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Notable locations in Avenal: Murray Fire Control Station (A), Kettleman Compressor Station (B), Three P Plant (C), Eleven P Plant (D), Avenal Branch Kings County Library (E), Avenal City Hall (F), Eleven P Office (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Larguito, Arroyo (A), Esquinado, Arroyo (B), Curvo, Arroyo (C), Bifido, Arroyo (D), Arroyo del Camino (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Avenal: Floyd Rice Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Avenal Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Avenal and their reported violations in the past:
AVENAL, CITY OF (Population served: 16205, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (DEC-19-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUN-28-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUN-07-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-14-2002)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  30.7% | | Whole state: |  14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 7.5% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Avenal, CA
People in group quarters in Avenal
- 5959 people in state prisons
- 590 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 152 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Avenal compared to California state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Kings County California:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (67%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Avenal
| Name | Catholic Church | Assemblies of God | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Southern Baptist Convention |
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| Adherents | 72.7% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
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| Congregations | 8.9% | 12.2% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 5.6% |
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| Name | Seventh-Day Adventist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Reformed Church in North America | Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 9.5% |
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| Congregations | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 8.9% | 45.6% |
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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 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $13,098 | $52,392 | 1 | $1,297 |
| Other Government Administration |
9 | $20,508 | $27,344 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $9,073 | $54,438 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $14,896 | $44,688 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
5 | $10,928 | $26,227 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $25,468 | $61,123 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
3 | $9,750 | $39,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
31 | $103,721 | $40,150 | 1 | $1,297 |
Avenal government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,073,000
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $1,093,000
Sewerage: $809,000
All Other: $268,000
Housing & Community Development: $13,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Regular Highways: $1,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $2,097,000
Sewerage: $464,000
Housing & Community Development: $9,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,463,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,137,000
Police Protection: $1,007,000
Sewerage: $724,000
Regular Highways: $709,000
Central Staff Services: $371,000
Parks & Recreation: $206,000
Housing & Community Development: $175,000
Health Services - Other: $36,000
General - Other: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $863,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $927,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $13,011,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,630,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $10,077,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $304,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $919,000
General Revenue, NEC: $641,000
Rents: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $72,000
Central Staff: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,221,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,842,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,209,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $867,000
All Other: $403,000
Highways: $400,000
- Tax - Property: $633,000
Total General Sales: $262,000
Public Utilities: $216,000
NEC: $60,000
Other Selective Sales: $4,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $915,000
8.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,635 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.91% | | California average: | 5.75% |
0.93% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,686 average AGI)| Kings County: | 0.93% | | California average: | 0.21% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,904 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.85% | | California average: | 6.27% |
0.58% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,100 average AGI)| Kings County: | 0.58% | | California average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Avenal:
- KMJ (580 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KWRU (940 AM; 50 kW; FRESNO, CA)
- KERI (1180 AM; 50 kW; WASCO-GREENACRES, CA; Owner: KWSO, INC.)
- KGDP (660 AM; 50 kW; ORCUTT, CA; Owner: RADIO REPRESENTATIVES, INC.)
- KCBC (770 AM; 50 kW; RIVERBANK, CA; Owner: KIERTRON, INC.)
- KOOR (790 AM; 10 kW; CLOVIS, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
- KIRV (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FRESNO, CA; Owner: GORE-OVERGAARD BROADCASTING, INC)
- KNZR (1560 AM; 25 kW; BAKERSFIELD, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORP. OF CALIF.)
- KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KSPN (710 AM; 50 kW; LOS ANGELES, CA; Owner: KABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KMBX (700 AM; 10 kW; SOLEDAD, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KIRN (670 AM; 35 kW; SIMI VALLEY, CA; Owner: LOTUS OXNARD CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Avenal:
- K217EQ (91.3 FM; COALINGA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- K203AQ (88.5 FM; HELM, ETC., CA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
- KDKL (88.3 FM; COALINGA, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KZPO (103.3 FM; LINDSAY, CA; Owner: LINDSAY BROADCASTING)
- KRKC-FM (102.1 FM; KING CITY, CA; Owner: KING CITY COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KBDH (91.7 FM; SAN ARDO, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- KGZO (90.9 FM; SHAFTER, CA; Owner: THE ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION, INC.)
- K206CC (89.1 FM; LOCKWOOD, CA; Owner: PRUNEDALE EDUC. F'DATION/CENTRAL CA)
- KMAK (100.3 FM; ORANGE COVE, CA; Owner: RICHARD B. SMITH)
- KSTT-FM (101.3 FM; LOS OSOS-BAYWOOD PAR, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSLY-FM (96.1 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KKAL (99.7 FM; MORRO BAY, CA; Owner: SALISBURY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KZOZ (93.3 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: AMERICAN GENERAL MEDIA-TEXAS, INC.)
- KWSR (92.5 FM; PASO ROBLES, CA; Owner: LAGNIAPPE BROADCASTING, INC)
- KKJG (98.1 FM; SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA; Owner: AGM SAN LUIS OBISPO, L.P.)
- KWOL (105.5 FM; SAN JOAQUIN, CA; Owner: MESOSPHERE BROADCASTING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Avenal fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Avenal)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Avenal, CA)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5- Call Sign: KC6BGP, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 12/27/1988, Expiration Date: 12/27/1998, Cancelation Date: 12/28/2000
Registrant: Bert C Smith, 308 Santa Clara, Avenal, CA 93204 - Call Sign: KG6ECR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00298875
Grant Date: 11/16/2000, Expiration Date: 11/16/2010, Certifier: Antonio F Lopez
Registrant: Antonio F Lopez, 509 Monterey St, Avenal, CA 93204 - Call Sign: KG6ENQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00307396
Grant Date: 12/19/2000, Expiration Date: 12/19/2010, Certifier: Salvador T Campos
Registrant: Salvador T Campos, 416 San Benito St, Avenal, CA 93204 - Call Sign: KG6KUU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00497310
Grant Date: 04/08/2002, Expiration Date: 04/08/2012, Certifier: Miguel A Gonzalez
Registrant: Miguel A Gonzalez, 412 Mono St, Avenal, CA 93204 - Call Sign: KG6OXS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00631426
Grant Date: 01/30/2003, Expiration Date: 01/30/2013, Certifier: Leonard D Chesmore
Registrant: Leonard D Chesmore, Avenal, CA 93204-0631
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 8 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Avenal)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 77
- Hazardous Condition: 13
- Good Intent Call: 5
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Avenal, CA
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