Brewton, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 5,498. Estimated population in July 2006: 5,326 (-3.1% change)

Males: 2,529	(46.0%)
Females: 2,969	(54.0%)

Escambia County

Median resident age:	41.7 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 36426.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,000 (it was $34,234 in 2000)

Brewton	$33,000
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,800 (it was $75,900 in 2000)

Brewton	$75,800
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Brewton:

White Non-Hispanic (57.1%)
Black (40.2%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (14.1%), Irish (7.9%), German (5.5%), English (5.3%), Scottish (1.5%), French (1.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 82 feet

Land area: 11.3 square miles.

Population density: 472 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Brewton

High school or higher: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
Unemployed: 5.8%
Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brewton city

Never married: 23.1%
Now married: 48.8%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 11.7%
Divorced: 13.7%

20 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.4%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 20 registered sex offenders living in Brewton, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brewton to the number of sex offenders is 267 to 1.

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

Brewton:	0.3% ($227)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulf Breeze-Harold, FL (44.9 miles , pop. 54,412).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (101.8 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (578.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: East Brewton, AL (2.1 miles ), Riverview, AL (4.2 miles) , Pollard, AL (9.3 miles) , East Escambia, AL (9.6 miles ), Jay, FL (12.8 miles ), Castleberry, AL (12.9 miles ), Flomaton, AL (14.7 miles ), Century, FL (16.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 12 buildings, average cost: $92,900
1997: 13 buildings, average cost: $125,700
1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $111,200
1999: 19 buildings, average cost: $81,900
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $152,100
2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $433,800
2002: 9 buildings, average cost: $77,400
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $90,500
2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $103,600
2005: 8 buildings, average cost: $135,800
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $73,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 31.12 N, Longitude: 87.07 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,185 (+57.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,471 (64.0%)

People in group quarters in Brewton

135 people in nursing homes
101 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
25 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
25 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 251

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Brewton, Alabama business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -329 (-5.6%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Paper (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (17%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
Top executives (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

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Crime in Brewton by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Murders	0	0	2	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	37.0	37.2	0.0
Rapes	2	3	4	2	1
per 100,000	36.2	54.1	74.1	37.2	18.4
Robberies	6	8	10	13	17
per 100,000	108.7	144.2	185.2	241.5	312.9
Assaults	54	62	72	86	111
per 100,000	978.4	1117.7	1333.1	1597.6	2043.1
Burglaries	55	53	72	60	65
per 100,000	996.6	955.5	1333.1	1114.6	1196.4
Thefts	319	247	290	275	332
per 100,000	5780.0	4452.9	5369.4	5108.7	6110.8
Auto thefts	10	8	15	19	9
per 100,000	181.2	144.2	277.7	353.0	165.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 201.1)	572.7	566.6	785.8	806.6	858.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 28 (22 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	4.11
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Brewton, Alabama

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Brewton-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.2 miles away from the Brewton city center injured 18 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/10/1961, a category 3 tornado 1.5 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Davern Williams - 2005 NFL player (New York Giants, born: Feb 13, 1980).

Hospital/medical center in Brewton:

D W MCMILLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1301 BELLEVILLE AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Brewton:

JAY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; JAY, FL)
EVERGREEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; EVERGREEN, AL)
SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; MILTON, FL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brewton:

PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 46 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; ID: PNS)
HURLBURT FIELD (about 56 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; ID: HRT)
MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 77 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID: BFM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brewton:

BREWTON MUNI (about 5 miles; BREWTON, AL; ID: 12J)
MIDDLETON FIELD (about 20 miles; EVERGREEN, AL; ID: GZH)
ATMORE MUNI (about 27 miles; ATMORE, AL; ID: 0R1)

Local government website: www.brewton.org

College/University in Brewton:

JEFFERSON DAVIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 906; Location: 220 ALCO DR; Public; Website: www.jeffdavis.cc.al.us)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brewton:

THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 42 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,282)
PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 45 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 64 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; FT enrollment: 5,582)
BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 82 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)

Public high schools in Brewton:

TR MILLER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 384; Location: 1835 DOUGLAS AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
ESCAMBIA-BREWTON CAREER TECHNICAL CENTER (Location: 2824 PEA RIDGE RD; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Brewton:

BREWTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 529; Location: 901 DOUGLAS AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
BREWTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 468; Location: 301 LILES BLVD; Grades: 05 - 08)
POLLARD-MCCALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 3975 OLD HIGHWAY 31; Grades: KG - 08)

Library in Brewton:

BREWTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $279,070; Location: 206 WEST JACKSON STREET; 39,177 books; 2,243 audio materials; 1,949 video materials; 98 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

You need to add St. Maurice Catholic Church to your list of churches in the neighborhood.
The web site address of Jeffererson Davis Community College shown on this site is incorrect. The correct web address is www.jdcc.edu

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Notable locations in Brewton: Brewton Country Club (A), Escambia County Courthouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Brewton Heights Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Brewton include: Brewton Pentecostal Holiness Church (A), Universalist Church (B), Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ (C), Church of Christ (D), Shiloah United Methodist Church (E), Second Saint Siloam Missionary Baptist Church (F), Saint Stephens Episcopal Church (G), Prayer House Church of God in Christ (H), First Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Baptist Hill Cemetery (1), Pilgrims Rest Cemetery (2), Union Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Brewton Sewage Lagoon (A), Hines Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: King Branch (A), Burnt Corn Creek (B), Cobb Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Brewton include: Brewton Historic Commercial District (1), Lakeview Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attraction: Ron & Rustys Entertainment Services (Arcades & Amusements; 9485 Travis Road).

Hotels: Colonial Manor Motel (643 South Boulevard), Brewton Motor Inn (1115 Douglas Avenue), Days Inn of Brewton (611 South Boulevard), Brewton-Days Inn (217 Highway 31 South).

Courts: Escambia County - District Court Judge (Courthouse), Escambia County - Circuit Court- Clerk (Courthouse).

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

BREWTON WATER WORKS (Population served: 9945, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-19-1996), St Public Notif received (NOV-25-1996)

Past monitoring violations:

2 minor monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

MCCALL WATER SYSTEM INC (Address: 4035 OLD HIGHWAY 31, Population served: 6930, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-25-2003), St Public Notif received (OCT-20-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-11-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-11-2006)

RIDGE ROAD WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 1641, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-08-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-07-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

NORTH BALDWIN WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 1194, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

5 routine major monitoring violations

44 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.4%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.8%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	16.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	6.4%
Whole state:	7.3%

Brewton compared to Alabama state average:

Brewton, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.

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Banks with branches in Brewton (2007 data):

Bank Trust: Northside Branch at 1201 Douglas Street, branch established on 1968-02-12; Banktrust Of Brewton/Branch at 227 Belleville Avenue, branch established on 1912-02-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $760.1 mil, Deposits: $642.8 mil, headquarters in Mobile, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Banctrust Financial Group, Inc.
Bank of Brewton: North Brewton Branch at 2329 Douglas Avenue, branch established on 1967-06-29; Bank Of Brewton at 102 Belleville Avenue, branch established on 1889-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $57.3 mil, Deposits: $48.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Repton Supply Company, Incorporated
Colonial Bank, National Association: Brewton Branch at 405 Douglas Avenue, branch established on 1991-04-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $22,730.6 mil, Deposits: $16,249.4 mil, headquarters in Montgomery, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 306 total offices, Holding Company: Colonial Bancgroup, Inc., The
First Progressive Bank: at St. Nichols Avenue And Sowell Street, branch established on 1977-11-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $28.2 mil, Deposits: $20.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices
Regions Bank: Brewton Branch at 1116 Douglas Avenue, branch established on 1934-07-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Brewton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Escambia County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,401 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.64%
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 Escambia County, FL	1.01% ($32,933 average AGI)
from Baldwin County, AL	0.65% ($24,740)
from Santa Rosa County, FL	0.37% ($17,091)

5.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,968 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
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 Escambia County, FL	0.93% ($26,627 average AGI)
to Baldwin County, AL	0.68% ($29,700)
to Conecuh County, AL	0.31% ($21,162)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brewton:

WEBJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; BREWTON, AL; Owner: CANDY CASHMAN SMITH, INDIVIDUAL)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
WNVY (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CANTONMENT, FL; Owner: 1090-AM INC.)
WYNI (930 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, AL; Owner: MCKISSICK ENTERPRISES)
WBCA (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BAY MINETTE, AL; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WDLT (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNTM (710 AM; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBHY (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brewton:

WKNU (106.3 FM; BREWTON, AL; Owner: ELLINGTON RADIO, INC.)
WGCX (95.7 FM; NAVARRE, FL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WELJ (90.9 FM; BREWTON, AL; Owner: GATEWAY PUBLIC RADIO)
WPGG (93.3 FM; EVERGREEN, AL; Owner: GULF COAST BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
WTKE (98.1 FM; HOLT, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTKX-FM (101.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXBM-FM (102.7 FM; MILTON, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
WYCL (107.3 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WKSJ-FM (94.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WZNS (96.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WJLQ (100.7 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WBLX-FM (92.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WYOK (104.1 FM; ATMORE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WPFL (105.1 FM; CENTURY, FL; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPCS (89.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC)
WFNU (101.1 FM; REPTON, AL; Owner: BRANTLEY BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)

TV broadcast stations around Brewton:

WEAR-TV (Channel 3; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: WEAR LICENSEE, LLC)
WSRE (Channel 23; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: DST .BD. OF TRUSTEES PENSACOLA JR. COLLEGE)
WJTC (Channel 44; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKRG-TV (Channel 5; MOBILE, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
WPMI (Channel 15; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMPV-TV (Channel 21; MOBILE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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