Bibb County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 24.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brent and their reported violations in the past:
BRENT UTILITIES BOARD (Population served: 5460, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brent that have no violations reported:
- HARRISBURG WATER AUTHORITY (Address: P O BOX 220, Population served: 990, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.8%
(7.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 44.1% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.5 people | | Alabama: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 66.9% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brent, AL
900 people in state prisons
215 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Brent compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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 Brent (2011 data):
- First United Security Bank: Brent Branch at 2334 Main Street, branch established on 1912/01/02. Info updated 2012/01/12: Bank assets: $624.2 mil, Deposits: $527.4 mil, headquarters in Thomasville, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: United Security Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (57%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Bibb County Alabama:
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Religion statistics for Brent (based on Bibb County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 46.37%
| Here |  | 46.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Church of the Nazarene | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Adherents | 83.3% | 5.1% | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Congregations | 61.2% | 11.9% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Church of God of Prophecy | Churches of Christ | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Other |
| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.4% |
| Congregations | 1.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 4.5% |
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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: 7 | Bibb County: | 3.26 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17 | Bibb County: | 7.91 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 8 | Here: | 3.72 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.6% | | Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Bibb County: | 31.7% | | Alabama: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.4% | | 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 | $2,856 | $34,272 | 6 | $2,015 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,424 | $29,088 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $14,759 | $35,422 | 2 | $2,201 |
| Streets and Highways |
6 | $10,251 | $20,502 | 2 | $2,048 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $5,356 | $21,424 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $9,755 | $23,412 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
21 | $45,401 | $25,943 | 10 | $6,264 |
Brent government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $182,000 ($36.83)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $547,000 ($110.68)
Police Protection: $198,000 ($40.06)
Sewerage: $182,000 ($36.83)
Regular Highways: $61,000 ($12.34)
Financial Administration: $56,000 ($11.33)
Libraries: $10,000 ($2.02)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($1.01)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $176,000 ($35.61)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $547,000 ($110.68)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $117,000 ($23.67)
Highways: $111,000 ($22.46)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $265,000 ($53.62)
Motor Vehicle License: $8,000 ($1.62)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $156,000 ($31.57)
6.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,977 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.63% | | 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:
7.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,372 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.16% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Brent:
- WBIB (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CENTREVILLE, AL)
- 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.)
- WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
- WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWPG (1280 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: LAWSON OF TUSCALOOSA, INC.)
- WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Brent:
- WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
- WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
- WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WUAL-FM (91.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
- WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDGM (99.1 FM; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: WARRIOR BROADCASTING INC.)
- WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
- WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQEM (101.5 FM; COLUMBIANA, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
- WQZZ (104.3 FM; EUTAW, AL; Owner: JIM LAWSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEZZ-FM (97.7 FM; CLANTON, AL; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN BROADCASTING CO., INC)
TV broadcast stations around Brent:
- WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
- WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
- WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLDM (Channel 23; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 23, LLC)
- W46BU (Channel 46; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WVUA-CA (Channel 7; TUSCALOOSA/NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
- WDVZ-CA (Channel 3; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
- WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
- WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
- WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
- WJMY-CA (Channel 28; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Brent, Alabama:
- Fatal accident count: 11
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 20
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Alabama average:
- Fatal accident count: 100
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 156
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 257
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 9
See more detailed statistics of Brent fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 54 meters (177ft)
Total costs: $18,995,000
Total average daily traffic: 15,540
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,725
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 29 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Brent)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Off Cr 1 (Lat: 32.924833 Lon: -87.200000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146 m, Call Sign: WPFR749
Assigned Frequencies: 859.287 MHz, 859.337 MHz, 859.362 MHz, 859.387 MHz, 860.287 MHz, 860.337 MHz, 860.362 MHz, 860.387 MHz 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 Cr 1 (Lat: 32.924833 Lon: -87.200000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146 m, Call Sign: WQJM693
Assigned Frequencies: 854.937 MHz, 855.112 MHz, 855.137 MHz, 855.187 MHz, 855.362 MHz, 855.387 MHz, 855.437 MHz, 855.612 MHz, 855.637 MHz, 855.662 MHz... (+17 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: 2 - 10393 Highway 5 (Lat: 32.937222 Lon: -87.164722), Call Sign: WPXA486
Assigned Frequencies: 468.762 MHz, 468.837 MHz, 469.137 MHz, 469.462 MHz, 469.637 MHz, 469.662 MHz, 469.887 MHz, 457.512 MHz, 457.537 MHz, 457.562 MHz, 457.587 MHz, 457.612 MHz Grant Date: 02/20/2003, Expiration Date: 02/20/2013, Certifier: Stanley Rubenstein Dr
Registrant: Hm Electronics, Inc., 6675 Mesa Ridge Rd, San Diego, CA 92121, Phone: (858) 535-6015, Fax: (858) 452-7207, Email:
- Lat: 32.939833 Lon: -87.176333, Call Sign: WQCH387
Assigned Frequencies: 451.187 MHz, 451.237 MHz, 451.287 MHz, 451.312 MHz, 451.337 MHz Grant Date: 03/03/2005, Expiration Date: 03/03/2015, Certifier: Scott Davis
Registrant: Tuscaloosa Communications Inc, 3720 Hargrove Road, East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405, Phone: (205) 553-2122, Fax: (205) 556-0494
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - Along Secondary Rd 0.9 Mi From Rt 5 Between Cr1 & Rt 5 (Lat: 32.924833 Lon: -87.200000), Overall height: 146.3 m, Call Sign: WPNI925
Assigned Frequencies: 928.556 MHz, 952.556 MHz Grant Date: 01/16/2003, Expiration Date: 01/08/2013
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brent)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: BELCHER WILLIAM B II FIRESTAR (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 43341 , Serial Number: FS 692, Airworthiness Date: 10/13/2009
Registrant (Individual): William B Ii Belcher, Po Box 660, Brent, AL 35034
| Most common first names in Brent, AL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 41 | 73.3 years |
| James | 36 | 69.9 years |
| Robert | 27 | 67.1 years |
| Willie | 25 | 69.6 years |
| Mary | 22 | 74.6 years |
| William | 21 | 75.3 years |
| Annie | 13 | 78.1 years |
| George | 12 | 69.1 years |
| Minnie | 11 | 82.5 years |
| Mattie | 11 | 84.2 years |
| Most common last names in Brent, AL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mitchell | 34 | 74.9 years |
| Elam | 23 | 75.3 years |
| James | 21 | 72.5 years |
| Johnson | 19 | 75.5 years |
| Underwood | 18 | 73.0 years |
| Jones | 18 | 77.1 years |
| Sanders | 15 | 73.4 years |
| Avery | 15 | 77.6 years |
| Murphy | 14 | 79.4 years |
| Smith | 13 | 71.9 years |
| Businesses in Brent, AL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| Pizza Hut | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in state prisons"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Black residents"
- #31 (35034) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Unclassified or not reported first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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