Flat Creek-Wegra, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 1,956.

Males: 971	(49.7%)
Females: 985	(50.3%)

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

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,233 (it was $32,243 in 2000)

Flat Creek-Wegra:	$38,233
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,855

Flat Creek-Wegra:	$18,855
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,770 (it was $54,900 in 2000)

Flat Creek-Wegra:	$80,770
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Flat Creek-Wegra:

White Non-Hispanic (82.9%)
Black (12.4%)
American Indian (12.4%)
Two or more races (3.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Flat Creek-Wegra: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 31.2 square miles.

Population density: 63 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Flat Creek-Wegra

High school or higher: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
Unemployed: 5.9%
Mean travel time to work: 38.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Flat Creek-Wegra CCD

Never married: 18.7%
Now married: 62.4%
Separated: 3.2%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 10.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.0%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Flat Creek-Wegra:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (20.1 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (554.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: West Jefferson, AL (1.9 miles ), Dora, AL (2.6 miles ), Cordova, AL (3.0 miles ), Sumiton, AL (3.0 miles ), Graysville, AL (3.1 miles ), Maytown, AL (3.2 miles ), Robbins Crossroads, AL (3.2 miles ), Parrish, AL (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 33.64 N, Longitude: 87.13 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

Flat Creek-Wegra household income distribution

Flat Creek-Wegra home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (21%)
Truck transportation (14%)
Mining (13%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)
Vending machine operators (4%)
Printing and related support activities (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (25%)
Food and beverage stores (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
U. S. Postal service (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Social assistance (4%)
Personal and laundry services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Extraction workers (8%)
Carpenters (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Accountants and auditors (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Flat Creek-Wegra-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 242% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Flat Creek-Wegra place center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 15.7 miles away from the place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Flat Creek-Wegra-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 47% 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 17.9 miles away from Flat Creek-Wegra center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 41.1 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 82.9 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 15.8 miles away from Flat Creek-Wegra 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 17.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.1 miles away from Flat Creek-Wegra center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Flat Creek-Wegra:

UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 14 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; JASPER, AL)
HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Flat Creek-Wegra:

BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 34 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 35 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 40 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)

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Notable location: Reeds Ferry Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Flat Creek-Wegra include: Wegra Church (A), Brass Church (B), Bryan Church (C), Twilly Town Church (D), Shanghai Church (E), Copeland Ferry Church (F), Pumpkin Center Church (G), Morgan Chapel (H), Oak Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Shanghai Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Rattlesnake Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Miller Slough (A), Jones Creek (B), Barnes Branch (C), Bluff Creek (D), Big Lick Creek (E). 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:	60.4%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	11.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	4.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Flat Creek-Wegra, AL

Flat Creek-Wegra compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above 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 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 Walker County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (51%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%) Utility gas (23%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Flat Creek-Wegra

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 Flat Creek-Wegra:

WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Flat Creek-Wegra:

WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Flat Creek-Wegra:

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.)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, 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.)
WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

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