood Ave, Alford, FL 32420
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Alford, FL
| Most common first names in Alford, FL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| William | 17 | 76.9 years |
| James | 12 | 66.6 years |
| John | 11 | 70.5 years |
| Mary | 9 | 76.0 years |
| Robert | 9 | 67.0 years |
| Dorothy | 8 | 73.1 years |
| Thomas | 8 | 70.6 years |
| Charles | 7 | 67.3 years |
| Henry | 5 | 86.0 years |
| Annie | 4 | 77.8 years |
| Most common last names in Alford, FL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Kent | 24 | 79.9 years |
| Smith | 11 | 78.9 years |
| Mayo | 10 | 68.6 years |
| Barnes | 9 | 74.8 years |
| Branning | 7 | 75.9 years |
| Locke | 6 | 72.5 years |
| White | 6 | 66.3 years |
| Daniels | 6 | 75.0 years |
| Morris | 6 | 69.8 years |
| Grissett | 6 | 78.5 years |
Businesses in Alford, FL
- #10 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Service occupations:"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Librarians, curators, and archivists"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Motor vehicle and parts dealers"
- #97 (32420) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Latvian first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
|
