Fosters, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 2,498

Males: 1,218	(48.8%)
Females: 1,280	(51.2%)

Tuscaloosa County

Median resident age:	37.9 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip code: 35463

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,700 (it was $33,068 in 2000)

Fosters	$31,700
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $98,500 (it was $83,900 in 2000)

Fosters	$98,500
Alabama:	$97,500

Fosters, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Fosters:

White Non-Hispanic (65.9%)
Black (33.5%)
American Indian (33.5%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 150 feet

Land area: 105.2 square miles.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Fosters

High school or higher: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 6.1%
Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fosters CCD

Never married: 23.0%
Now married: 56.9%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 7.4%
Divorced: 12.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.8%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Fosters, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Fosters to the number of sex offenders is 2498 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Fosters:	0.3% ($266)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (15.6 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (69.7 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (574.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Moundville, AL (8.8 miles ), Coker, AL (11.9 miles ), Stewart-Akron, AL (13.8 miles ), Union, AL (13.9 miles ), Akron, AL (14.2 miles ), Northport, AL (15.0 miles ), Tuscaloosa, AL (15.6 miles ), Big Sandy-Duncanville, AL (16.1 miles ).

Latitude: 33.08 N, Longitude: 87.72 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (22%)
Health care (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (28%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Metal and metal products (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Food processing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Fosters-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 113% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/16/2000, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.6 miles away from the Fosters place center killed 11 people and injured 144 people and caused $13 million in damages.

On 2/23/1975, a category 4 tornado 8.5 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Fosters:

BRYCE HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
NORTHPORT MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; NORTHPORT, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fosters:

TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 13 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
COLUMBUS AFB (about 63 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 65 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fosters:

MOUNDVILLE (about 10 miles; MOUNDVILLE, AL; ID: L44)
EUTAW MUNI (about 21 miles; EUTAW, AL; ID: 3A7)
NORTH PICKENS (about 29 miles; REFORM, AL; ID: 3M8)

Amtrak station near Fosters:

14 miles: TUSCALOOSA (2105 GREENSBORO AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fosters:

SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 19 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 59 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 60 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 64 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)

Public elementary/middle school in Fosters:

MYRTLEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 241; Location: 14701 GAINSVILLE RD; Grades: KG - 05)

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Notable locations in Fosters: Manleys Landing (A), R H Fosters Landing (B), Willifords Landing (C), Burroughs Landing (D), Foster Landing (E), Hiphill Landing (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Fosters include: Wesley Chapel (A), Washington Temple (B), Victorious Life Church (C), Sylvan Church (D), Dry Creek Church (E), Grant Creek Church (F), New Hope Church (G), Mount Zion Church (H), Zion Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Parham Ridge Cemetery (1), Jones-Townsend Cemetery (2), Foster Cemetery (3), Beale Cemetery (4), Zion Hill Cemetery (5), Sylvan Cemetery (6), Bethel Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Snag Lake (A), Moon Lake (B), Cypress Pond (C), Big Lake (D), Lake Gloria (E), Reed Swamp (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Branch (A), Dry Creek (B), McCracken Creek (C), Thornton Creek (D), Arthur Creek (E), Grant Creek (F), Slaughter Creek (G), Woods Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Fosters Post Office (A), Ralph Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	73.6%
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: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	14.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	6.7%
Whole state:	7.3%

Fosters compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value 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 significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Tuscaloosa County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.50% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,005 average AGI)
Tuscaloosa County: 0.50%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Jefferson County, AL	0.86% ($39,158 average AGI)
from Hale County, AL	0.32% ($26,899)
from Pickens County, AL	0.25% ($27,973)

5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,045 average AGI)
Tuscaloosa County: 0.07%
Alabama average: 0.06%

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

to Jefferson County, AL	0.95% ($35,105 average AGI)
to Hale County, AL	0.25% ($37,938)
to Shelby County, AL	0.24% ($45,353)

Strongest AM radio stations in Fosters:

WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWPG (1280 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: LAWSON OF TUSCALOOSA, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WTBC (1230 AM; 1 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: JOHN SISTY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fosters:

WQZZ (104.3 FM; EUTAW, AL; Owner: JIM LAWSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDGM (99.1 FM; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: WARRIOR BROADCASTING INC.)
WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBEI (101.7 FM; REFORM, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
WUAL-FM (91.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
WALN (89.3 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
W247AN (97.3 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WRTR (105.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVUA-FM (90.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIVERSITY OF AL)

TV broadcast stations around Fosters:

WLDM (Channel 23; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 23, LLC)
W46BU (Channel 46; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WVUA-CA (Channel 7; TUSCALOOSA/NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
WDVZ-CA (Channel 3; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
WJMY-CA (Channel 28; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)

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