Dutton, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 306. Population change since 2000: -1.3%

Males: 145	(47.4%)
Females: 161	(52.6%)

Median resident age:	34.2 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35744.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,629 (it was $32,125 in 2000)

Dutton:	$39,629
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,061

Dutton:	$18,061
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $107,621 (it was $70,000 in 2000)

Dutton:	$107,621
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $115,514; Detached houses: $126,187; Townhouses or other attached units: $47,174; Mobile homes: $36,842; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,000

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Races in Dutton:

White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
American Indian (2.9%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Dutton: 79.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.7%), Irish (24.5%), English (10.0%), German (4.8%), Italian (2.6%), French (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1369 feet

Land area: 0.86 square miles.

Population density: 356 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dutton

High school or higher: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dutton town

Never married: 14.0%
Now married: 60.5%
Separated: 3.5%
Widowed: 10.9%
Divorced: 11.2%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.6%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Dutton, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Dutton to the number of sex offenders is 77 to 1.

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

Dutton:	0.3% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (39.4 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (90.8 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (509.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Section, AL (2.1 miles ), Powell, AL (2.3 miles ), Pisgah, AL (2.6 miles ), Sylvania, AL (2.8 miles ), Scottsboro, AL (2.8 miles ), Hollywood, AL (2.8 miles ), Rainsville, AL (3.0 miles ), Henagar, AL (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.61 N, Longitude: 85.92 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

Population change in the 1990s: +58 (+23.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Construction (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Utilities (7%)
Furniture and related products (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (34%)
Health care (17%)
Apparel (11%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Construction (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Farmers and farm managers (8%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (22%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
Cashiers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

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Dutton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 208% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the Dutton town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1995, a category 4 tornado 23.2 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Dutton-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 18.1 miles away from Dutton center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 20.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 70.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.8 miles away from Dutton center
On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 32.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 34.3 miles away from Dutton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Dutton:

JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 13 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 14 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 29 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Dutton, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dutton:

ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 43 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 47 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)

Public elementary/middle school in Dutton:

DUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 277; Location: 180 MAIN ST; Grades: 0K-08)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.5%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.2%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	7.2%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	3.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dutton, AL

Dutton compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below 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 rooms per house 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

Dutton mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (53%) Electricity (45%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Dutton

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ	Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Adherents	67.7%	9.3%	7.8%	5.7%	2.3%
Congregations	40.8%	16.3%	11.6%	14.3%	3.4%

Name	Catholic Church	Duck River and Kindred Baptists Associations	Seventh-Day Adventist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.8%	1.7%	1.1%	0.9%	1.7%
Congregations	0.7%	2.0%	1.4%	0.7%	8.8%

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.

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	$2,026	$24,312	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$459
Totals for Government	1	$2,026	$24,312	6	$459

Dutton government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Financial Administration: $52,000
General - Other: $26,000

Parks & Recreation: $9,000

Fire Protection: $2,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
Tax - Other Selective Sales: $88,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $17,000

4.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,157 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.91%
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 DeKalb County, AL	0.94% ($23,419 average AGI)
from Madison County, AL	0.46% ($37,810)
from Marshall County, AL	0.30% ($32,574)

4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.70%
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 DeKalb County, AL	0.89% ($26,632 average AGI)
to Madison County, AL	0.71% ($31,884)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.29% ($31,943)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dutton:

WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
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.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WWIC (1050 AM; 1 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: SCOTTSBORO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WVSM (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAINSVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN ADVERTISING CO., INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dutton:

WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WUSX (93.3 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: TENNNESSE VALLEY RADIO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Dutton:

W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)

Dutton fatal accident list:
Mar 9, 1996 03:38 AM, 71, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Al Hwy 71 .8 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 98 m, Overall height: 98 m
Registrant: State Of Alabama, 517 Traffic Operations Dr, Montgomery, AL 36110, Phone: (334) 242-6508

FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2

Hwy 71 13 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 98 m, Call Sign: WPFR680
858.812 MHz, 858.837 MHz, 858.912 MHz, 859.287 MHz, 859.337 MHz, 859.362 MHz, 859.387 MHz, 859.787 MHz, 859.837 MHz, 859.862 MHz... (+11 more)
Grant Date: 09/30/1999, Expiration Date: 09/30/2009
Registrant: Southern Communications Services D/B/A Southern Linc, 600 University Park (Suite 400), Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 874-3843, Fax: (205) 874-3953, Email:
Hwy 71 13 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 98 m, Call Sign: WQJM736
855.037 MHz, 855.087 MHz, 855.137 MHz, 855.387 MHz, 855.537 MHz, 855.587 MHz, 855.762 MHz, 855.787 MHz, 855.812 MHz, 855.937 MHz... (+10 more)
Grant Date: 05/30/2008, Expiration Date: 09/30/2009, Certifier: Robin J Cohen
Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Jct Al 71 & Co 18 .8 Mi S, Structure height: 91 m, Call Sign: KIB513, Licensee ID: L00136865
Assigned Frequencies : 154.920 MHz, 155.475 MHz, 155.505 MHz, 158.790 MHz, 44.6200 MHz
Grant Date: 12/07/2002, Expiration Date: 02/22/2013
Registrant: State Of Alabama, 1038 Coliseum Blvd, Montgomery, AL 36109, Phone: (205) 533-4202

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA4OFO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00975083
Grant Date: 02/07/2005, Expiration Date: 04/18/2015, Certifier: Larry W Holland
Registrant: Larry W Holland, 222 County Road 383, Dutton, AL 35744
Call Sign: KF4MVL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01344249
Grant Date: 11/24/2007, Expiration Date: 11/24/2017
Registrant: Kathy J Bethune, 498 Co.Rd.385, Dutton, AL 35744

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 150F (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 73RJ , Serial Number: 15062833, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 01/29/1966
Registrant (Individual): Kevin B Bonner, 493 County Road 372, Dutton, AL 35744
Aircraft: CESSNA 150H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8436 , Serial Number: 15068436, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 02/27/1968
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, 108 Nichols St, Dutton, AL 35744

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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