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Blount County

Population in July 2007: 5,099.
Males: 2,545  (49.9%)
Females: 2,554  (50.1%)

Median resident age:  36.9 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,926 (it was $30,745 in 2000)
Brooksville:  $37,926
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,222
Brooksville:  $18,222
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $109,620 (it was $71,300 in 2000)
Brooksville:  $109,620
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $146,285; Detached houses: $171,505; Mobile homes: $57,490; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

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Races in Brooksville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Brooksville: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 94.8 square miles.

Population density: 54 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Brooksville

  • High school or higher: 63.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brooksville CCD

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 68.7%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Alabama:  2.0%

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

Brooksville:  0.3% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
Brooksville satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (38.2 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (47.9 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (534.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Holly Pond, AL (2.6 miles ), Snead, AL (2.6 miles ), Susan Moore, AL (2.7 miles ), Blountsville, AL (2.8 miles ), Baileyton-Joppa, AL (2.9 miles ), Clarence, AL (2.9 miles ), Baileyton, AL (3.0 miles ), Douglas, AL (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.17 N, Longitude: 86.50 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

Brooksville household income distribution Brooksville home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (27%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Food (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)



Brooksville-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 271% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/11/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.2 miles away from the Brooksville place center killed 2 people and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 tornado 13.0 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Brooksville-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 54.5 miles away from Brooksville center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 68.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 83.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 41.9 miles away from Brooksville center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 67.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 67.7 miles away from Brooksville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Brooksville:
  • MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 15 miles; ONEONTA, AL)
  • CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; CULLMAN, AL)
  • MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 17 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brooksville:
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 20 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 41 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)

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Notable location: Rainbow Crossing (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Brooksville include: Brooksville Church (A), Summit Church (B), Cedar Grove Church (C), Macedonia Church (D), Shady Grove Church (E), Salem Church (F), Roswell Creek Church (G), Rock Springs United Methodist Church (H), Pleasant Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ebell Cemetery (1), Sivley Cemetery (2), Roswell Creek Cemetery (3), Cox Cemetery (4), Summit Cemetery (5), Dickson Cemetery (6), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Curtis Williams Lake (A), Curtis Williams Upper Lake (B), Osborne Lake (C), Spradlin Pond (D), Moman Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Branch (A), Pond Branch (B), Beckworth Branch (C), Camp Branch (D), Buzzard Branch (E), Aaron Branch (F), Roswell Creek (G), Booker Branch (H), Holland Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.5%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  16.3%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  6.0%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brooksville, AL



Brooksville compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black 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






2004 Presidential Election results in Blount County Alabama:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%)
  • Electricity (39%)
  • Utility gas (6%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Brooksville

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Assemblies of GodChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents70.1%14.0%5.0%1.9%1.7%
Congregations47.1%18.8%8.0%1.4%3.6%
NameChurches of ChristCatholic ChurchCumberland Presbyterian ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.6%1.5%0.9%0.8%2.5%
Congregations5.8%0.7%2.9%0.7%10.9%
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.


7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
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 Jefferson County, AL  3.18% ($37,239 average AGI)
from Marshall County, AL  0.44% ($24,284)
from Cullman County, AL  0.43% ($24,528)


6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.13%
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 Jefferson County, AL  2.09% ($35,540 average AGI)
to Cullman County, AL  0.57% ($28,872)
to Marshall County, AL  0.51% ($25,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brooksville:
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
  • WCRL (1570 AM; 3 kW; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brooksville:
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
  • WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
  • WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WKUL (92.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: JONATHAN CHRISTIAN CORP.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WKLD (97.7 FM; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE INC.)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRJL-FM (99.9 FM; EVA, AL; Owner: ROJO, INC.)
  • WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Brooksville:
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
  • WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
  • WCQT-LP (Channel 52; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Edward G Roach, Brooksville, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m
    Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • BROOKSVILLE, 1.5 Mi Nw Brooksville, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: KZH28
    Assigned Frequencies : 7050.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/03/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2013
    Registrant: Phone: (352) 332-3157
  • BROOKSVILLE, 1.5 Mi Nw Brooksville, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: KZH29
    Assigned Frequencies : 7100.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/03/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2013
    Registrant: Phone: (352) 332-3157


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