Arab, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 7,174. Estimated population in July 2006: 7,632 (+6.4% change)

Males: 3,341	(46.6%)
Females: 3,833	(53.4%)

Marshall County

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35016.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,500 (it was $36,716 in 2000)

Arab	$38,500
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $106,400 (it was $91,800 in 2000)

Arab	$106,400
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Arab:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (16.9%), Irish (14.1%), English (11.7%), German (8.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Dutch (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1087 feet

Land area: 12.8 square miles.

Population density: 588 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Arab

High school or higher: 80.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
Unemployed: 4.1%
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Arab city

Never married: 16.0%
Now married: 59.3%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 10.5%
Divorced: 12.8%

79 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.1%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Arab, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Arab to the number of sex offenders is 417 to 1.

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

Arab:	0.3% ($263)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (27.4 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (59.6 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (525.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Baileyton-Joppa, AL (6.0 miles ), Union Grove, AL (6.2 miles) , Baileyton, AL (8.3 miles ), Brooksville, AL (11.2 miles ), Holly Pond, AL (13.4 miles ), Guntersville, AL (14.1 miles ), Fairview, AL (14.1 miles ), Laceys Spring, AL (15.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 46 buildings, average cost: $64,700
1997: 36 buildings, average cost: $55,300
1998: 42 buildings, average cost: $65,700
1999: 29 buildings, average cost: $79,100
2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $89,300
2001: 25 buildings, average cost: $111,400
2002: 31 buildings, average cost: $106,500
2003: 25 buildings, average cost: $91,400
2004: 25 buildings, average cost: $108,000
2005: 31 buildings, average cost: $117,000
2006: 28 buildings, average cost: $137,700
2007: 50 buildings, average cost: $155,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 34.33 N, Longitude: 86.50 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,060 (+14.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,211 (37.8%)

People in group quarters in Arab

75 people in nursing homes
20 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8 people in other group homes

Area code: 256

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Arab, Alabama business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +728 (+11.3%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (13%)
Health care (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)
Computer and electronic products (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Engineers (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Arab by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004
Murders	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	13.9	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	3	1	3	1
per 100,000	41.7	13.8	41.0	13.6
Robberies	0	1	4	1
per 100,000	0.0	13.8	54.7	13.6
Assaults	19	1	5	7
per 100,000	263.8	13.8	68.4	95.2
Burglaries	122	111	108	84
per 100,000	1694.0	1533.8	1477.6	1142.4
Thefts	402	462	478	390
per 100,000	5581.8	6383.9	6539.9	5304.0
Auto thefts	27	30	34	23
per 100,000	374.9	414.5	465.2	312.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 162.0)	485.7	413.8	465.2	351.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 32 (25 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.33
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Arab, Alabama

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Arab-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 224% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/11/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the Arab city center killed 2 people and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 tornado 14.4 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 178 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Arab:

MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 14 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 19 miles; BOAZ, AL)
CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; CULLMAN, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Arab, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Arab:

HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 29 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 57 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
TALLADEGA MUNI (about 61 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Arab:

GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD (about 17 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; ID: 8A1)
THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 19 miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; ID: 8A0)
FOLSOM FIELD (about 25 miles; CULLMAN, AL; ID: 3A1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Arab:

ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 29 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 30 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)

Public high schools in Arab:

ARAB HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 765; Location: 511 ARABIAN DR NE; Grades: 09-12; Our rating: 54)
ARAB JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 583; Location: 911 OLD CULLMAN RD; Grades: 06-08; Our rating: 65)

Public elementary/middle schools in Arab:

ARAB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 607; Location: 241 8TH AVE NE; Grades: 03-05; Our rating: 75)
ARAB PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 537; Location: 121 MIMOSA ST NE; Grades: PK-02)
GRASSY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 338; Location: 2233 SHOAL CREEK RD; Grades: PK-05; Our rating: 64)

Library in Arab:

ARAB PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $213,640; Location: 325 2ND STREET NW; 43,408 books; 1,225 audio materials; 1,153 video materials; 72 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Arab Country Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Arab include: West Side Church (A), Eddy Baptist Church (B), Pleasant Valley Church (C), Gilliam Springs Church (D), Liberty Church (E), Independent Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Arab City Cemetery (1), Gilliam Springs Cemetery (2), Rice Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Pine Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Perkins Creek (A), Clemons Branch (B), Gilliam Creek (C), Wolf Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Dial A Story (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 325 2nd Street Northwest) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Hotels: Green Park Motel - Office (3400 USHighway 231) (1), Arabian Motel (631 North Main Street) (2), Jameson Inn Arab (Sj) (706 N Brindlee Mountain Pkwy) (3), Stamps Inn Bed & Breakfast (102 1st Avenue Northeast) (4), Jameson Inn (706 North Brindlee Mountain Park) (5), Green Park Motel (3400 USHighway 231) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Court: Arab City - Court Clerk (740 North Main Street) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

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

ARAB WATER WORKS BOARD (Address: 526 CULLMAN ROAD, Population served: 31999, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.9%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.9%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	10.0%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

Arab compared to Alabama state average:

Arab, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.

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Banks with branches in Arab (2007 data):

Peoples Bank of North Alabama: Parkway Branch, Arab Branch, Scant City Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $425.7 mil, Deposits: $306.5 mil, headquarters in Cullman, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: Altrust Financial Services, Inc.
Regions Bank: Arab Main Office at 1199 North Parkway, branch established on 1921-01-01; Arab Branch at 1096 North Brindlee Mountian Parkway, branch established on 1973-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
BancorpSouth Bank: Arab Branch at 420 Brindlee Mountain Parkway, branch established on 1998-04-02. Info updated 2006-11-08: Bank assets: $12,045.1 mil, Deposits: $9,678.6 mil, headquarters in Tupelo, MS, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 268 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorpsouth, Inc.
Wachovia Bank, National Association: Northgate Center Branch at 1001 Brindlee Mountain Parkway North, branch established on 1973-08-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
Citizens Bank & Trust: Arab Branch at 110 South Main Street, branch established on 2004-06-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $169.1 mil, Deposits: $156.2 mil, headquarters in Guntersville, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens B & T Holdings, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Arab mode of transportation to work chart

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	17	$70,045	$49,444	1	$2,250
Local Libraries	4	$7,219	$21,657	3	$2,423
Other and Unallocable	1	$2,990	$35,880	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$3,707	$22,242	3	$1,887
Police Protection - Officers	31	$84,904	$32,866	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	3	$5,102	$20,408	0	$0
Other Government Administration	11	$20,418	$22,274	0	$0
Financial Administration	2	$4,553	$27,318	0	$0
Firefighters	9	$31,176	$41,568	0	$0
Streets and Highways	15	$26,884	$21,507	0	$0
Welfare	2	$2,932	$17,592	2	$1,138
Health	9	$20,568	$27,424	9	$6,480
Solid Waste Management	3	$5,018	$20,072	0	$0
Sewerage	7	$15,803	$27,091	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	9	$18,256	$24,341	7	$4,234
Totals for Government	125	$319,575	$30,679	25	$18,411

Arab government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,247,000
Charges - All Other: $393,000
Sewerage: $307,000

Solid Waste Management: $117,000

Parks & Recreation: $87,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $1,286,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,592,000
Police Protection: $1,458,000

Parks & Recreation: $608,000

Regular Highways: $546,000

Fire Protection: $503,000

Health Services - Other: $438,000

Sewerage: $392,000

General - Other: $259,000

Financial Administration: $256,000

Central Staff Services: $249,000

General Public Buildings: $186,000

Libraries: $185,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $182,000

Solid Waste Management: $155,000

Welfare - Other: $70,000
General - Interest on Debt: $325,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $8,670,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,413,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $7,050,000
Other NEC: $4,008,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $7,455,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $11,955,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $3,765,000
Other, NEC: $1,966,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,781,000
Interest Earnings: $290,000
Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $120,000
General - Other: $110,000

Regular Highways: $101,000

Police Protection: $85,000

Health - Other: $18,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Central Staff: $7,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,867,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,991,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $341,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $4,294,000
NEC: $726,000

Property: $338,000

Motor Fuels Sales: $58,000

Tobacco Sales: $51,000

Motor Vehicle License: $26,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,112,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $513,000

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,083 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

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

from Etowah County, AL	0.84% ($25,881 average AGI)
from DeKalb County, AL	0.66% ($26,219)
from Madison County, AL	0.66% ($48,656)

5.86% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,156 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.86%
Alabama average:	6.16%

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 Madison County, AL	0.94% ($37,276 average AGI)
to Etowah County, AL	0.88% ($25,539)
to DeKalb County, AL	0.67% ($21,706)

Strongest AM radio stations in Arab:

WRAB (1380 AM; 1 kW; ARAB, AL; Owner: REED BROADCASTING, LLC)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WEUV (1700 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Arab:

WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)
W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Arab:

WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W67CO (Channel 67; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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