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Population (year 2000): 1,633. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,552 (-5.0% change)
 

Males: 762  (46.7%)
Females: 871  (53.3%)

Coosa County

Median resident age:  37.5 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35072.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,400 (it was $22,188 in 2000)
Goodwater  $21,400
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $39,200 (it was $39,300 in 2000)
Goodwater  $39,200
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Goodwater:

  • Black (73.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (25.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (7.7%), English (2.0%), Irish (1.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 840 feet

Land area: 6.54 square miles.

Population density: 228 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Goodwater

  • High school or higher: 55.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 11.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Goodwater city

  • Never married: 30.1%
  • Now married: 44.3%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 11.6%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

8 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.5%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Goodwater, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Goodwater to the number of sex offenders is 78 to 1.

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

Goodwater:  0.5% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
Goodwater satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (50.7 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (617.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Goodwater-Kellyton, AL (2.4 miles ), Millerville-Hollins, AL (8.1 miles ), Alexander City, AL (11.9 miles ), Sylacauga, AL (15.9 miles ), Rockford, AL (16.5 miles ), Mignon, AL (16.8 miles ), Gantts Quarry, AL (17.8 miles) , New Site, AL (18.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $40,400
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $39,900
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $45,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 33.06 N, Longitude: 86.05 W


41 people in nursing homes

Area code: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: -207 (-11.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Textile mills and textile products (19%)
  • Furniture and related products (12%)
  • Wood products (8%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Textile mills and textile products (30%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Furniture and related products (7%)
  • Apparel (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (22%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Goodwater by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0131
    per 100,000 0.060.7191.364.1
Assaults 74107
    per 100,000 427.1242.9637.8448.7
Burglaries 55814
    per 100,000 305.1303.6510.2897.4
Thefts 16474958
    per 100,000 976.22853.73125.03717.9
Auto thefts 3232
    per 100,000 183.0121.4191.3128.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 162.0) 160.5211.9361.0330.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.68
US city average:  3.00

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Goodwater-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/1/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the Goodwater city center killed 7 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/24/1964, a category 4 tornado 29.2 miles away from the city center killed 10 people and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Robert Daniel Carmichael - (1879-1967), mathematician.


Hospitals/medical centers near Goodwater:
  • RUSSELL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ALEXANDER CITY, AL)
  • COOSA VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; SYLACAUGA, AL)
  • CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; ASHLAND, AL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Goodwater:
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 35 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 39 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)
  • MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 57 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Goodwater:
  • THOMAS C RUSSELL FLD (about 14 miles; ALEXANDER CITY, AL; ID: ALX)
  • MERKEL FIELD SYLACAUGA MUNI (about 19 miles; SYLACAUGA, AL; ID: SCD)
  • ASHLAND/LINEVILLE (about 24 miles; ASHLAND/LINEVILLE, AL; ID: 26A)

Local government website: www.goodwater.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Goodwater:
  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 52 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
Library in Goodwater:
  • GOODWATER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $41,524; Location: 36 WEOGUFKA STREET; 10,284 books; 254 audio materials; 363 video materials; 32 serial subscriptions)

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

Reservoir: Baker Creek Lagoon (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Camp Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Goodwater and their reported violations in the past:

GOODWATER UTILITIES BOARD (Population served: 2370, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-01-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-19-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2002)
  • MCL, Average - Between OCT-2001 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-08-2002), St Public Notif received (MAR-19-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-16-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 19 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.3%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.6%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  23.3%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  10.0%
Whole state:  7.3%

Goodwater compared to Alabama state average:

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  • Median household income significantly 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Goodwater (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Goodwater Branch at 445 South Main Street, branch established on 1889-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 1$1,390$16,6800$0
Local Libraries 0$0 3$1,571
Other and Unallocable 2$4,450$26,7003$1,747
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$3,302
Police Protection - Officers 2$6,097$36,5824$2,500
Police - Other 3$3,666$14,6643$1,089
Firefighters 0$0 32$1,148
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$1,025
Totals for Government 8$15,604$23,40650$12,382



8.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,780 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.14%
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 Tallapoosa County, AL  2.56% ($24,710 average AGI)
from Talladega County, AL  2.07% ($30,383)
from Elmore County, AL  0.43% ($29,059)


8.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,053 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.70%
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 Tallapoosa County, AL  2.59% ($23,598 average AGI)
to Talladega County, AL  2.42% ($26,684)
to Elmore County, AL  0.48% ($27,368)


Strongest AM radio stations in Goodwater:
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WRFS (1050 AM; 1 kW; ALEXANDER CITY, AL)
  • WZZX (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LINEVILLE, AL; Owner: ROBERT A. PERRY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFEB (1340 AM; 1 kW; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Goodwater:
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WTRB-FM (98.3 FM; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTDR (92.7 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: JACOBS BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WZLM (97.3 FM; DADEVILLE, AL; Owner: GREAT SOUTH RFDC, LLC)
  • WASZ (95.5 FM; ASHLAND, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSSY-FM (97.5 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: GREAT SOUTH RFDC, LLC)
  • WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WMXS (103.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBAM-FM (98.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: DEEP SOUTH BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHHY-FM (101.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSTH-FM (106.1 FM; ALEXANDER CITY, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WELL-FM (88.7 FM; DADEVILLE, AL; Owner: TIGER COMMUNICATIONS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Goodwater:
  • WAXC-LP (Channel 64; ALEXANDER CITY, AL; Owner: CABLE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)

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