Greenwood, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 14,426

Males: 7,109	(49.3%)
Females: 7,317	(50.7%)

Calhoun County

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $61,500 (it was $53,944 in 2000)

Greenwood	$61,500
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $181,000 (it was $153,000 in 2000)

Greenwood	$181,000
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Greenwood:

White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
Black (5.2%)
American Indian (5.2%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 49.9 square miles.

Population density: 289 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Greenwood

High school or higher: 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 10.0%
Unemployed: 1.5%
Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Greenwood CCD

Never married: 14.5%
Now married: 73.2%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 7.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.1%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Greenwood:	0.5% ($736)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hoover, AL (10.2 miles , pop. 62,742).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (16.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (591.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bessemer, AL (4.9 miles ), Helena, AL (6.4 miles ), Lipscomb, AL (7.3 miles ), Brighton, AL (8.0 miles ), Hueytown, AL (8.9 miles ), Midfield, AL (9.2 miles ), Concord-Hopkins, AL (9.9 miles ), Alabaster, AL (10.1 miles ).

Latitude: 33.32 N, Longitude: 86.94 W

37 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Educational services (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Engineers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

Greenwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 168% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 13.7 miles away from the Greenwood place center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 18.4 miles away from the place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Greenwood:

BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON (about 11 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)
SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; ALABASTER, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Greenwood:

BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 21 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 47 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
TALLADEGA MUNI (about 64 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Greenwood:

BESSEMER (about 3 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
SHELBY COUNTY (about 17 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID: EET)
BIBB COUNTY (about 29 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; ID: 0A8)

Amtrak station near Greenwood:

16 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Greenwood:

SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 15 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 16 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 45 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)

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Notable locations in Greenwood: Pauline Fletcher Camp (A), Twin Lakes Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Greenwood include: Bluff Ridge Church (A), Canaan Church (B), Shady Grove Church (C), Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church (D), Morgan Church (E), Hillview Church (F), Bellview Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Massey Cemetery (1), Marvin Chapel Cemetery (2), Fairington Cemetery (3), George Cemetery (4), Smithson Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Guytons Lake (A), Coleman Lakes (B), Johnsons Lake (C), Baylor Lake (D), Indian Gap Lake (E), Serene Lake Number 1 (F), Norman Fountain Lake (G), Tannehill Valley Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rocky Brook (A), Rice Creek (B), Allen Brook (C), Clear Branch (D), Bob George Branch (E), Black Creek (F), Cooley Creek (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Greenwood: Tannehill State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	80.5%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	1.8%
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 1999:

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	1.6%
Whole state:	7.3%

Greenwood compared to Alabama state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Calhoun County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,365 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.72%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($417 average AGI)
Calhoun County: 0.10%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Talladega County, AL	0.72% ($30,460 average AGI)
from Etowah County, AL	0.46% ($30,618)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.25% ($27,030)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,605 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($398 average AGI)
Calhoun County: 0.07%
Alabama average: 0.06%

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

to Talladega County, AL	0.72% ($45,708 average AGI)
to Etowah County, AL	0.52% ($29,865)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.33% ($31,632)

Strongest AM radio stations in Greenwood:

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.)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSMQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: BESSEMER RADIO INC.)
WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WQCR (1500 AM; 2 kW; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: WGTT, INC.)
WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WAYE (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Greenwood:

WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQEM (101.5 FM; COLUMBIANA, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WVSU-FM (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY)
WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Greenwood:

WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
W15AZ (Channel 15; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
WOTM-LP (Channel 19; MONTEVALLO, AL; Owner: JAMES DONALD EARLEY)

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