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Covington County

Population in July 2007: 1,644.
Males: 829  (50.5%)
Females: 815  (49.5%)

Median resident age:  39.1 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,632 (it was $26,453 in 2000)
Falco:  $32,632
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,075
Falco:  $17,075
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,481 (it was $56,900 in 2000)
Falco:  $87,481
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $106,917; Detached houses: $125,208; Townhouses or other attached units: $89,106; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $41,631; Mobile homes: $23,684

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Races in Falco:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
  • Black (2.5%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Falco: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 244 feet

Land area: 205.5 square miles.

Population density: 8.0 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Falco

  • High school or higher: 73.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Falco CCD

  • Never married: 16.3%
  • Now married: 68.5%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.2%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.3%
Alabama:  2.0%

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

Falco:  0.3% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
Falco satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gulf Breeze-Harold, FL (50.3 miles , pop. 54,412).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (86.6 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (533.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Carolina, AL (2.7 miles ), Libertyville, AL (3.2 miles) , Andalusia, AL (3.6 miles ), Laurel Hill, FL (3.7 miles ), River Falls, AL (3.9 miles ), Lockhart, AL (3.9 miles ), Sanford, AL (3.9 miles ), Horn Hill, AL (4.1 miles ).

Latitude: 31.13 N, Longitude: 86.57 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 334

Falco household income distribution Falco home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (19%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (11%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Utilities (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (28%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Utilities (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Construction laborers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)



Falco-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 99% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/10/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.5 miles away from the Falco place center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/3/1968, a category 3 tornado 29.7 miles away from the place center injured 18 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Falco-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 41.6 miles away from Falco center
On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 43.3 miles away from the city center
On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 56.3 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1997 at 03:39:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from Falco center
On 10/28/1997 at 09:00:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 43.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

Hospitals/medical centers near Falco:
  • ANDALUSIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; ANDALUSIA, AL)
  • FLORALA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; FLORALA, AL)
  • MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; OPP, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Falco:
  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 57 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
  • PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 58 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 60 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 74 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 79 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)

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Notable locations in Falco: Open Pond Recreation Area (A), Pleasant Home (B), Blue Lake Camp (C), Blue Pond Picnic Area (D), Dixon Forestry Center (E), Dogwood Camp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Falco include: Blue Lake Assembly Church (A), Carolina Church (B), Shady Hill Church (C), Conecuh River Church (D), Lambuth Memorial Church (E), Red Oak Church (F), Pleasant Home Church (G), Falco Church (H), Florala Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Beda Cemetery (1), Carolina Cemetery (2), Shiloh Cemetery (3), Newell Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Ditch Pond (A), Indigo Ponds (B), Blue Lake (C), Nellie Ponds (D), Yellow Hill Pond (E), Buck Pond (F), Dowdy Pond (G), Browns Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hurricane Creek (A), Buck Creek (B), Five Runs Creek (C), Larkin Creek (D), Moccasin Branch (E), Juniper Creek (F), Turner Branch (G), Rattlesnake Branch (H), Pond Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Falco include: Conecuh Recreation Area (1), Open Pond Recreation Area (2), Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area (3), Blue Pond Recreation Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  69.3%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.8%
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: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  14.1%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Falco, AL



Falco compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below 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 significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School






2004 Presidential Election results in Covington County Alabama:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (53%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%)
  • Utility gas (8%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Solar energy (2%)
  • No fuel used (2%)


Religion statistics for Falco

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristAssemblies of GodChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents77.1%8.3%3.8%3.4%1.8%
Congregations49.6%10.9%9.2%11.8%4.2%
NameCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.2%0.9%0.6%0.6%2.4%
Congregations0.8%0.8%0.8%1.7%10.1%
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.


6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.03%
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 Coffee County, AL  0.63% ($22,882 average AGI)
from Okaloosa County, FL  0.49% ($39,133)
from Walton County, FL  0.37% ($21,378)


5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.49%
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 Coffee County, AL  0.65% ($20,897 average AGI)
to Okaloosa County, FL  0.32% ($22,462)
to Crenshaw County, AL  0.29% ($28,314)


Strongest AM radio stations in Falco:
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WOPP (1290 AM; 3 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: E. & R BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKWL (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORALA, AL; Owner: FLORALA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WNVY (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CANTONMENT, FL; Owner: 1090-AM INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
  • WAMI (860 AM; 1 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WDLT (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Falco:
  • WTKE (98.1 FM; HOLT, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZNS (96.5 FM; FORT WALTON BEACH, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPGG (93.3 FM; EVERGREEN, AL; Owner: GULF COAST BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • W218AO (91.5 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WAAO-FM (103.7 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: COMPANION BROADCASTING SERVICE, LLC)
  • WFXX (107.7 FM; GEORGIANA, AL; Owner: JEFFREY K. HAYNES)
  • WTKX-FM (101.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
  • WXBM-FM (102.7 FM; MILTON, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
  • WAAZ-FM (104.7 FM; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WTJT (90.1 FM; BAKER, FL; Owner: OKALOOSA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WSTF (91.5 FM; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY CHRISTIAN EDUC. RADIO,INC)
  • WGCX (95.7 FM; NAVARRE, FL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WELJ (90.9 FM; BREWTON, AL; Owner: GATEWAY PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WKNU (106.3 FM; BREWTON, AL; Owner: ELLINGTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WAMI-FM (102.3 FM; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Falco:
  • WDIQ (Channel 2; DOZIER, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • W19BV (Channel 19; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
  • W36BQ (Channel 36; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
  • W40BE (Channel 40; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
  • W49BM (Channel 49; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
  • W57CC (Channel 57; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
  • W59CQ (Channel 59; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: LOFLIN CHILDREN'S TRUST - FOUR)
  • W65CW (Channel 65; ANDALUSIA, AL; Owner: DAVID M. LOFLIN)
  • WSRE (Channel 23; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: DST .BD. OF TRUSTEES PENSACOLA JR. COLLEGE)


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