Empire, Alabama

Back to Empire, AL housing info, Walker County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! Population (year 2000): 2,594 Males: 1,274   (49.1%) Females: 1,320   (50.9%) Walker County Median resident age:   35.1 years Alabama median age:   35.8 years Zip code: 35063 Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,700 (it was $25,718 in 2000) Empire   $30,700 Alabama:   $36,879 Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,700 (it was $50,700 in 2000) Empire   $53,700 Alabama:   $97,500 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 35063 Empire, AL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Empire: White Non-Hispanic (96.8%) Black (2.4%) American Indian (2.4%) Two or more races (0.5%) Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 505 feet Land area: 36.9 square miles. Population density: 70 people per square mile   (very low).

Empire-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 215% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.0 miles away from the Empire place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 tornado 22.3 miles away from the place center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Notable location: Gravlee Junction (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Empire include: Union Grove Baptist Church (A), Rices Chapel (B), Empire Church (C), Phillips Church (D), Owens Chapel Church (E), Little Vine Church (F), New Canaan Church (G), Mount Hope Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mauldin Cemetery (1), Phillips Cemetery (2), New Canaan Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Lake Grey (A), Little Creek Mine Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jim Light Branch (A), Dorsey Creek (B), Leeth Creek (C), Pinhook Creek (D), Sipsey Fork (E), Walker County Branch (F), Gleade Branch (G), Little Creek (H), No Business Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Empire: Hollow Hills Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	71.0%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.0%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	16.4%
Whole state:	16.1%

This place:	10.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

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5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.08%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($219 average AGI)

Walker County:	0.05%
Alabama average:	0.14%

from Jefferson County, AL	1.44% ($34,945 average AGI)
from Winston County, AL	0.38% ($30,866)
from Marion County, AL	0.15% ($29,909)

4.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,618 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.96%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to Jefferson County, AL	1.46% ($36,735 average AGI)
to Winston County, AL	0.41% ($27,886)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.23% ($32,857)