Echo, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 2,054.

Males: 1,012	(49.3%)
Females: 1,042	(50.7%)

Median resident age:	39.4 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,004 (it was $34,861 in 2000)

Echo:	$43,004
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,030

Echo:	$20,030
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,255 (it was $52,200 in 2000)

Echo:	$80,255
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $96,824; Detached houses: $117,473; Townhouses or other attached units: $117,934; Mobile homes: $34,081

Echo, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Echo:

White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
Black (4.0%)
American Indian (4.0%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Echo: 75.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 454 feet

Land area: 95.4 square miles.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Echo

High school or higher: 72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
Unemployed: 2.6%
Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Echo CCD

Never married: 14.3%
Now married: 67.3%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 9.9%
Divorced: 8.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.0%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Echo:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (17.7 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (77.4 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (601.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Newville, AL (3.0 miles ), Ozark, AL (3.2 miles ), Napier Field, AL (3.4 miles ), Headland, AL (3.4 miles ), Newton, AL (3.4 miles ), Midland City, AL (3.4 miles ), Grimes, AL (3.5 miles ), Pinckard, AL (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 31.48 N, Longitude: 85.47 W

Area code: 334

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (11%)
Construction (11%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Utilities (6%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Health care (13%)
Apparel (8%)
Personal and laundry services (7%)
Social assistance (6%)
Public administration (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Engineers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Echo-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 100% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/13/1972, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the Echo place center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/30/1973, a category 3 tornado 10.9 miles away from the place center injured 14 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Echo:

DALE MED CTR GER PSY UNIT NEW DAY SENI (about 10 miles; OZARK, AL)
FLOWERS HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; DOTHAN, AL)
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; DOTHAN, AL)

Operable nuclear power plants near Echo:

18 miles: Joseph M. Farley 1 and 2 in Dothan, AL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Echo:

GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 24 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 38 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 68 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)

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Notable location: Adams Mill (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Echo include: Wesley Chapel (A), Browns Church (B), Christian Hill Church (C), Clopton Church (D), Corinth Church (E), Saint Jeans Church (F), Echo United Methodist Church (G), Peniel Baptist Church (H), Friendship Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Peniel Cemetery (1), Dykes Cemetery (2), Clopton Cemetery (3), Salem Cemetery (4), Omega Cemetery (5), Christian Hill Cemetery (6), New Hope Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Barfield Lake (A), Ammons Pond (B), Jerry Mcdaniel Lake (C), Newton Pond (D), Lake Arthur (E), Harris Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Creek (A), Turkey Creek (B), Stuckey Mill Creek (C), Kelly Creek (D), Caney Branch (E), Bear Creek (F), Bordshaw Branch (G), Walnut Creek (H), Dry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	65.4%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.7%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	11.8%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	1.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Echo, AL

Echo compared to Alabama state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above 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 below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Dale County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (68%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Wood (4%) Utility gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Echo

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Catholic Church
Adherents	61.2%	17.1%	4.5%	4.3%	3.2%
Congregations	34.0%	23.7%	11.3%	7.2%	1.0%

Name	Churches of Christ	Charismatic Churches Independent	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.1%	1.6%	0.7%	3.0%
Congregations	5.2%	1.0%	1.0%	4.1%	11.3%

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.

13.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,035 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.28%
Alabama average:	6.81%

1.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,000 average AGI)
Dale County: 1.02%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Houston County, AL	1.81% ($25,255 average AGI)
from Coffee County, AL	1.05% ($29,335)
from Geneva County, AL	0.36% ($20,738)

13.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.55%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.83% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,287 average AGI)
Dale County: 0.83%
Alabama average: 0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Houston County, AL	2.19% ($27,465 average AGI)
to Coffee County, AL	1.35% ($37,496)
to Geneva County, AL	0.36% ($26,672)

Strongest AM radio stations in Echo:

WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
WAGF (1320 AM; 3 kW; DOTHAN, AL)
WOZK (900 AM; 1 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: OZARK B/CING. CORP.)
WTKN (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALEVILLE, AL; Owner: JOSEPH A. ADAMS, SR.)
WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Echo:

WAQG (91.7 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WJRL-FM (103.9 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
WIZB (94.3 FM; ABBEVILLE, AL; Owner: CELEBRATIONS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
WDYF (90.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXUS (100.5 FM; FORT RUCKER, AL; Owner: SKYWAY BROADCASTING, LTD.)
WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WESP (102.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WAGF-FM (101.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WOAB (104.9 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: OZARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRWA (88.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
WZTZ (101.1 FM; ELBA, AL; Owner: ELBA RADIO COMPANY)
WJJN (92.1 FM; COLUMBIA, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WVOB (91.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: BETHANY BIBLE COLLEGE & B.T.S. INC.)
WGTF (89.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: DOTHAN COMMUNITY EDUCL. RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Echo:

WGIQ (Channel 43; LOUISVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WDFX-TV (Channel 34; OZARK, AL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.)
WDHN (Channel 18; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF ALABAMA, INC.)
WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
WJJN-LP (Channel 5; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: JAMES WILSON, III)
WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
W41BN (Channel 41; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1

Rt. 3, P.O. Box 399c, Type: Mast, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: KNKA543
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 846.510 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/2006, Expiration Date: 11/29/2016, Certifier: Glenn S Rabin
Registrant: Alltel Communications, LLC, One Allied Drive, B1f02-D, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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