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Blount County

Population in July 2008: 500. Population change since 2000: +22.5%
Males: 245  (49.0%)
Females: 255  (51.0%)

Median resident age:  40.0 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35121.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,326 (it was $43,229 in 2000)
Highland Lake:  $53,326
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $33,199
Highland Lake:  $33,199
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $163,430 (it was $106,300 in 2000)
Highland Lake:  $163,430
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $211,578; Detached houses: $211,990; Townhouses or other attached units: $78,623; Mobile homes: $37,500

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Races in Highland Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Highland Lake: 81.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (21.1%), Irish (10.5%), English (7.8%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%), French (2.2%), Scottish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 913 feet

Land area: 1.63 square miles.

Population density: 307 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Highland Lake

  • High school or higher: 87.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 41.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Highland Lake town

  • Never married: 14.3%
  • Now married: 72.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.9%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.5%
Alabama:  2.0%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Highland Lake:  0.3% ($267)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
Highland Lake satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (33.5 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (554.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Oneonta, AL (2.3 miles ), Allgood, AL (2.4 miles ), Springville, AL (2.9 miles ), Rosa, AL (3.0 miles ), Ashville, AL (3.1 miles ), Cleveland, AL (3.4 miles ), Altoona, AL (3.4 miles ), Locust Fork, AL (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $145,900
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $129,900
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $130,600
  • 2005: 6 buildings, average cost: $237,500
  • 2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $157,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $157,000
  • 2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $170,500

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 33.88 N, Longitude: 86.42 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: +103 (+33.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (22%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Paper (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Health care (21%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Apparel (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Secondary school teachers (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Top executives (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)



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Average climate in Highland Lake, Alabama

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Highland Lake-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 257% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.5 miles away from the Highland Lake town center injured 22 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.3 miles away from the town center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Highland Lake-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 62.0 miles away from Highland Lake center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 58.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 82.3 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from Highland Lake center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 57.8 miles away from Highland Lake center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Highland Lake topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Highland Lake:
  • MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 10 miles; ONEONTA, AL)
  • ST CLAIR REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; PELL CITY, AL)
  • MEDICAL CENTER EAST INC (about 24 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Highland Lake, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highland Lake:
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 25 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 38 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.7%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.2%
Whole state:  3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Highland Lake, AL



Highland Lake compared to Alabama 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 significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Highland Lake travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Blount County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (65%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (29%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)


Religion statistics for Highland Lake

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Assemblies of GodChurch of the Nazarene
Adherents70.1%14.0%5.0%1.9%1.7%
Congregations47.1%18.8%8.0%1.4%3.6%
NameChurches of ChristCatholic ChurchCumberland Presbyterian ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchOther religions
Adherents1.6%1.5%0.9%0.8%2.5%
Congregations5.8%0.7%2.9%0.7%10.9%
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.


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
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$850
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 2$221
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$199
Totals for Government 0$0 4$1,270



7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.26%
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 Jefferson County, AL  3.18% ($37,239 average AGI)
from Marshall County, AL  0.44% ($24,284)
from Cullman County, AL  0.43% ($24,528)


6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.13%
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 Jefferson County, AL  2.09% ($35,540 average AGI)
to Cullman County, AL  0.57% ($28,872)
to Marshall County, AL  0.51% ($25,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Highland Lake:
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WCRL (1570 AM; 3 kW; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WFHK (1430 AM; 5 kW; PELL CITY, AL; Owner: STOCKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Highland Lake:
  • WKLD (97.7 FM; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE INC.)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
  • WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTDR (92.7 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: JACOBS BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Highland Lake:
  • WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WJSU-TV (Channel 40; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
  • WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • W15AP (Channel 15; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • W50BO (Channel 50; ASHVILLE, AL; Owner: BOWLIN AND JOHNSON)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$125,6203$95,1801$15,8801$51,3101$37,190
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$00$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$104,3650$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$64,6600$00$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0501.01

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$131,780
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0501.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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