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Population (year 2000): 1,238. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,215 (-1.9% change)
 

Males: 582  (47.0%)
Females: 656  (53.0%)

Fayette County

Median resident age:  35.9 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35546.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,500 (it was $20,214 in 2000)
Berry  $19,500
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $44,900 (it was $45,000 in 2000)
Berry  $44,900
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Berry:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.0%)
  • Black (6.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (39.9%), Irish (6.5%), English (2.1%), French (1.3%), German (1.2%), Scottish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 463 feet

Land area: 11.2 square miles.

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

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For population 25 years and over in Berry

  • High school or higher: 61.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Berry town

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 13.5%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.2%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Berry, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Berry to the number of sex offenders is 175 to 1.

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

Berry:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (31.6 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (55.3 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (565.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: North River, AL (10.7 miles ), Samantha, AL (13.7 miles ), Oakman, AL (15.6 miles ), Fayette, AL (15.7 miles ), Carbon Hill, AL (17.1 miles ), Windham Springs, AL (17.3 miles ), Kansas, AL (17.3 miles ), Eldridge, AL (18.1 miles) .

Latitude: 33.66 N, Longitude: 87.61 W


Area code: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: +18 (+1.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Transportation equipment (12%)
  • Mining (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Apparel (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


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Crime in Berry by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 01000
    per 100,000 0.081.30.00.00.0
Assaults 00100
    per 100,000 0.00.081.10.00.0
Burglaries 06400
    per 100,000 0.0487.8324.40.00.0
Thefts 16522
    per 100,000 80.1487.8405.5162.1161.7
Auto thefts 02201
    per 100,000 0.0162.6162.20.080.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 3.291.168.16.512.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.45
US city average:  3.00

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Berry-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 167% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/3/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.7 miles away from the Berry town center killed 58 people and injured 518 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 24.1 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Berry:
  • FAYETTE MED CTR AND LONG TERM CARE UNI (about 15 miles; FAYETTE, AL)
  • WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; JASPER, AL)
  • MARY S HARPER GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CTR (about 27 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Berry:
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 31 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • COLUMBUS AFB (about 58 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 60 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Berry:
  • RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD (about 14 miles; FAYETTE, AL; ID: M95)
  • WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 27 miles; JASPER, AL; ID: JFX)
  • NORTH PICKENS (about 34 miles; REFORM, AL; ID: 3M8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Berry:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 25 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 48 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 60 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
Public high school in Berry:
  • BERRY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 250; Location: 18242 HIGHWAY 18 E; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Berry:
  • BERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 365; Location: 341 SCHOOL AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)

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Churches in Berry include: Calvary Church (A), Pleasant Hill Church (B), Pilgrim Chapel (C), Nazarene Church of Berry (D), Berry Baptist Church (E), Berry Church of Christ (F), Berry Methodist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Tabernacle Cemetery (1), Berry City Cemetery (2), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Ellis Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Berry Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

BERRY WATER WORKS (Address: 30 SCHOOL AVE, Population served: 3540, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.4%
Whole state:  70.0%

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: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  32.1%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.4%
Whole state:  7.3%

Berry compared to Alabama state average:

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  • 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 below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below 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 Berry (2007 data):
  • First National Bank: Bank Of Berry Branch at Depot Street, branch established on 1911-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $255.2 mil, Deposits: $222.3 mil, headquarters in Hamilton, AL, positive income, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Marion County Bancshares, Inc.



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Berry government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $48,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $443,000
    Police Protection: $112,000
    General - Other: $93,000
    Financial Administration: $85,000
    Regular Highways: $29,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $243,000
    General Support: $36,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $533,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $7,611,000
    Water Utilities: $1,613,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $6,765,000
    Water Utilities: $1,533,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $846,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $80,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $557,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $176,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $96,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $750,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $481,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,765,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $243,000
    General Support: $36,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $183,000
    NEC: $42,000
    Property: $19,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $8,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $367,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $65,000

4.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,377 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.59%
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL  1.02% ($36,948 average AGI)
from Lamar County, AL  0.51% ($32,379)
from Marion County, AL  0.49% ($26,536)


6.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,182 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.20%
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL  1.96% ($37,593 average AGI)
to Marion County, AL  0.80% ($24,261)
to Walker County, AL  0.52% ($30,267)


Strongest AM radio stations in Berry:
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WKXM (1300 AM; 5 kW; WINFIELD, AL; Owner: AD-MEDIA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
  • WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLDX (990 AM; 1 kW; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: THOMLEY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WWPG (1280 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: LAWSON OF TUSCALOOSA, INC.)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Berry:
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
  • WBEI (101.7 FM; REFORM, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Berry:
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WSFG-LP (Channel 63; BERRY, AL; Owner: ETTIE CLARK)
  • WSSF-LP (Channel 58; BERRY, AL; Owner: ETTIE CLARK)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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