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Population (year 2000): 1,393. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,338 (-3.9% change)
 

Males: 675  (48.5%)
Females: 718  (51.5%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:  37.2 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35036.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,900 (it was $29,792 in 2000)
Brookside  $33,900
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $89,200 (it was $68,300 in 2000)
Brookside  $89,200
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Brookside:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
  • Black (8.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (25.6%), Irish (12.7%), English (8.0%), German (7.1%), Italian (4.1%), Dutch (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1898

Land area: 5.98 square miles.

Population density: 226 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brookside

  • High school or higher: 65.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookside town

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 53.0%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 13.4%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
Alabama:  2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Brookside:  0.5% ($358)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
Brookside satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (10.1 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (570.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cardiff, AL (1.7 miles) , Graysville, AL (3.4 miles ), Adamsville, AL (3.8 miles ), Forestdale, AL (4.0 miles ), Mount Olive, AL (4.5 miles ), Minor, AL (6.6 miles ), Mulga, AL (6.9 miles ), Gardendale, AL (7.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $93,300
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $18,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,000
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $82,900
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $109,700
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $99,500
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $133,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $100,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 33.63 N, Longitude: 86.91 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: -48 (-3.3%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (15%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)


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Crime in Brookside (2003):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 burglaries (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 larceny count (72.4 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 2.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.48
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Brookside, Alabama

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Brookside-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 205% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the Brookside town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 tornado 7.8 miles away from the town center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Brookside:
  • UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 7 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
  • CARRAWAY METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brookside:
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 13 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 56 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 60 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brookside:
  • BESSEMER (about 23 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
  • WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 33 miles; JASPER, AL; ID: JFX)
  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 34 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID: EET)

Amtrak station near Brookside:
  • 12 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookside:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 7 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 30 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 36 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 52 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)

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Churches in Brookside include: Bivens Chapel (A), Brvens Chapel (B), Truelove Church (C), Sharon Church (D), Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (E), Lees Chapel (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Saint Michaels Cemetery (1), Bivens Chapel Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Newfound Creek Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Park in Brookside: John Bensko Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookside that have no violations reported:
  • BROOKSIDE WATER WORKS (Address: P.O. BOX 142, Population served: 3003, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  72.0%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  18.2%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.6%
Whole state:  7.3%

Brookside compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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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School Enrollment by Level of School


Brookside travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 3$6,243$24,9720$0
Correction 0$0 1$279
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$520
Police Protection - Officers 2$3,454$20,7241$292
Firefighters 0$0 3$1,550
Financial Administration 1$2,125$25,5000$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$1,386
Totals for Government 6$11,823$23,64613$4,027


Brookside government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $53,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $284,000
    Water Utilities: $242,000
    Solid Waste Management: $59,000
    Regular Highways: $29,000
    General - Other: $24,000
    Police Protection: $16,000
    Financial Administration: $16,000
    Health Services - Other: $9,000
    Fire Protection: $8,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $278,000
    All Other: $17,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $93,000
    General Support: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $40,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $371,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $124,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $382,000
    Water Utilities: $315,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $32,000
    All Other: $7,000
    Highways: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $37,000
    NEC: $12,000
    Total General Sales: $11,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $231,000

5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($307 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.13%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Shelby County, AL  0.84% ($55,697 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.23% ($35,105)
from St. Clair County, AL  0.23% ($34,538)


5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.61%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($192 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.04%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Shelby County, AL  1.35% ($55,359 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL  0.49% ($44,314)
to Blount County, AL  0.23% ($37,239)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brookside:
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAYE (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brookside:
  • WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
  • WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
  • WVSU-FM (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY)
  • WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)

TV broadcast stations around Brookside:
  • 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)
  • WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
  • WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
  • WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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