Jackson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 20.5. This is significantly better than average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 24.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 14.0 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cottondale that have no violations reported:
- COTTONDALE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 869, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- RACEWAY #861 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 34.9%
(29.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 55.6% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.5 people | | Florida: |  2.5 people |
| This town: | 66.5% | | Whole state: | 67.7% |
| This town: | 3.5% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cottondale, FL
Cottondale compared to Florida state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above 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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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (74%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Utility gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Florida:
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Religion statistics for Cottondale (based on Jackson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.52%
| Here | | 41.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | National Association of Free Will Baptists | LDS (Mormon) Church |
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| Adherents | 55.3% | 14.0% | 12.0% | 5.1% | 2.6% |
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| Congregations | 34.2% | 18.4% | 14.9% | 8.8% | 0.9% |
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| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Catholic Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.9% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 5.1% |
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| Congregations | 5.3% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 | Jackson County: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8 | This county: | 1.63 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 1.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24 | Jackson County: | 4.88 / 10,000 pop. | | Florida: | 3.04 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 17 | This county: | 3.46 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Jackson County: | 11.5% | | Florida: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jackson County: | 30.2% | | State: | 23.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
2 | $4,614 | $27,684 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $6,184 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $6,737 | $26,948 | 1 | $759 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,088 | $25,056 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $2,192 | $26,304 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $3,108 | $37,296 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $18,739 | $28,109 | 10 | $6,943 |
Cottondale government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $276,000 ($296.46)
All Other: $11,000 ($11.82)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $22,000 ($23.63)
Police Protection: $8,000 ($8.59)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $90,000 ($96.67)
Sewerage: $87,000 ($93.45)
Solid Waste Management: $81,000 ($87.00)
Water Utilities: $64,000 ($68.74)
Regular Highways: $22,000 ($23.63)
Fire Protection: $11,000 ($11.82)
Police Protection: $8,000 ($8.59)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $177,000 ($190.12)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $177,000 ($190.12)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $65,000 ($69.82)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.07)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $679,000 ($729.32)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $143,000 ($153.60)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $90,000 ($96.67)
Highways: $9,000 ($9.67)
- Tax - Public Utilities: $93,000 ($99.89)
Other Selective Sales: $68,000 ($73.04)
Total General Sales: $46,000 ($49.41)
Property: $32,000 ($34.37)
NEC: $5,000 ($5.37)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $171,000 ($183.67)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($9.67)
7.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,711 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.08% | | Florida average: | 8.71% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($199 average AGI)| Jackson County: | 0.07% | | Florida average: | 0.22% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,462 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.45% | | Florida average: | 7.73% |
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 Cottondale:
- WTOT (980 AM; 1 kW; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MFR, INC.)
- WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WTYS (1340 AM; 1 kW; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: JAMES L. ADAMS, JR.)
- WBGC (1240 AM; 1 kW; CHIPLEY, FL; Owner: JACQUELYN COLLIER PEMBROKE)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WTCL (1580 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL; Owner: METZ, INC.)
- WYBT (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; Owner: BLOUNTSTOWN COMMUNICATIONS, 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.)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WMGR (930 AM; 5 kW; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: DECATUR BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cottondale:
- WFSY (98.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJAQ (100.9 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MFR, INC.)
- WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTYS-FM (94.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: JAMES L. ADAMS, JR.)
- W291AD (106.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WYYX (97.7 FM; BONIFAY, FL; Owner: STYLES MEDIA GROUP, LLC)
- WPAP-FM (92.5 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WTOT-FM (101.7 FM; GRACEVILLE, FL; Owner: GRF, INC.)
- WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WLHR (107.9 FM; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.)
- WRAK-FM (97.3 FM; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WJNF (91.1 FM; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MARIANNA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION)
- WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
- WZND (105.3 FM; HEADLAND, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAGF-FM (101.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WJJN (92.1 FM; COLUMBIA, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Cottondale:
- WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WBIF (Channel 51; MARIANNA, FL; Owner: MARIANNA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMBB (Channel 13; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WJHG-TV (Channel 7; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WJHG LICENSEE CORP.)
- WPGX (Channel 28; PANAMA CITY, FL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF FLORIDA, INC.)
- WDFX-TV (Channel 34; OZARK, AL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.)
- WTLH (Channel 49; BAINBRIDGE, GA; Owner: WTLH LICENSE CORP.)
- WJJN-LP (Channel 5; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: JAMES WILSON, III)
- WDHN (Channel 18; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF ALABAMA, INC.)
Cottondale fatal accident list:
Mar 1, 2007 11:00 PM, Us-231, Railroad Ave, Lat: 30.795089, Lon: -85.376689, Vehicles: 1, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 23, 1990 04:42 PM, Milton, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 3, 1985 01:25 PM, 75us231, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 9, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
May 25, 1985 04:30 PM, 169, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: 1
May 4, 1984 11:30 PM, 75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Jul 28, 1984 05:15 PM, 75, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 18, 1984 06:25 AM, 8, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 5,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 742
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Cottondale)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 30 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 7.8673nm From 80f Nw Florida Community (Lat: 30.750833 Lon: -85.390556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WPRY593, Licensee ID: L00127121
Assigned Frequencies: 851.212 MHz, 851.312 MHz, 851.412 MHz, 851.662 MHz, 851.712 MHz, 851.862 MHz, 851.937 MHz, 852.187 MHz, 852.212 MHz, 852.237 MHz... (+146 more)
Grant Date: 03/17/2001, Expiration Date: 03/17/2011, Certifier: Mary E Julius
Registrant: Nextel Wip License Corp., 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Cottondale)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 - MAI AIRCRAFT SALES INC, 2160 Mill Rd, Cottondale, FL 32431
Certificate: D002665 (Corporation), Certificate Issue Date: 12/14/2006, Expiration Date: 12/13/2007
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: JOHNSON B-8M (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 45 mph), Engine: MCCULLOCH 4318A&E/0-100 (72 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4383 , Serial Number: 1, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 07/02/1975
Registrant (Individual): Samuel J Graf, Rt 2 Box 122, Cottondale, FL 32431 - Aircraft: GRIFFIN JOHN B SPORT II (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 440YG , Serial Number: 062009JBG, Year manufactured: 2011, Airworthiness Date: 04/21/2011
Registrant (Individual): John B Griffin, 3269 Gardenview Rd, Cottondale, FL 32431 - Aircraft: FAIRCHILD M-62A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: FAIRCHILD 6-440 SERIES (200 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 49871 , Serial Number: T411237, Year manufactured: 1941
Registrant (Individual): Joseph E Standland, Rt 2 Box 15, Cottondale, FL 32431 - Aircraft: GRAF SAM RANS S-12 AIRAILE (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 7083F , Serial Number: 0293381
Registrant (Individual): Sam J Graf, 2070 Seay Rd, Cottondale, FL 32431 - Aircraft: CESSNA 421C (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR GTSI0-520-F-K (435 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 88630 , Serial Number: 421C0619, Year manufactured: 1978, Airworthiness Date: 12/20/1978
Registrant (Corporation): Sapp Battery Service Inc, Rr 2 Po Box 119, Cottondale, FL 32431
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Cottondale
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Cottondale, FL
| Businesses in Cottondale, FL |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Hardee's | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
Cottondale on our top lists:
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Florists"
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