Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola, Alabama

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Tuscaloosa County

Population in July 2007: 1,349.

Males: 655	(48.6%)
Females: 694	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2009: $43,076 (it was $35,536 in 2000)

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola:	$43,076
Alabama:	$40,489

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $29,745

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $120,231 (it was $77,500 in 2000)

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola:	$120,231
Alabama:	$119,600

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $144,338; Detached houses: $175,378; Mobile homes: $59,514

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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White alone - 1,176 (94.5%)
Black alone - 33 (2.7%)
Hispanic - 16 (1.3%)
Two or more races - 10 (0.8%)
American Indian alone - 9 (0.7%)
Asian alone - 1 (0.08%)

Races in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola: 82.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 128 feet

Land area: 90.9 square miles.

Population density: 15 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola:

High school or higher: 70.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
Unemployed: 4.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola CCD:

Never married: 19.6%
Now married: 64.9%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 7.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.0%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola CCD:	0.3% ($260)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (18.4 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (58.9 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (510.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Gordo, AL (2.4 miles ), Coker, AL (3.2 miles ), Reform, AL (3.5 miles ), Samantha, AL (3.5 miles ), Northport, AL (3.7 miles ), Carrollton, AL (4.2 miles ), Tuscaloosa, AL (4.3 miles ), Fosters, AL (4.3 miles ).

Latitude: 33.34 N, Longitude: 87.81 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola household income distribution

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola home values distribution

Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	8.0%
Alabama:	8.5%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Public administration (18%)
Educational services (16%)
Wood products (9%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Health care (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)

Health care (28%)
Educational services (20%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (19%)
Social assistance (10%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (5%)

Health technologists and technicians (19%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (17%)
Child care workers (10%)
Cashiers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

Work and jobs in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola, Alabama average temperatures

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola, Alabama average precipitation

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Tornado activity:

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 217% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/3/1966, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.5 miles away from the Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola place center killed 58 people and injured 518 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category F5 tornado 27.0 miles away from the place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 60% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 32.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 26.1 miles away from Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 30.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 32.5 miles away from Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 49.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Tuscaloosa County (20) is a lot greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 10, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 6, Hurricanes: 5, Winds: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Snowfall: 1, Drought: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals/medical centers near Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola:

NORTHPORT MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; NORTHPORT, AL)
D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; CARROLLTON, AL)

Amtrak station near Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola:

18 miles: TUSCALOOSA (2105 GREENSBORO AVE.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola:

The University of Alabama (about 18 miles; Tuscaloosa, AL; Full-time enrollment: 24,935)
Shelton State Community College (about 22 miles; Tuscaloosa, AL; FT enrollment: 3,652)
Bevill State Community College (about 47 miles; Jasper, AL; FT enrollment: 2,544)
East Mississippi Community College (about 53 miles; Scooba, MS; FT enrollment: 3,463)
Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus (about 54 miles; Birmingham, AL; FT enrollment: 2,542)
University of West Alabama (about 57 miles; Livingston, AL; FT enrollment: 2,279)
University of Montevallo (about 58 miles; Montevallo, AL; FT enrollment: 2,494)

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Notable locations in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola: Sullivan Jersey Farm (A), Mayfield Community Center (B), Mayfield Volunteer Fire Department (C), Echola Volunteer Fire Department (D), Sipsey Valley Volunteer Fire Department Elrod Station (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola include: Mount Nebo Baptist Church (A), Pleasant Ridge Church (B), Shelton Chapel (C), Spring Hill Baptist Church (D), Mayfield Church (E), Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church (F), Moores Bridge Missionary Baptist Church (G), Beaver Dam Church (H), Corinth Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wilburn Cemetery (1), Winn Cemetery (2), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (3), Old Dunn Creek Cemetery (4), Mount Nebo Cemetery (5), Mayfield Cemetery (6), Freeman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Grindle Pond (A), Duck Pond (B), Oak Log Slough (C), Coldwater Pond (D), Collard Pond (E), Harless Lake (F), Sipsey Swamp (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Simmon Branch (A), Right Hand Fork Dunn Creek (B), Logan Creek (C), Malone Mill Creek (D), Poe Branch (E), Moccasin Branch (F), McDaniel Branch (G), McAteer Branch (H), Bear Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tuscaloosa 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
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AQI PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.6. This is about average.

City:	35.6
U.S.:	32.0

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 10.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	10.9
U.S.:	9.6

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	73.3%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.3%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	15.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	0.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola, AL

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola compared to Alabama state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Electricity (51%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (32%)
Utility gas (7%)
Wood (6%)
Other fuel (4%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Tuscaloosa County Alabama:

2008 Presidential Election results in Tuscaloosa County Alabama:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola (based on Tuscaloosa County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 50.83%

Here		50.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God
Adherents	59.9%	12.8%	4.2%	2.9%	2.7%
Congregations	46.6%	15.8%	1.4%	3.2%	3.2%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Other
Adherents	2.6%	2.5%	1.8%	1.7%	8.9%
Congregations	2.7%	1.4%	3.2%	0.9%	21.7%

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: 36

Tuscaloosa County:	2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:	1.89 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 4

This county:	0.23 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.20 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10

Tuscaloosa County:	0.56 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:	0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 101

Tuscaloosa County:	5.70 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.32 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 97

Here:	5.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:	5.75 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	10.7%
Alabama:	11.8%

Adult obesity rate:

Tuscaloosa County:	32.2%
Alabama:	31.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	10.8%
State:	13.5%

7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.50% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,005 average AGI)
Tuscaloosa County:
0.50%
Alabama average:
0.14%

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

from Jefferson County, AL	0.86% ($39,158 average AGI)
from Hale County, AL	0.32% ($26,899)
from Pickens County, AL	0.25% ($27,973)

5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,045 average AGI)
Tuscaloosa County:
0.07%
Alabama average:
0.06%

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

to Jefferson County, AL	0.95% ($35,105 average AGI)
to Hale County, AL	0.25% ($37,938)
to Shelby County, AL	0.24% ($45,353)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWPG (1280 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: LAWSON OF TUSCALOOSA, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WRAG (590 AM; 1 kW; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WVSA (1380 AM; 5 kW; VERNON, AL; Owner: LAMAR CTY. B/CING. CO., INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola:

WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBEI (101.7 FM; REFORM, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WALN (89.3 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WACR-FM (103.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: T & W COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
W213AS (90.5 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA CHRISTIAN COMMS., INC.)
WQZZ (104.3 FM; EUTAW, AL; Owner: JIM LAWSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
WUAL-FM (91.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
WKOR-FM (94.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDGM (99.1 FM; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: WARRIOR BROADCASTING INC.)
WRTR (105.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W247AN (97.3 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WVUA-FM (90.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIVERSITY OF AL)

TV broadcast stations around Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola:

WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WVUA-CA (Channel 7; TUSCALOOSA/NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
WLDM (Channel 23; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 23, LLC)
W46BU (Channel 46; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Elrod-Moores Bridge-Echola on our top lists:

#3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers"
#7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers:"
#36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations:"
#37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Postsecondary teachers"
#41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Professional, scientific, and technical services"
#45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"

#5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"

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