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Population (year 2000): 1,644. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,687 (+2.6% change)
 

Males: 783  (47.6%)
Females: 861  (52.4%)

DeKalb County

Median resident age:  36.0 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35961.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,200 (it was $21,964 in 2000)
Collinsville  $21,200
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $50,600 (it was $47,300 in 2000)
Collinsville  $50,600
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Collinsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (57.5%)
  • Hispanic (23.5%)
  • Black (16.2%)
  • Other race (14.0%)
  • Two or more races (4.1%)
  • American Indian (2.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)


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Ancestries: United States (18.5%), English (5.2%), Irish (5.0%), German (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 718 feet

Land area: 3.53 square miles.

Population density: 473 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Collinsville

  • High school or higher: 54.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Collinsville town

  • Never married: 26.2%
  • Now married: 47.0%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 12.2%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

266 residents are foreign born (16.2% Latin America).

This town:  16.2%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Collinsville, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Collinsville to the number of sex offenders is 185 to 1.

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

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

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (59.2 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (83.0 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (538.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sand Rock, AL (6.7 miles ), Leesburg, AL (8.6 miles ), Crossville, AL (9.0 miles ), Lookout Mountain, AL (10.3 miles ), Geraldine, AL (11.5 miles ), Lakeview, AL (11.7 miles) , Fyffe, AL (12.9 miles ), Wills Valley, AL (13.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 34.27 N, Longitude: 85.86 W


166 people in nursing homes

Area code: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: +224 (+15.8%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (31%)
  • Apparel (12%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Apparel (19%)
  • Food (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)
  • U. S. Postal service (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (16%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (17%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


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Crime in Collinsville by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 101113
    per 100,000 60.60.060.860.260.0178.4
Assaults 223615
    per 100,000 121.2120.6182.3361.460.0297.3
Burglaries 27261415168
    per 100,000 1636.41567.2850.5903.6959.2475.6
Thefts 412940415242
    per 100,000 2484.81748.02430.12469.93117.52497.0
Auto thefts 3410273
    per 100,000 181.8241.1607.5120.5419.7178.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 270.9223.0260.0262.0255.4260.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.80
US city average:  3.00

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Collinsville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 171% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Collinsville town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 tornado 24.6 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Collinsville:
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 15 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
  • GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; GADSDEN, AL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GADSDEN, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Collinsville:
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 47 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 50 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 50 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Collinsville:
  • ISBELL FIELD (about 18 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; ID: 4A9)
  • CENTRE MUNI (about 18 miles; CENTRE, AL; ID: C22)
  • GADSDEN MUNI (about 26 miles; GADSDEN, AL; ID: GAD)

Local government website: www.collinsvillealabama.net

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Collinsville:
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 64 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 67 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 68 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
Public elementary/middle school in Collinsville:
  • COLLINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 601; Location: 802 S VALLEY ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Collinsville:
  • COLLINSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $31,898; Location: 4299 ALA HIGHWAY 68; 7,042 books; 553 audio materials; 234 video materials; 7 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Collinsville include: Collinsville Baptist Church (A), Collinsville Presbyterian Church (B), First United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Kerley Cemetery (1), Collins Cemetery (2), Collinsville Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

Hotel: Howard Johnson Inn (I 59 & Highway 68 Exit 2).

 

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

COLLINSVILLE WATER WORKS (Population served: 2499, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.0%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.1%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  25.7%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

Collinsville compared to Alabama state average:

Collinsville, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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


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Banks with branches in Collinsville (2007 data):
  • Liberty Bank: Collinsville Branch at 113 Main Street, branch established on 1919-09-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $83.3 mil, Deposits: $71.6 mil, headquarters in Geraldine, AL, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorporation Of Geraldine, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Alabama:




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5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.25%
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 Marshall County, AL  0.90% ($21,706 average AGI)
from Jackson County, AL  0.76% ($26,632)
from Etowah County, AL  0.40% ($28,221)


5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.24%
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 Marshall County, AL  0.89% ($26,219 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL  0.80% ($23,419)
to Etowah County, AL  0.42% ($27,022)


Strongest AM radio stations in Collinsville:
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Collinsville:
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
  • WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Collinsville:
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

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