Etowah County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Altoona and their reported violations in the past:
ALTOONA WATER & SEWER SERVICE (Population served: 1164, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: |  27.2% | | Whole state: |  16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 15.4% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Altoona, AL
48 people in nursing homes
Altoona compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Altoona (2009 data):
- The Exchange Bank of Alabama: The Exchange Bank Of Alabama at Sixth And Blount Streets, branch established on 1909-03-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $238.8 mil, Deposits: $199.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Gadsden Corporation, The
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Etowah County Alabama:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (57%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for Altoona
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 68.31%
| Here | | 68.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 68.9% | 11.9% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% |
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| Congregations | 47.2% | 18.2% | 7.0% | 0.5% | 7.0% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Episcopal Church | Presbyterian Church in America | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 4.9% |
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| Congregations | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 13.6% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,759 | $33,108 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,480 | $29,760 | 3 | $2,281 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $3,277 | $19,662 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $8,516 | $25,548 | 3 | $2,281 |
Altoona government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $42,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $145,000
Financial Administration: $135,000
Water Utilities: $113,000
Parks & Recreation: $47,000
Fire Protection: $36,000
Solid Waste Management: $32,000
Sewerage: $27,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $10,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $18,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $15,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $11,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $89,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $94,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $4,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $90,000
NEC: $47,000
Property: $30,000
Other Selective Sales: $18,000
Public Utilities: $5,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $219,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,000
5.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,843 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.14% | | Alabama average: | 6.81% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($145 average AGI)| Etowah County: | 0.03% | | Alabama average: | 0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,893 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.85% | | Alabama average: | 6.16% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)| Etowah County: | 0.03% | | Alabama average: | 0.06% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Altoona:
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WCRL (1570 AM; 3 kW; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Altoona:
- WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
- WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WKLD (97.7 FM; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE INC.)
- WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
- WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
TV broadcast stations around Altoona:
- WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W15AP (Channel 15; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
- WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJSU-TV (Channel 40; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
Altoona fatal accident list:
Nov 19, 1987 11:45 AM, 1464, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 57 meters (187ft)
Total costs: $12,139,000
Total average daily traffic: 21,103
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,750
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 22,058
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Bryan A Corr, 6650 Water Town Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 74.7 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
Registrant: Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, Plc, 1300 North 17th Street-11th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone: (703) 812-0400, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- 1/2 Mi Nnw Int Jenkins Ave & Stancle Rd, Call Sign: KVJ578, Licensee ID: L00006975
Assigned Frequencies : 151.985 MHz, 151.985 MHz
Grant Date: 07/22/2003, Expiration Date: 06/21/2013
Registrant: Hopper Telecommunications Company Inc, 4045 Gadsden Blountsville Rd, Walnut Grove, AL 35990-0010
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- Walnut Grove, 4116 Murphree Valley Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Call Sign: WPQT357, Licensee ID: L00123733
Assigned Frequencies : 6123.10 MHz, 6034.50 MHz
Grant Date: 10/03/2000, Expiration Date: 10/03/2010, Certifier: Bryan A Corr
Registrant: Corr Wireless Communications, L.L.C..
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Altoona)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: LUKE WALTER V-STAR (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 130WL , Serial Number: 130, Year manufactured: 1986, Airworthiness Date: 04/28/1997
Registrant (Individual): Walter S Jr Schaefer, 370 Williamsburg Rd, Altoona, AL 35952 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 81 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 3997V , Serial Number: 15076675, Year manufactured: 1975, Airworthiness Date: 03/22/1975
Registrant (Co-Owned): Robert Larry Payne, 131 Payne Rd, Altoona, AL 35952, Other Owners: Dan (Henry D) Hemrick
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 83
- Hazardous Condition: 2
- Good Intent Call: 3
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Altoona, AL
Altoona on our top lists:
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Vending machine operators"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Rail transportation"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Law enforcement workers including supervisors"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Management of companies and enterprises"
- #84 (35952) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States or American first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
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