Dale County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ariton that have no violations reported:
- ARITON WATER WORKS (Address: PO BOX 53, Population served: 1200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.0%
(27.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 52.4% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people | | Alabama: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 71.9% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ariton, AL
Ariton compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Ariton (2011 data):
- Troy Bank & Trust Company: Ariton Branch at 6 Atlantic Street, branch established on 2003/09/22. Info updated 2008/09/24: Bank assets: $852.0 mil, Deposits: $714.4 mil, headquarters in Troy, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Trust No. 3 Under The Will Of Charles Henderson
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (65%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Wood (2%)
- Utility gas (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Dale County Alabama:
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Religion statistics for Ariton (based on Dale County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 48.62%
| Here |  | 48.6% |
| 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 | Catholic Church |
| Adherents | 61.2% | 17.1% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.2% |
| Congregations | 34.0% | 23.7% | 11.3% | 7.2% | 1.0% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Charismatic Churches Independent | LDS (Mormon) Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
| Adherents | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.7% | 3.0% |
| Congregations | 5.2% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 4.1% | 11.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Dale County: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Dale County: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | This county: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32 | Dale County: | 6.65 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 24 | Here: | 4.98 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Dale County: | 33.1% | | State: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Dale County: | 11.1% | | State: | 13.5% |
| 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 | $2,525 | $30,300 | 4 | $75 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $5,386 | $32,316 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $673 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $319 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $757 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,911 | $31,644 | 7 | $1,824 |
Ariton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $62,000 ($81.26)
All Other: $32,000 ($41.94)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $99,000 ($129.75)
Police Protection: $82,000 ($107.47)
Financial Administration: $45,000 ($58.98)
Solid Waste Management: $32,000 ($41.94)
Sewerage: $10,000 ($13.11)
Regular Highways: $9,000 ($11.80)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($5.24)
Fire Protection: $3,000 ($3.93)
Corrections - Other: $3,000 ($3.93)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $23,000 ($30.14)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $9,000 ($11.80)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $99,000 ($129.75)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $182,000 ($238.53)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000 ($7.86)
General Support: $4,000 ($5.24)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $61,000 ($79.95)
NEC: $59,000 ($77.33)
Property: $19,000 ($24.90)
Other Selective Sales: $13,000 ($17.04)
Motor Vehicle License: $7,000 ($9.17)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $223,000 ($292.27)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
13.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,035 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 13.28% | | Alabama average: | 6.81% |
1.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,000 average AGI)| Dale County: | 1.02% | | Alabama average: | 0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
13.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,262 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 13.55% | | Alabama average: | 6.16% |
0.83% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,287 average AGI)| Dale County: | 0.83% | | Alabama average: | 0.06% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ariton:
- WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WOZK (900 AM; 1 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: OZARK B/CING. CORP.)
- WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WTKN (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALEVILLE, AL; Owner: JOSEPH A. ADAMS, SR.)
- WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ariton:
- WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
- WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZTZ (101.1 FM; ELBA, AL; Owner: ELBA RADIO COMPANY)
- WTBF-FM (94.7 FM; BRUNDIDGE, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOAB (104.9 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: OZARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WAQG (91.7 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WDYF (90.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAXU (91.1 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WXUS (100.5 FM; FORT RUCKER, AL; Owner: SKYWAY BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WJRL-FM (103.9 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WTSU (89.9 FM; MONTGOMERY-TROY, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
- WRWA (88.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WIZB (94.3 FM; ABBEVILLE, AL; Owner: CELEBRATIONS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ariton:
- WGIQ (Channel 43; LOUISVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WDIQ (Channel 2; DOZIER, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WDFX-TV (Channel 34; OZARK, AL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.)
- WDHN (Channel 18; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF ALABAMA, INC.)
Ariton fatal accident list:
Dec 19, 1982 08:35 PM, 51, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jul 4, 1975 11:10 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $2,772,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,900
Total average daily truck traffic: 171
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 3,110
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ariton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 33 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Off Hwy 51 (Lat: 31.570722 Lon: -85.752444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 128 m, Call Sign: WPFR732
Assigned Frequencies: 858.812 MHz, 858.887 MHz, 858.912 MHz, 859.287 MHz, 859.312 MHz, 859.337 MHz, 859.362 MHz, 859.387 MHz, 859.412 MHz, 859.787 MHz... (+12 more) Grant Date: 06/30/2009, Expiration Date: 06/08/2019
Registrant: Southern Communications Services D/B/A Southern Linc, 600 University Park (Suite 400), Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 874-3843, Fax: (205) 874-3953, Email:
- Off Hwy 51 (Lat: 31.570722 Lon: -85.752444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 128 m, Call Sign: WQJM760
Assigned Frequencies: 854.887 MHz, 854.912 MHz, 854.937 MHz, 855.137 MHz, 855.162 MHz, 855.187 MHz, 855.287 MHz, 855.312 MHz, 855.412 MHz, 855.437 MHz... (+34 more) Grant Date: 04/28/2009, Expiration Date: 06/08/2019, Certifier: Robin J Cohen
Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 3 Km Sw (Lat: 31.577111 Lon: -85.737167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 70 m, Call Sign: WPGD375
Assigned Frequencies: 854.687 MHz Grant Date: 02/22/2005, Expiration Date: 04/06/2015, Cancellation Date: 08/20/2008
Registrant: Southern Communications Services Inc. D/B/A Southern Linc, 600 University Park (Suite 400), Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 874-3843, Fax: (205) 874-3953, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - 2 Mi Sw (Lat: 31.577083 Lon: -85.737139), Structure height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: KUQ69, Licensee ID: L00022040
Assigned Frequencies: 7075.00 MHz Grant Date: 01/10/1979, Expiration Date: 04/01/1987, Cancellation Date: 06/11/2000
Registrant: Southeast Alabama Broadcasting Co Inc, Dothan, AL 36302
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: KB4RWC
Grant Date: 11/13/1990, Expiration Date: 11/13/2000, Cancellation Date: 11/14/2002
Registrant: Gaylord C Ropp, R 1 Box 212, Ariton, AL 36311 - Call Sign: KD4AXQ, Licensee ID: L00355234
Grant Date: 05/09/2001, Expiration Date: 08/06/2011
Registrant: Danny W Morrison, Rt 1 Box 197, Ariton, AL 36116 - Call Sign: KD4EXF
Grant Date: 09/17/1991, Expiration Date: 09/17/2001, Cancellation Date: 09/18/2003
Registrant: John E Crosby, Ariton, AL 36311 - Call Sign: KF4SOQ, Licensee ID: L01237616
Grant Date: 06/18/1997, Expiration Date: 06/18/2007, Cancellation Date: 02/23/2007, Certifier: Joel C Martin
Registrant: Joel C Martin, 1161 River Rd, Ariton, AL 36311 - Call Sign: W4SOQ, Previous Call Sign: KF4SOQ, Licensee ID: L01237616
Grant Date: 02/23/2007, Expiration Date: 02/23/2017, Certifier: Joel C Martin
Registrant: Joel C Martin, 1161 River Rd, Ariton, AL 36311
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $42,000 | 2 | $87,135 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $66,880 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $42,350 | 2 | $79,060 | 1 | $24,070 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $20,800 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $49,520 | 2 | $48,455 | 1 | $14,950 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $49,980 | 1 | $36,320 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $67,020 | 2 | $60,245 | 1 | $11,250 | 1 | $14,310 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $30,170 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $48,270 | 2 | $43,205 | 1 | $12,040 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $43,240 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
0201.00
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Ariton, AL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 38 | 71.9 years |
| Mary | 24 | 75.2 years |
| William | 23 | 77.4 years |
| John | 17 | 71.7 years |
| Robert | 13 | 78.8 years |
| Charles | 13 | 72.2 years |
| Thomas | 12 | 75.2 years |
| Willie | 11 | 79.8 years |
| George | 11 | 71.9 years |
| Annie | 11 | 74.7 years |
| Most common last names in Ariton, AL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Phillips | 17 | 73.2 years |
| Thompson | 16 | 72.7 years |
| Baker | 15 | 77.5 years |
| Jones | 13 | 75.2 years |
| Danner | 13 | 79.2 years |
| Jacobs | 13 | 79.1 years |
| Sutton | 13 | 73.0 years |
| Williams | 12 | 69.4 years |
| Hartzog | 11 | 79.2 years |
| Senn | 11 | 70.4 years |
- #11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Business operations specialists"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Life, physical, and social science technicians"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Chemicals"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #73 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"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006"
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