Cullen, Louisiana

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Population in July 2007: 1,368. Population change since 2000: -5.5%

Males: 598	(43.8%)
Females: 770	(56.3%)

Median resident age:	35.9 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 71021.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $18,979 (it was $15,319 in 2000)

Cullen:	$18,979
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $53,936 (it was $32,400 in 2000)

Cullen:	$53,936
Louisiana:	$126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $74,729; Detached houses: $81,429; Townhouses or other attached units: $34,112; In 2-unit structures: $31,953; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $29,967; Mobile homes: $20,172

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Races in Cullen:

Black (84.9%)
White Non-Hispanic (13.3%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Cullen: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (4.0%), German (2.0%), French (1.6%), Subsaharan African (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/16/1955

Elevation: 252 feet

Land area: 1.17 square miles.

Population density: 1171 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cullen

High school or higher: 46.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
Unemployed: 18.8%
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cullen town

Never married: 38.5%
Now married: 30.1%
Separated: 5.1%
Widowed: 14.6%
Divorced: 11.7%

17 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.3%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Cullen, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cullen to the number of sex offenders is 456 to 1.

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

Cullen:	0.6% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.3% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (34.3 miles , pop. 56,461).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (39.4 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (194.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Springhill, LA (1.5 miles ), Sarepta, LA (2.2 miles ), Shongaloo, LA (3.0 miles) , Taylor, AR (3.0 miles ), Cotton Valley, LA (3.3 miles ), Bradley, AR (3.9 miles ), Plain Dealing, LA (3.9 miles ), Emerson, AR (4.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $413,200
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 1 building, cost: $50,000
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $61,200
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $98,300
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
2003: 1 building, cost: $72,900
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 80 buildings, average cost: $24,500
2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 32.97 N, Longitude: 93.45 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 318

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Population change in the 1990s: -173 (-11.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (15%)
Paper (10%)
Construction (8%)
Food (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Paper (13%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Machinery (11%)
Educational services (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Wood products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Food processing workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

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Crime in Cullen by Year
Type	2001	2002	2004
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	76.9	0.0
Assaults	2	1	4
per 100,000	154.4	76.9	317.7
Burglaries	7	0	2
per 100,000	540.5	0.0	158.9
Thefts	16	10	7
per 100,000	1235.5	769.2	556.0
Auto thefts	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	118.1	69.2	96.9

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Average climate in Cullen, Louisiana

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Cullen-area historical tornado activity is above Louisiana state average. It is 198% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/12/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Cullen town center killed 18 people and injured 77 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1999, a category 4 tornado 17.6 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 102 people and caused $8 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Cullen:

SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; SPRINGHILL, LA)
MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR)
BERNICE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; MINDEN, LA)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cullen:

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 21 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 45 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; RUSTON, LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 86 miles; MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)

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Notable location: Cullen City Hall (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Cullen: Cullen Assembly of God Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Garden of Memory Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Cullen include: Ludwig Recreation Park (1), Carldon Martin Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

CULLEN WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 1856, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-15-2000 and AUG-14-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-26-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-26-2000), St Public Notif received (AUG-09-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUN-15-1999 and JUL-14-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-02-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-02-1999), St Public Notif received (JUL-14-1999)

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	63.2%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.1%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	39.0%
Whole state:	19.6%

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

This town:	16.1%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cullen, LA

Cullen compared to Louisiana state average:

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Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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.
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 significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Cullen mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Religon statistics for Cullen

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Baptist Missionary Association of America	American Baptist Association	Catholic Church
Adherents	59.6%	11.4%	7.4%	7.0%	4.3%
Congregations	30.6%	15.3%	7.1%	14.1%	3.5%

Name	Assemblies of God	Churches of Christ	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	3.4%	2.4%	1.2%	0.8%	2.5%
Congregations	8.2%	9.4%	1.2%	1.2%	9.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$2,126	$25,512	2	$2,489
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$5,979
Police Protection - Officers	4	$5,868	$17,604	1	$531
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$930
Solid Waste Management	1	$1,710	$20,520	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$3,942	$15,768	0	$0
Totals for Government	9	$13,646	$18,195	9	$9,929

Cullen government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $156,000
Solid Waste Management: $51,000
Construction - Financial Administration: $79,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $224,000
Police Protection: $171,000

Water Utilities: $120,000

Financial Administration: $76,000

Solid Waste Management: $40,000

Regular Highways: $17,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $18,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $387,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $82,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $252,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $53,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $37,000
General Revenue, NEC: $32,000
Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $4,000
Police Protection: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,500,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $80,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $72,000
All Other: $27,000

General Support: $18,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $109,000
NEC: $31,000

Public Utilities: $24,000

Property: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $238,000

5.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.95%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

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 Bossier Parish, LA	1.05% ($29,727 average AGI)
from Caddo Parish, LA	0.89% ($26,793)
from Claiborne Parish, LA	0.41% ($31,821)

5.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,676 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

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 Bossier Parish, LA	1.33% ($34,856 average AGI)
to Caddo Parish, LA	0.97% ($36,733)
to Claiborne Parish, LA	0.44% ($27,383)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cullen:

KBSF (1460 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGHILL, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KVMA (630 AM; 1 kW; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: MAGNOLIA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KDMS (1290 AM; 5 kW; EL DORADO, AR; Owner: EL DORADO BROADCASTING CO.)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KNOE (540 AM; 5 kW; MONROE, LA; Owner: NOE CORP., LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cullen:

KTKC (92.9 FM; SPRINGHILL, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KTAL-FM (98.1 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KRUF (94.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXKS-FM (93.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDAQ (89.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: BD. SUP. LA ST. UNIV. & AGRIC. MECH.)
KVKI-FM (96.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KYLA (106.7 FM; HOMER, LA; Owner: NWLA BROADCASTING, L.L.C)
KLKL (95.7 FM; MINDEN, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Cullen:

KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
KPXJ (Channel 21; MINDEN, LA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
KLTS-TV (Channel 24; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
K59GO (Channel 59; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Cullen fatal accident list:
Oct 28, 1999 10:04 AM, East Road, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 25, 1995 11:17 AM, 7, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Aug 14, 1980 08:15 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Nov 22, 1978 11:05 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 30, 1975 05:36 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 2
May 30, 1975 05:36 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 8, Fatalities: 2

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: N5UOM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00366859
Grant Date: 06/12/2001, Expiration Date: 07/02/2011
Registrant: Carolyn D Riser, 434 Lee St, Cullen, LA 71021
Call Sign: N5URJ, Previous Call Sign: KB5PRH, Licensee ID: L00366860
Grant Date: 06/12/2001, Expiration Date: 07/02/2011
Registrant: Johnny R Riser, Cullen, LA 71021

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$32,220	1	$61,080
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$24,610	1	$41,460
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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