DeKalb County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.4. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.61. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.6 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 19.6%
(19.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 20.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people | | Alabama: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 66.5% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Fyffe, AL
Fyffe 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 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 below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Fyffe (2011 data):
- Horizon Bank: at 1167 Main St, branch established on 1973/02/23; Powell Branch at 3736 Main Saint Powell, branch established on 1983/01/04. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $95.0 mil, Deposits: $76.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%)
- Electricity (40%)
- Utility gas (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Alabama:
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Religion statistics for Fyffe (based on DeKalb County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.98%
| Here |  | 60.0% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Duck River and Kindred Baptists Associations | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 68.4% | 10.7% | 8.6% | 5.7% | 1.5% |
| Congregations | 42.6% | 17.9% | 11.3% | 9.2% | 5.1% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | Progressive Primitive Baptists | Church of God of Prophecy | Other |
| Adherents | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 2.5% |
| Congregations | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 8.7% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 12 | DeKalb County: | 1.77 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | DeKalb County: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 47 | DeKalb County: | 6.93 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 38 | Here: | 5.60 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.1% | | Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | DeKalb County: | 31.7% | | Alabama: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 20.7% | | State: | 13.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,630 | $19,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $456 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $7,005 | $28,020 | 1 | $71 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,273 | $15,276 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,827 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $921 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $9,908 | $23,779 | 5 | $3,275 |
Fyffe government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $92,000 ($90.28)
- Charges - Sewerage: $21,000 ($20.61)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $178,000 ($174.68)
Police Protection: $154,000 ($151.13)
Financial Administration: $149,000 ($146.22)
General - Other: $55,000 ($53.97)
Sewerage: $34,000 ($33.37)
Parks & Recreation: $20,000 ($19.63)
Fire Protection: $4,000 ($3.93)
- General - Interest on Debt: $11,000 ($10.79)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,000 ($0.98)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $188,000 ($184.49)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $137,000 ($134.45)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $51,000 ($50.05)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $171,000 ($167.81)
Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($6.87)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $63,000 ($61.83)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $180,000 ($176.64)
General Support: $26,000 ($25.52)
- Tax - Property: $445,000 ($436.70)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $419,000 ($411.19)
5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,130 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.25% | | 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:
5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.24% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Fyffe:
- WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WVSM (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAINSVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN ADVERTISING CO., INC.)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Fyffe:
- WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
- WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
- WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
- WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
- WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
- W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
- WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Fyffe:
- W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
- WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
Fyffe, Alabama:
- Fatal accident count: 11
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 12
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 27
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Alabama average:
- Fatal accident count: 100
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 156
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 257
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 9
See more detailed statistics of Fyffe fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $3,602,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,166
Total average daily truck traffic: 835
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 13,566
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Fyffe)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 1/2 Mi N On Al Hwy 75 (Lat: 34.453139 Lon: -85.896917), Call Sign: KNDP517, Licensee ID: L00017423
Assigned Frequencies: 47.4600 MHz Grant Date: 06/19/1997, Expiration Date: 08/26/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/17/2002
Registrant: Danny W Thrash, Fyffe, AL 35971, Phone: (205) 623-3600
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Fyffe)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 6 - Aircraft: SIMPSON JOHN R ACEY DEUCY (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 132JS , Serial Number: AD281JRS, Year manufactured: 1983, Airworthiness Date: 02/02/1984
Registrant (Individual): John R Simpson, 3106 County Road 41, Fyffe, AL 35971 - Aircraft: TITAN TORNADO SS (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 912S (100 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 406SS , Serial Number: SS05XXXS0HK0506, Year manufactured: 2006, Airworthiness Date: 10/17/2006
Registrant (Individual): Kevin W Wooten, 155 Camp Ln, Fyffe, AL 35971 - Aircraft: KOLB AIRCRAFT FIRESTAR II (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 51722 , Serial Number: FS99400014, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 01/22/2008
Registrant (Individual): Kevin W Wooten, 155 Camp Ln, Fyffe, AL 35971 - Aircraft: GRAHAM RODNEY D RV-4 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 614RG , Serial Number: 1979, Year manufactured: 2003, Airworthiness Date: 06/13/2003
Registrant (Individual): Rodney D Graham, 1940 Broad St N, Fyffe, AL 35971 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200T (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 8107R , Serial Number: 34-8070011, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 10/11/1979
Registrant (Corporation): Vantage Partners LLC, Po Box 96, Fyffe, AL 35971 - Aircraft: KING HARVEY M EXPRESS 90 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-540 SER (380 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 822GK , Serial Number: HK920, Year manufactured: 1997, Airworthiness Date: 06/24/1997
Registrant (Individual): Kevin Wooten, 155 Camp Ln, Fyffe, AL 35971
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Fyffe, AL
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Apparel"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Apparel"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #94 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
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