Cullman County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 32.8. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.88. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.5%
(4.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 14.5% for Black residents, 27.3% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people | | Alabama: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.5% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Colony, AL
6 people in homes for the mentally ill
Colony compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (59%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cullman County Alabama:
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Religion statistics for Colony (based on Cullman County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.16%
| Here |  | 71.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
| Adherents | 67.1% | 7.9% | 5.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Congregations | 50.5% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 0.9% | 5.0% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Lutheran Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 4.5% |
| Congregations | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 12.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 10 | Cullman County: | 1.24 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Cullman County: | 0.25 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 55 | Cullman County: | 6.84 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 53 | Here: | 6.59 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.7% | | Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Cullman County: | 29.4% | | Alabama: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.7% | | State: | 13.5% |
| 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 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,238 | $14,856 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $142 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $51 |
| Welfare |
6 | $6,598 | $13,196 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,100 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $7,836 | $13,433 | 12 | $1,293 |
Colony government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $24,000 ($89.55)
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $275,000 ($1026.12)
- Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $59,000 ($220.15)
Police Protection: $54,000 ($201.49)
Financial Administration: $52,000 ($194.03)
Health Services - Other: $18,000 ($67.16)
Parks & Recreation: $11,000 ($41.04)
General - Other: $6,000 ($22.39)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($14.93)
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $267,000 ($996.27)
- General - Interest on Debt: $7,000 ($26.12)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $107,000 ($399.25)
Public Welfare: $54,000 ($201.49)
Highways: $1,000 ($3.73)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $96,000 ($358.21)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $92,000 ($343.28)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000 ($14.93)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,000 ($11.19)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($3.73)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $9,000 ($33.58)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,000 ($111.94)
- State Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $16,000 ($59.70)
Highways: $4,000 ($14.93)
General Support: $2,000 ($7.46)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $69,000 ($257.46)
5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,794 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.08% | | Alabama average: | 6.81% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)| Cullman County: | 0.05% | | Alabama average: | 0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,600 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.80% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Colony:
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXRP (1170 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HANCEVILLE, AL; Owner: MAPLEWOOD PROPERTIES, LLC)
- WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Colony:
- WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, 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.)
- WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
- WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
- WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
- WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
- WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
- WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
- WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Colony:
- WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
- WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
- 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)
- WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
- WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
- WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
- WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WCQT-LP (Channel 52; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - Raymond S Winters, 2330 County Road 143 (Lat: 34.037306 Lon: -87.003167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Lattice Communications, LLC, 441 Vine St. Suite 3900, Cincinnati, OH 45202, Phone: (513) 381-7775, Email:
- Raymond S Winters, 2330 County Road 143 (Lat: 34.037306 Lon: -87.003167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Lattice Communications, LLC, 441 Vine St. Suite 3900, Cincinnati, OH 45202, Phone: (513) 381-7775, Email:
- Janis E Merritts, 2330 County Road 143 (Lat: 34.037306 Lon: -87.003167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m, Licensee ID: L00755237
Registrant: Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC, 301 N. Cattlemen Rd., # 300, Sarasota, FL 34232, Phone: (941) 364-8886, Email:
- Christine A Verre, 2330 County Road 143 (Lat: 34.037306 Lon: -87.003167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally ill"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales and office occupations:"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Office and administrative support occupations:"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Private households"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Metal and metal products"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations:"
- #84 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Machinery"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
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