Hobson City, Alabama

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Calhoun County

Population in July 2009: 873. Population change since 2000: -0.6%

Males: 376	(43.2%)
Females: 497	(56.8%)

Median resident age:	34.6 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 36201.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $22,033 (it was $17,589 in 2000)

Hobson City:	$22,033
Alabama:	$40,489

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $11,570

Hobson City town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $52,590 (it was $44,100 in 2000)

Hobson City:	$52,590
Alabama:	$119,600

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $62,664; Detached houses: $66,862; Townhouses or other attached units: $26,806; Mobile homes: $50,772

Median gross rent in 2009: $468.

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Black alone - 755 (89.2%)
White alone - 54 (6.4%)
Hispanic - 37 (4.4%)

Races in Hobson City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Hobson City: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (6.5%), Subsaharan African (2.1%), English (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%), Irish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 800 feet

Land area: 1.09 square miles.

Population density: 798 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Hobson City:

High school or higher: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 14.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hobson City town:

Never married: 34.1%
Now married: 41.8%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 12.1%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.3%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Hobson City, Alabama in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Hobson City to the number of sex offenders is 873 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $179 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $127 (0.3%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (56.2 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (577.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Oxford, AL (1.2 miles ), West End-Cobb Town, AL (1.6 miles ), Anniston, AL (1.8 miles ), Blue Mountain, AL (2.2 miles ), Saks, AL (2.5 miles ), Bynum, AL (2.6 miles ), Munford, AL (2.9 miles ), Weaver, AL (3.1 miles ).

Latitude: 33.62 N, Longitude: 85.84 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

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Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	8.9%
Alabama:	9.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Crime in Hobson City by Year
Murders	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	113.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	116.0	115.5	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	2	0	3	4	3	0
per 100,000	227.0	226.0	0.0	348.0	461.9	345.6	0.0
Burglaries	3	0	3	6	1	1	6
per 100,000	340.5	0.0	350.1	696.1	115.5	115.2	692.0
Thefts	5	0	11	9	13	3	2
per 100,000	567.5	0.0	1283.5	1044.1	1501.2	345.6	230.7
Auto thefts	3	0	3	0	1	1	2
per 100,000	340.5	0.0	350.1	0.0	115.5	115.2	230.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 319.1)	105.7	240.5	92.1	172.9	181.3	88.9	67.5

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Crime in Hobson City detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2006, including police officers: 4 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.32
Alabama average:	2.32

Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+1.5%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (26%)
Public administration (16%)
Retail trade (12%)
Wholesale trade (10%)
Construction (7%)
Utilities (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Accommodation and food services (30%)
Health care and social assistance (17%)
Public administration (15%)
Manufacturing (13%)
Wholesale trade (5%)
Retail trade (5%)
Educational services (5%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)

Cashiers (14%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)

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Average climate in Hobson City, Alabama

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Tornado activity:

Hobson City-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 235% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1973, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.2 miles away from the Hobson City town center killed 7 people and injured 199 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category F4 tornado 19.0 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.

Earthquake activity:

Hobson City-area historical earthquake activity is below Alabama state average. It is 91% 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 61.8 miles away from the city 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 82.7 miles away from Hobson 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 85.0 miles away from the city 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 80.6 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 82.5 miles away from Hobson City center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Calhoun County (15) is greater than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 9, Storms: 9, Floods: 6, Hurricanes: 4, Winds: 2, Snowfall: 1, Drought: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Hobson City:

STRINGFELLOW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; ANNISTON, AL)
NORTHEAST ALABAMA REGIONAL MED CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 6 miles away; ANNISTON, AL)
JACKSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; JACKSONVILLE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Hobson City, AL

Amtrak station near Hobson City:

3 miles: ANNISTON (126 W.4TH ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hobson City:

Jacksonville State University (about 15 miles; Jacksonville, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,251)
Gadsden State Community College (about 28 miles; Gadsden, AL; FT enrollment: 4,222)
Southern Union State Community College (about 38 miles; Wadley, AL; FT enrollment: 3,299)
West Georgia Technical College (about 39 miles; Waco, GA; FT enrollment: 2,833)
University of West Georgia (about 43 miles; Carrollton, GA; FT enrollment: 8,675)
Jefferson State Community College (about 50 miles; Birmingham, AL; FT enrollment: 3,273)
Georgia Highlands College (about 53 miles; Rome, GA; FT enrollment: 3,194)

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Churches in Hobson City include: Oak Ridge Baptist Church (A), Welcome Chapel Church (B), Church of God (C), New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Hobson City: Hobson City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Calhoun County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Hobson City that have no violations reported:

HOBSON CITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 741, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 37.6%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 42.1% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.9%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.5%
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

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Hobson City, AL

Hobson City compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Hobson City travel time to work - commute

Hobson City mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (68%)
Electricity (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Calhoun County Alabama:

2008 Presidential Election results in Calhoun County Alabama:

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Religion statistics for Hobson City:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.29%

Here		64.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God
Adherents	70.4%	9.9%	5.4%	3.9%	1.5%
Congregations	46.9%	14.2%	6.6%	8.5%	3.3%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Catholic Church	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	1.3%	1.2%	1.1%	0.8%	4.5%
Congregations	3.3%	1.4%	1.9%	0.9%	12.8%

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: 31

Calhoun County:	2.75 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:	1.89 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:	0.20 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8

Calhoun County:	0.71 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:	0.65 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 87

Calhoun County:	7.71 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.32 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 76

Here:	6.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:	5.75 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

This county:	13.5%
Alabama:	11.8%

Adult obesity rate:

Calhoun County:	33.2%
Alabama:	31.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

This county:	15.1%
State:	13.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Other Government Administration	0	$0		4	$4,417
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,258	$27,096	0	$0
Streets and Highways	3	$3,133	$12,532	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$5,391	$16,173	4	$4,417

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 Hobson City:

WHOG (1120 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HOBSON CITY, AL; Owner: HOBSON CITY BROADCASTING CO)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WHMA (1390 AM; 5 kW; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: CASEY NETWORK, LLC)
WDNG (1450 AM; 1 kW; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WDNG, INC.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WANA (1490 AM; 1 kW; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: DEWEY D. LANKFORD)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, 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)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WZZX (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LINEVILLE, AL; Owner: ROBERT A. PERRY)
WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Hobson City:

WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
W269AX (101.7 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WMAX-FM (105.3 FM; BOWDON, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTDR (92.7 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: JACOBS BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
WGRW (90.7 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WORD WORKS, INC.)
WSSY-FM (97.5 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: GREAT SOUTH RFDC, LLC)
WASZ (95.5 FM; ASHLAND, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WCKS (102.7 FM; FRUITHURST, AL; Owner: WCKS, INC.)
WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Hobson City:

WJXS-CA (Channel 24; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA HERITAGE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
WCIQ (Channel 7; MOUNT CHEAHA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
W29AO (Channel 29; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Hobson City fatal accident list:

Mar 15, 1998 03:30 AM, 5112, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $341,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,500
Total average daily truck traffic: 75
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 2,100

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		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)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$146,285	2	$98,390	11	$111,371	1	$26,100	1	$74,700	1	$43,770
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$49,200	1	$35,840	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$91,970	1	$31,630	5	$101,142	1	$13,450	1	$15,560	1	$20,480
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	4	$94,150	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	1	$73,590	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0012.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$125,800	1	$152,910
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$84,340	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0012.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Hobson City on our top lists:

#28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing"
#34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
#38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Printing and related support activities"
#38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Metal and metal products"
#69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides"
#88 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of murders to rapes between 2001 and 2006"

#28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
#90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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