Algood, Tennessee

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Population in July 2008: 3,379. Population change since 2000: +14.9%

Males: 1,493	(44.2%)
Females: 1,886	(55.8%)

Median resident age:	37.3 years
Tennessee median age:	35.9 years

Zip codes: 38506.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,872 (it was $27,205 in 2000)

Algood:	$30,872
Tennessee:	$42,367

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,676

Algood:	$17,676
Tennessee:	$23,418

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $104,801 (it was $74,300 in 2000)

Algood:	$104,801
Tennessee:	$130,800

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Races in Algood:

White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
Black (4.9%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Hispanic (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Algood: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (31.0%), English (10.5%), Irish (7.6%), German (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Scottish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1901

Elevation: 1115 feet

Land area: 3.84 square miles.

Population density: 881 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Algood

High school or higher: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
Unemployed: 4.0%
Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Algood town

Never married: 17.6%
Now married: 57.3%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 12.0%
Divorced: 12.4%

16 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
Tennessee:	2.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Algood, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Algood to the number of sex offenders is 3379 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Algood:	0.7% ($486)
Tennessee:	0.8% ($715)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Murfreesboro, TN (57.9 miles , pop. 68,816).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (73.4 miles , pop. 545,524).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (408.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cookeville, TN (2.0 miles ), Rickman, TN (2.7 miles ), Monterey, TN (3.3 miles ), Baxter, TN (3.3 miles ), Macedonia, TN (3.6 miles ), Hilham, TN (3.7 miles ), Livingston, TN (3.8 miles ), Buffalo Valley, TN (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 27 buildings, average cost: $65,500
1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $81,300
1998: 11 buildings, average cost: $81,200
1999: 19 buildings, average cost: $80,100
2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $92,900
2001: 5 buildings, average cost: $69,000
2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $93,600
2003: 40 buildings, average cost: $110,100
2004: 56 buildings, average cost: $150,100
2005: 19 buildings, average cost: $126,000
2006: 22 buildings, average cost: $95,000
2007: 22 buildings, average cost: $160,200
2008: 17 buildings, average cost: $107,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 36.20 N, Longitude: 85.45 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 931

Algood, Tennessee business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +612 (+26.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Food (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Machinery (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Food (11%)
Social assistance (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Carpenters (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Child care workers (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Customer service representatives (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

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Crime in Algood by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.4
Rapes	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	32.9	0.0	0.0	30.4
Robberies	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	65.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.7
Assaults	3	1	1	2	2	2	16
per 100,000	101.1	33.4	32.9	65.9	64.2	61.9	485.9
Burglaries	3	10	10	10	3	3	9
per 100,000	101.1	333.6	329.1	329.4	96.2	92.9	273.3
Thefts	24	15	26	73	114	73	106
per 100,000	808.6	500.3	855.5	2404.5	3657.4	2260.8	3218.9
Auto thefts	1	2	3	2	7	3	0
per 100,000	33.7	66.7	98.7	65.9	224.6	92.9	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	32.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	62.3	55.4	91.5	164.0	183.8	116.8	348.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 11 (11 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.26
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Algood, Tennessee

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Algood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Tennessee state average. It is 97% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Algood town center killed 10 people and injured 51 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 20.9 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 150 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Algood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 90% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from Algood center
On 6/17/1998 at 08:00:23, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 69.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.1 miles away from Algood center
On 9/17/2004 at 15:21:43, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/19/2007 at 18:16:27, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 2.9 mi) earthquake occurred 28.6 miles away from Algood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Algood:

COOKVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN)
LIVINGSTON REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; LIVINGSTON, TN)
WHITE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SPARTA, TN)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Algood:

TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
VOLUNTEER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; GALLATIN, TN; FT enrollment: 4,215)
MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MURFREESBORO, TN; FT enrollment: 16,617)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 2,260)
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 9,823)

Private elementary/middle school in Algood:

COOKEVILLE SDA SCHOOL (Students: 14; Location: PO BOX 49196; Grades: KG - 8)

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Notable locations in Algood: Algood City Hall (A), Algood Community Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Algood include: Algood First Baptist Church (A), Algood Methodist Church (B), Burtons Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Algood Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

ALGOOD WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 5873, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-02-2005)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and NOV-11-1999, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-11-1999), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-30-1999)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Tennessee:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.1%
Whole state:	69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	15.5%
Whole state:	13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Algood, TN

172 people in nursing homes

Algood compared to Tennessee state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Algood (2009 data):

Regions Bank: Algood Branch at 167 West Main Street, branch established on 1960-07-01. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Putnam County Tennessee:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (53%) Electricity (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Religion statistics for Algood

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Independent Free Will Baptists Associations	Assemblies of God
Adherents	38.8%	14.8%	10.9%	7.7%	6.5%
Congregations	23.3%	19.2%	8.9%	15.1%	2.1%

Name	Catholic Church	Cumberland Presbyterian Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	4.4%	2.3%	2.2%	2.0%	10.4%
Congregations	0.7%	2.7%	1.4%	4.1%	22.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Financial Administration	2	$7,274	$43,644	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	11	$24,802	$27,057	0	$0
Streets and Highways	3	$6,780	$27,120	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,516	$21,096	1	$256
Water Supply	5	$8,282	$19,877	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$278
Other and Unallocable	2	$3,440	$20,640	0	$0
Totals for Government	25	$54,094	$25,965	2	$534

Algood government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $195,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $697,000
Police Protection: $337,000

Regular Highways: $210,000

Sewerage: $152,000

Solid Waste Management: $104,000

Financial Administration: $79,000

Parks & Recreation: $21,000

Fire Protection: $18,000

Libraries: $6,000

General - Other: $2,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $286,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $102,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,618,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $663,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $179,000
All Other: $18,000

Highways: $6,000
Tax - Property: $282,000
Other Selective Sales: $66,000

Public Utilities: $40,000

NEC: $19,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $538,000

8.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.79%
Tennessee average:	7.52%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($143 average AGI)
Putnam County: 0.21%
Tennessee average: 0.09%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Overton County, TN	0.66% ($26,072 average AGI)
from White County, TN	0.65% ($27,094)
from Jackson County, TN	0.43% ($20,838)

7.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,858 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.35%
Tennessee average:	6.67%

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:

to Overton County, TN	0.61% ($28,209 average AGI)
to White County, TN	0.56% ($29,719)
to Davidson County, TN	0.50% ($28,469)

Strongest AM radio stations in Algood:

WATX (1590 AM; 2 kW; ALGOOD, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
WPTN (780 AM; daytime; 1 kW; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHUB (1400 AM; 1 kW; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WLAC (1510 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WLIV (920 AM; 1 kW; LIVINGSTON, TN; Owner: SUNNY BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WSMT (1050 AM; 1 kW; SPARTA, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Algood:

WGSQ (94.7 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWOG (90.9 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: SOMERSET EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
WGIC (98.5 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHRS (91.7 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIO)
W206AJ (89.1 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WBXE (93.7 FM; BAXTER, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
WLIV-FM (104.7 FM; MONTEREY, TN; Owner: WKXN INC)
WKXD-FM (106.9 FM; MONTEREY, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
WLQK (95.9 FM; LIVINGSTON, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
W265BC (100.9 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: JWC BROADCASTING)
WOWF (102.5 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: PEG BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMKW (89.3 FM; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WRKK-FM (105.5 FM; SPARTA, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWSR (105.7 FM; ROCKWOOD, TN; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WTTU (88.5 FM; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY)
WZYZ (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: CHURCH FAITH TRINITY ASSEMBLIES)
W211AS (90.1 FM; SPENCER, TN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WCLC-FM (105.1 FM; JAMESTOWN, TN; Owner: BIBLE BELIEVERS NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Algood:

WCTE (Channel 22; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: UPPER CUMBERLAND BROADCAST COUNCIL)
WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WBXX-TV (Channel 20; CROSSVILLE, TN; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF TENNESSEE, LLC)
W57CZ (Channel 57; COOKEVILLE, TN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Algood, Tennessee:

Fatal accident count: 7
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 7
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 17
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Tennessee average:

Fatal accident count: 115
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 182
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 39
Fatalities: 126
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 294
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

Algood fatal accident list:
Apr 5, 2003 04:52 AM, Sr-111, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Sep 15, 2003 09:40 AM, Sr-111, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Mar 2, 2000 03:55 AM, Sr-111, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 8, 2000 11:10 AM, Churchst, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 11, 1996 10:40 AM, Sr111, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 16, 1989 03:35 AM, 5thave, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Jul 5, 1984 07:15 AM, S042010016, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 21 meters (69ft)
Total average daily traffic: 74,680
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,718
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 110,688

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Greg M Giles, 4760 Hwy. 111 North, Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.2 m, Overall height: 89.2 m
Registrant: TX
b b carter, Wall Street / 1.5 Miles Nne (088707 / Algood), Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.7 m, Overall height: 74.4 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1898 Leland Drive, Marietta, GA 30067, Phone: (678) 265-6770, Email:
CHARLES R NAFTALIN, Adjacent To Brotherton Rd E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 63 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 457-7040, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Algood)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 31
Hazardous Condition: 22
Service Call: 1

Incident types - Algood

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Algood, TN

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