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Population in July 2008: 245. Population change since 2000: -1.2%

Males: 121	(49.6%)
Females: 124	(50.4%)

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 36420.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,633 (it was $33,750 in 2000)

Carolina:	$41,633
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,340

Carolina:	$17,340
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,181 (it was $48,900 in 2000)

Carolina:	$75,181
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $89,587; Detached houses: $102,147; Townhouses or other attached units: $89,106; Mobile homes: $24,524

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Races in Carolina:

White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Carolina: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (40.7%), English (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Polish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 326 feet

Land area: 1.12 square miles.

Population density: 218 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Carolina

High school or higher: 80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
Unemployed: 0.9%
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carolina town

Never married: 13.8%
Now married: 76.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 5.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
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:

Carolina:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulf Breeze-Harold, FL (57.6 miles , pop. 54,412).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (79.4 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (537.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Libertyville, AL (1.9 miles) , Andalusia, AL (2.4 miles ), Falco, AL (2.7 miles ), River Falls, AL (2.9 miles ), Sanford, AL (3.0 miles ), Heath, AL (3.0 miles ), Horn Hill, AL (3.5 miles ), Gantt, AL (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 31.23 N, Longitude: 86.52 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 334

Population change in the 1990s: +47 (+23.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Textile mills and textile products (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Construction (7%)
Paper (7%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (19%)
Health care (17%)
Textile mills and textile products (11%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (12%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (12%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (15%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Carolina-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 41.9 miles away from the Carolina town center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/17/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.5 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Carolina-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 45.1 miles away from Carolina center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.0 miles away from the city center
On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1997 at 03:39:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 54.5 miles away from Carolina center
On 3/22/2005 at 08:11:50, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 09:00:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 47.0 miles away from Carolina center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Carolina:

ANDALUSIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ANDALUSIA, AL)
MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; OPP, AL)
FLORALA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; FLORALA, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carolina:

OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 53 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 64 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 65 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 72 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 72 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.3%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.4%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.5%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Carolina, AL

Carolina compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Covington County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (59%) Utility gas (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Wood (4%)

Religion statistics for Carolina

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	77.1%	8.3%	3.8%	3.4%	1.8%
Congregations	49.6%	10.9%	9.2%	11.8%	4.2%

Name	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	International Pentecostal Holiness Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.2%	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%	2.4%
Congregations	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	1.7%	10.1%

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.

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

Carolina government finances in 2002:

Total Salaries & Wages: $0

6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.03%
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 Coffee County, AL	0.63% ($22,882 average AGI)
from Okaloosa County, FL	0.49% ($39,133)
from Walton County, FL	0.37% ($21,378)

5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
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 Coffee County, AL	0.65% ($20,897 average AGI)
to Okaloosa County, FL	0.32% ($22,462)
to Crenshaw County, AL	0.29% ($28,314)

Strongest AM radio stations in Carolina:

WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WOPP (1290 AM; 3 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: E. & R BROADCASTING, INC.)
WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WAMI (860 AM; 1 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNVY (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CANTONMENT, FL; Owner: 1090-AM INC.)
WKWL (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORALA, AL; Owner: FLORALA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WYNI (930 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, AL; Owner: MCKISSICK ENTERPRISES)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carolina:

W218AO (91.5 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC)
WTKE (98.1 FM; HOLT, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAAO-FM (103.7 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: COMPANION BROADCASTING SERVICE, LLC)
WFXX (107.7 FM; GEORGIANA, AL; Owner: JEFFREY K. HAYNES)
WPGG (93.3 FM; EVERGREEN, AL; Owner: GULF COAST BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
WSTF (91.5 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY CHRISTIAN EDUC. RADIO,INC)
WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
WZNS (96.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
WAMI-FM (102.3 FM; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WZTZ (101.1 FM; ELBA, AL; Owner: ELBA RADIO COMPANY)
WGCX (95.7 FM; NAVARRE, FL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WELJ (90.9 FM; BREWTON, AL; Owner: GATEWAY PUBLIC RADIO)
W207BK (89.3 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
WJIF (91.9 FM; OPP, AL; Owner: OPP EDUCATIONAL B/CNG FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Carolina:

WDIQ (Channel 2; DOZIER, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
W19BV (Channel 19; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
W36BQ (Channel 36; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
W40BE (Channel 40; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
W49BM (Channel 49; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
W57CC (Channel 57; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
W59CQ (Channel 59; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
W65CW (Channel 65; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

Carolina fatal accident list:
Aug 17, 1994 08:45 AM, Sr15, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 30, 1990 11:00 AM, Sr15, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

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