Coaling, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 1,115. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,103 (-1.1% change)

Males: 544	(48.8%)
Females: 571	(51.2%)

Tuscaloosa County

Median resident age:	35.2 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,700 (it was $45,662 in 2000)

Coaling	$43,700
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $114,500 (it was $97,500 in 2000)

Coaling	$114,500
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Coaling:

White Non-Hispanic (89.4%)
Black (8.6%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.3%), English (14.5%), German (8.2%), Irish (5.7%), Scottish (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 408 feet

Land area: 3.67 square miles.

Population density: 299 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Coaling

High school or higher: 80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 5.0%
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coaling city

Never married: 15.1%
Now married: 69.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 8.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

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

Coaling:	0.3% ($273)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (13.2 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (44.1 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (600.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brookwood, AL (5.1 miles ), Vance, AL (7.8 miles ), Holt, AL (10.5 miles ), Big Sandy-Duncanville, AL (12.2 miles ), Tuscaloosa, AL (13.2 miles ), North Bibb, AL (13.6 miles ), Abernant, AL (15.5 miles ), West Blocton, AL (15.7 miles ).

Latitude: 33.17 N, Longitude: 87.35 W

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Most common industries for males:

Construction (24%)
Metal and metal products (11%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Mining (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (14%)
Health care (13%)
Educational services (13%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
Engineers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Waiters and waitresses (8%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Average climate in Coaling, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Coaling-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 134% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/3/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.8 miles away from the Coaling city center killed 58 people and injured 518 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 17.3 miles away from the city center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Coaling:

TAYLOR HARDIN SECURE MEDICAL FACILITY (about 10 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
MARY S HARPER GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CTR (about 12 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
BRYCE HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coaling:

TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 18 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 49 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
COLUMBUS AFB (about 82 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Coaling:

MOUNDVILLE (about 25 miles; MOUNDVILLE, AL; ID: L44)
BIBB COUNTY (about 25 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; ID: 0A8)
BESSEMER (about 32 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)

Amtrak station near Coaling:

15 miles: TUSCALOOSA (2105 GREENSBORO AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coaling:

SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 20 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 33 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 39 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)

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Churches in Coaling include: Coaling Baptist Church (A), Coaling United Methodist Church (B), Enterprise Church (C), New Asia Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Enterprise Cemetery (1), New Asia Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Blacks Lake (A), Grace, Lake (B), Walker Lake (C), Sniders Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Beatty Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

COALING WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 2610, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	78.3%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.9%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This city:	0.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

Coaling compared to Alabama state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage above 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 below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Coaling mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Tuscaloosa County Alabama:

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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
Other Government Administration	1	$1,760	$21,120	0	$0
Totals for Government	1	$1,760	$21,120	0	$0

Coaling government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - General - Other: $40,000
Financial Administration: $23,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $149,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000
Tax - NEC: $55,000
Public Utilities: $38,000

Other Selective Sales: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $21,000

7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.50% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,005 average AGI)
Tuscaloosa County: 0.50%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jefferson County, AL	0.86% ($39,158 average AGI)
from Hale County, AL	0.32% ($26,899)
from Pickens County, AL	0.25% ($27,973)

5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,045 average AGI)
Tuscaloosa County: 0.07%
Alabama average: 0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jefferson County, AL	0.95% ($35,105 average AGI)
to Hale County, AL	0.25% ($37,938)
to Shelby County, AL	0.24% ($45,353)

Strongest AM radio stations in Coaling:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, 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)
WTBC (1230 AM; 1 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: JOHN SISTY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
WBIB (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CENTREVILLE, AL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Coaling:

WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
WUAL-FM (91.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
W247AN (97.3 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WRTR (105.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
WDGM (99.1 FM; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: WARRIOR BROADCASTING INC.)
WQZZ (104.3 FM; EUTAW, AL; Owner: JIM LAWSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Coaling:

WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WVUA-CA (Channel 7; TUSCALOOSA/NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
WLDM (Channel 23; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 23, LLC)
W46BU (Channel 46; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
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)
WDVZ-CA (Channel 3; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)

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