Empire, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 2,525.

Males: 1,240	(49.1%)
Females: 1,285	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	35.1 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip code: 35063

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,496 (it was $25,718 in 2000)

Empire:	$30,496
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,449

Empire:	$19,449
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $65,175 (it was $44,300 in 2000)

Empire:	$65,175
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Empire:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Black (2.4%)
American Indian (2.4%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Empire: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 505 feet

Land area: 36.9 square miles.

Population density: 68 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Empire

High school or higher: 57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 7.3%
Mean travel time to work: 41.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Empire CCD

Never married: 16.0%
Now married: 63.8%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 7.0%
Divorced: 13.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.8%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Empire, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Empire to the number of sex offenders is 505 to 1.

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

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

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (24.2 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (555.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sipsey, AL (2.1 miles ), Sumiton, AL (2.5 miles ), Robbins Crossroads, AL (2.6 miles ), Dora, AL (2.9 miles ), Colony, AL (3.2 miles ), Smoke Rise, AL (3.3 miles ), Warrior, AL (3.4 miles ), Cordova, AL (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 33.83 N, Longitude: 87.01 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (15%)
Mining (9%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (17%)
Apparel (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Extraction workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Secondary school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Cashiers (4%)

Empire-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 261% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.3 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 22.2 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.

Empire-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 57% 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 32.9 miles away from Empire center
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) earthquake occurred 91.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 48.4 miles away from the city 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 97.8 miles away from Empire 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 30.6 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 32.1 miles away from Empire center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Empire:

WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; JASPER, AL)
UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 21 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
HEALTHSOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Empire, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Empire:

BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 19 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 21 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 50 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 51 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)

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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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	16.4%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	10.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Empire, AL

Empire compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value 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 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

2004 Presidential Election results in Walker County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (49%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (40%) Utility gas (6%) Wood (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Empire

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents	57.8%	11.7%	10.3%	7.9%	2.6%
Congregations	33.8%	10.4%	21.2%	12.2%	3.6%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	2.3%	2.3%	1.9%	0.8%	2.4%
Congregations	3.6%	0.5%	3.6%	0.5%	10.8%

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.

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%

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

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.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county 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)

Strongest AM radio stations in Empire:

WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)

Strongest FM radio stations in Empire:

WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Empire:

W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Stephanie I Jones, Hill Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 91.4 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: KC4MSW, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/10/1989, Expiration Date: 10/10/1999, Cancelation Date: 10/11/2001
Registrant: Tony J Winnett, Rt 1 Box 588, Empire, AL 35063
Call Sign: KF4ANH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00970194
Grant Date: 05/24/2005, Expiration Date: 05/26/2015
Registrant: Terry J Wilson, 4216 Empire Rd, Empire, AL 35063
Call Sign: N4EXK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01088620
Grant Date: 10/15/2008, Expiration Date: 11/04/2018
Registrant: James H Cochran, 9392 Shipptown Road, Empire, AL 35063
Call Sign: WA6PWA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00167405
Grant Date: 09/02/1997, Expiration Date: 12/13/2006, Cancelation Date: 12/17/1999
Registrant: Robert H Rich, 444 Purcell Road, Empire, AL 35063-6120
Call Sign: WA4PWA, Previous Call Sign: WA6PWA, Licensee ID: L00167405
Grant Date: 12/17/1999, Expiration Date: 12/17/2009, Certifier: Robert H Rich
Registrant: Robert H Rich, 444 Purcell Road, Empire, AL 35063-6120
Call Sign: KI4AXM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00702091
Grant Date: 06/17/2003, Expiration Date: 06/17/2013, Certifier: Robert L Bradford
Registrant: Robert L Bradford, 8523 Hill Rd, Empire, AL 35063
Call Sign: KJ4AJN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01339647
Grant Date: 11/07/2007, Expiration Date: 11/07/2017, Certifier: Fred E England
Registrant: Fred E England, 29 Circle Dr, Empire, AL 35063

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 55
Service Call: 1
Good Intent Call: 4

Incident types - Empire

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