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Butler County

Population in July 2007: 1,601.
Males: 785  (49.1%)
Females: 816  (50.9%)

Median resident age:  35.6 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip code: 36030


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,089 (it was $24,392 in 2000)
Forest Home:  $30,089
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,992
Forest Home:  $16,992
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,336 (it was $47,700 in 2000)
Forest Home:  $73,336
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $102,419; Detached houses: $150,541; Townhouses or other attached units: $117,934; Mobile homes: $29,801

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Races in Forest Home:

  • White Non-Hispanic (57.6%)
  • Black (42.1%)
  • American Indian (42.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Forest Home: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 433 feet

Land area: 170.7 square miles.

Population density: 9.4 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Forest Home

  • High school or higher: 66.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forest Home CCD

  • Never married: 27.4%
  • Now married: 55.1%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.2%
Alabama:  2.0%


According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Forest Home, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Forest Home to the number of sex offenders is 534 to 1.

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

Forest Home:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
Forest Home satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (46.1 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (530.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Greenville, AL (3.0 miles ), Chapman, AL (3.2 miles ), Pine Apple, AL (3.5 miles) , Georgiana, AL (3.8 miles ), Fort Deposit, AL (4.0 miles ), Braggs-Prairie Hill, AL (4.1 miles ), Oak Hill, AL (4.3 miles) , Gordonville, AL (4.6 miles ).

Latitude: 31.85 N, Longitude: 86.78 W

Area code: 334

Forest Home household income distribution Forest Home home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)



Forest Home-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 68% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.1 miles away from the Forest Home place center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1971, a category 4 tornado 13.9 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Forest Home-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 93% 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 58.0 miles away from Forest Home 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 87.1 miles away from the city 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 60.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/16/1993 at 10:54:32, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.9 miles away from Forest Home 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 94.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1998 at 15:20:01, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 82.1 miles away from Forest Home center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Forest Home:
  • L V STABLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GREENVILLE, AL)
  • GEORGIANA HOSP (about 14 miles; GEORGIANA, AL)
  • EVERGREEN MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; EVERGREEN, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Forest Home, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest Home:
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 43 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,677)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 45 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 88 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)

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Churches in Forest Home include: Bragg Hill Church (A), Buckaloo Church (B), Butler Springs Church (C), The Independent Holiness Church (D), Shiloh Church (E), Salem Church (F), Rocky Mountain Church (G), Rock Rest Church (H), Ridgeville Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Shacklesville Cemetery (1), Fort Dale Cemetery (2), Forest Home Cemetery (3), Pine Flat Cemetery (4), Pine Top Cemetery (5), Manningham Cemetery (6), Crenshaws Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lower Lake (A), English Pond (B), Upper Lake (C), Thigpens Pond (D), Sherling Lake (E), Bush Pond (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ishams Creek (A), South Fork Cedar Creek (B), Tenmile Branch (C), Hopewell Branch (D), Black Branch (E), Mussel Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Forest Home Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  67.0%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.3%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  24.0%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  5.9%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest Home, AL



Forest Home compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below 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 Butler County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Wood (10%)
  • Utility gas (4%)


Religion statistics for Forest Home

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Adherents64.4%12.1%8.5%3.3%2.4%
Congregations36.0%23.3%15.1%2.3%5.8%
NameEpiscopal ChurchPresbyterian Church in AmericaCatholic ChurchAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents2.0%1.8%1.4%1.4%2.8%
Congregations1.2%1.2%1.2%1.2%12.8%
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.


4.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,829 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.66%
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 Lowndes County, AL  0.47% ($22,545 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, AL  0.44% ($33,484)
from Crenshaw County, AL  0.27% ($20,474)


5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,887 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.36%
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 Montgomery County, AL  0.89% ($32,016 average AGI)
to Crenshaw County, AL  0.33% ($25,087)
to Lowndes County, AL  0.31% ($19,727)


Strongest AM radio stations in Forest Home:
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WGYV (1380 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: ROBERT JOHN WILLIAMSON)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WYNI (930 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, AL; Owner: MCKISSICK ENTERPRISES)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forest Home:
  • WKXN (95.9 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
  • WAPR (88.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: UA-ASU-TSU EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
  • WQZX (94.3 FM; GREENVILLE, AL; Owner: HAYNES BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPGG (93.3 FM; EVERGREEN, AL; Owner: GULF COAST BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFXX (107.7 FM; GEORGIANA, AL; Owner: JEFFREY K. HAYNES)

TV broadcast stations around Forest Home:
  • WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WDIQ (Channel 2; DOZIER, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
  • WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total costs: $1,423,000
Total average daily traffic: 330
Total average daily truck traffic: 25
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 460

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2
  • Call Sign: K4MRE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00283666
    Grant Date: 01/27/2006, Expiration Date: 04/01/2016, Certifier: Mitchell V Sexton
    Registrant: Mitchell V Sexton, 8945 Forest Home Road, Forest Home, AL 36030
  • Call Sign: KJ4FOU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01420522
    Grant Date: 07/31/2008, Expiration Date: 07/31/2018, Certifier: Mary E Till
    Registrant: Mary E Till, 2537 7th Ave, Forest Home, AL 36030


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 21
  • Hazardous Condition: 1
  • Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Forest Home


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Forest Home, AL

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