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Pike County

Population in July 2008: 221. Population change since 2000: -1.3%
 

Males: 107  (48.7%)
Females: 114  (51.3%)

Median resident age:  37.8 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 36005.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,792 (it was $21,719 in 2000)
Banks:  $26,792
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,052
Banks:  $20,052
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,260 (it was $47,000 in 2000)
Banks:  $72,260
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $113,162; Detached houses: $108,947; Mobile homes: $75,227

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Races in Banks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.8%)
  • Black (10.3%)
  • American Indian (4.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Banks: 77.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.6%), Scotch-Irish (6.7%), German (5.4%), Irish (4.5%), English (4.0%), Portuguese (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 553 feet

Land area: 2.01 square miles.

Population density: 110 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Banks

  • High school or higher: 58.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Banks town

  • Never married: 20.8%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 15.6%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Banks, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Banks to the number of sex offenders is 221 to 1.

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

Banks:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (45.8 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (584.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Banks-Josie, AL (1.9 miles ), Brundidge, AL (2.6 miles ), Troy, AL (2.7 miles ), Needmore, AL (3.2 miles ), Inverness, AL (3.5 miles ), Henderson-Spring Hill, AL (3.8 miles ), Goshen-Shady Grove, AL (3.9 miles ), Clio, AL (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 31.81 N, Longitude: 85.84 W

Area code: 334

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Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+14.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (10%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
  • Utilities (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Plastics and rubber products (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Personal and laundry services (10%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
  • Health care (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Carpenters (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Religious workers (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (15%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (12%)
  • Personal appearance workers (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)



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Average climate in Banks, Alabama

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Banks-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 85% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.2 miles away from the Banks town center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/19/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Banks-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 97.0 miles away from Banks center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 09:00:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Banks:
  • EDGE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; TROY, AL)
  • BULLOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; UNION SPRINGS, AL)
  • CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; LUVERNE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Banks, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Banks:
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 8 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 37 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 49 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 55 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
Public elementary/middle school in Banks:
  • BANKS SCHOOL (Students: 342; Location: 9769 N. U. S. HWY. 29; Grades: 0K-08)
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Church in Banks: Beulah Hill Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Banks Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

BANKS WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1212, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-11-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-15-2006)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-21-1998)

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.4%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.2%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.0%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  1.7%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Banks, AL



Banks compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (73%)
  • Electricity (27%)


Religion statistics for Banks

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristAssemblies of GodCatholic Church
Adherents68.5%15.0%4.9%3.8%2.0%
Congregations47.5%21.3%8.8%6.3%1.3%
NameEpiscopal ChurchVineyard USAChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPresbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents1.2%1.1%1.1%0.9%1.5%
Congregations1.3%1.3%1.3%1.3%10.0%
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.


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 0$0 1$770
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$153
Water Supply 0$0 1$1,200
Totals for Government 0$0 8$2,123



7.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,390 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.80%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.31% of residents moved from foreign countries ($245 average AGI)
Pike County:  0.31%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Coffee County, AL  0.69% ($30,215 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, AL  0.57% ($24,453)
from Crenshaw County, AL  0.46% ($26,535)


7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,937 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.21%
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 Montgomery County, AL  0.87% ($28,395 average AGI)
to Coffee County, AL  0.84% ($23,282)
to Crenshaw County, AL  0.51% ($22,447)


Strongest AM radio stations in Banks:
  • WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Banks:
  • WTBF-FM (94.7 FM; BRUNDIDGE, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAXU (91.1 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WTSU (89.9 FM; MONTGOMERY-TROY, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
  • WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WZTZ (101.1 FM; ELBA, AL; Owner: ELBA RADIO COMPANY)
  • WBAM-FM (98.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: DEEP SOUTH BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHHY-FM (101.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAOQ (100.3 FM; BRANTLEY, AL; Owner: ALATRON CORPORATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Banks:
  • 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)
  • WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
  • WGIQ (Channel 43; LOUISVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WMCF-TV (Channel 45; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


Banks fatal accident list:
Dec 11, 1991 12:05 AM, 5005, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 20, 1984 09:07 AM, 29, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $776,000
Total average daily traffic: 53
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 80

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Edward G Roach, 5169 Highway 29, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 89.9 m
    Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
  • John R Hemphill, 754 Highway 29, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m
    Registrant: Hemphill, LLC, 1350 North Louisville Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74115, Phone: (918) 834-2200, Email:


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