For population 15 years and over in Horn Hill town:
Never married: 13.2%
Now married: 63.5%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 9.0%
Divorced: 13.2%
0 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.0%
Alabama:
2.0%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $453 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $350 (0.5%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (53.9 miles , pop. 57,737).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (77.6 miles , pop. 201,568).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (549.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Horn Hill-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 117% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/1/2007, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.8 miles away from the Horn Hill town center killed 9 peopleand injured 50 peopleand caused $250 million in damages.
On 9/17/1971, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.2 miles away from the town center causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Horn Hill-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Alabama state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.0 miles away from the city center On 10/26/1997 at 23:27:12, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 58.9 miles away from Horn Hill center On 9/30/2003 at 02:28:03, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from the city center On 5/4/1997 at 03:39:12, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from the city center On 10/28/1997 at 09:00:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 58.9 miles away from Horn Hill center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Covington County (19) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13 Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Storms: 8, Floods: 7, Tornadoes: 5, Winds: 2, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Drought: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Horn Hill:
MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, about 5 miles away; OPP, AL)
ANDALUSIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, about 11 miles away; ANDALUSIA, AL)
FLORALA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; FLORALA, AL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Horn Hill:
Troy University (about 45 miles; Troy, AL; Full-time enrollment: 13,221)
Northwest Florida State College (about 50 miles; Niceville, FL; FT enrollment: 2,977)
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan (about 51 miles; Dothan, AL; FT enrollment: 2,692)
The University of West Florida (about 72 miles; Pensacola, FL; FT enrollment: 7,005)
Pensacola Junior College (about 75 miles; Pensacola, FL; FT enrollment: 4,901)
Alabama State University (about 78 miles; Montgomery, AL; FT enrollment: 4,561)
Auburn University at Montgomery (about 79 miles; Montgomery, AL; FT enrollment: 3,426)
Covington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.0%
(10.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.4 people
Alabama:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
65.3%
Whole state:
68.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
2.8%
Whole state:
3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Horn Hill (based on Covington County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 69.93%
Here
69.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
United Methodist Church
Churches of Christ
Assemblies of God
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents
77.1%
8.3%
3.8%
3.4%
1.8%
Congregations
49.6%
10.9%
9.2%
11.8%
4.2%
Name
Catholic Church
Presbyterian Church (USA)
LDS (Mormon) Church
International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Other
Adherents
1.2%
0.9%
0.6%
0.6%
2.4%
Congregations
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
1.7%
10.1%
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: 9
Covington County:
2.44 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Covington County:
0.27 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26
Here:
7.04 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
6.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 24
Here:
6.50 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Covington County:
12.8%
State:
11.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Covington County:
31.6%
State:
31.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
5.7%
Alabama:
13.5%
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
Horn Hill government finances in 2002:
Construction - General: $6,000 ($26.32)
Current Operations - General - Other: $2,000 ($8.77)
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000 ($17.54)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,000 ($21.93)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000 ($8.77)
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,000 ($4.39)
6.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,801 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.03%
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:
