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Gaylesville, AL map Population (year 2000): 140. Estimated population in July 2006: 145 (+3.6% change)
 

Males: 69  (49.3%)
Females: 71  (50.7%)

Cherokee County

Median resident age:  42.6 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip code: 35973


Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,900 (it was $26,875 in 2000)
Gaylesville  $25,900
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,200 (it was $61,300 in 2000)
Gaylesville  $61,200
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Gaylesville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.4%), Irish (20.0%), Dutch (15.0%), English (7.9%), Swedish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 597 feet

Land area: 0.35 square miles.

Population density: 412 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Gaylesville

  • High school or higher: 62.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gaylesville town

  • Never married: 12.5%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 5.4%
  • Widowed: 15.2%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Gaylesville, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gaylesville to the number of sex offenders is 48 to 1.

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

Gaylesville:  0.3% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)

Gaylesville satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (57.4 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (86.8 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (543.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Cedar Bluff, AL (4.2 miles ), Centre, AL (11.0 miles ), Mud Creek, AL (13.0 miles ), Lyerly, GA (14.0 miles ), Sand Rock, AL (14.8 miles ), Leesburg, AL (15.6 miles ), Menlo, GA (16.0 miles ), Fort Payne, AL (16.4 miles ).

Latitude: 34.27 N, Longitude: 85.56 W


Area code: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-6.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Textile mills and textile products (46%)
  • Construction (25%)
  • U. S. Postal service (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Apparel (38%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (23%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (33%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (17%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (46%)
  • Other financial specialists (8%)
  • Special education teachers (8%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)


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Gaylesville-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 140% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.8 miles away from the Gaylesville town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 4 tornado 19.6 miles away from the town center killed 22 people and injured 150 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Gaylesville:
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 10 miles; CENTRE, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 20 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
  • REDMOND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; ROME, GA)

Political contributions by individuals in Gaylesville, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gaylesville:
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 29 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 52 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 59 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gaylesville:
  • CENTRE MUNI (about 10 miles; CENTRE, AL; ID: C22)
  • ISBELL FIELD (about 18 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; ID: 4A9)
  • CORNELIUS-MOORE FIELD (about 35 miles; CEDARTOWN, GA; ID: 4A4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gaylesville:
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 57 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 58 miles; CARROLLTON, GA; FT enrollment: 7,241)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; KENNESAW, GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
Public high school in Gaylesville:

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Church in Gaylesville: Gaylesville Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Hotel: Lakeshore Fish Camp and Resort (2770 Al Highway 68 East).

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.8%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.0%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

Gaylesville 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 significantly 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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Gaylesville travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in Cherokee County Alabama:




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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$635
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$400
Totals for Government 0$0 8$1,035



6.67% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.67%
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 DeKalb County, AL  0.86% ($28,594 average AGI)
from Floyd County, GA  0.74% ($34,695)
from Etowah County, AL  0.66% ($30,660)


5.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,802 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.57%
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 Etowah County, AL  0.92% ($31,918 average AGI)
to DeKalb County, AL  0.81% ($22,688)
to Calhoun County, AL  0.60% ($26,511)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gaylesville:
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WGTA (950 AM; 5 kW; SUMMERVILLE, GA; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WZQZ (1180 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TRION, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMLB (1160 AM; 50 kW; EAST POINT, GA; Owner: ATLANTA AREA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEIS (990 AM; 1 kW; CENTRE, AL; Owner: BAKER ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gaylesville:
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W212AR (90.3 FM; LINDALE, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Gaylesville:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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