Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $194 (0.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $117 (0.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (31.9 miles , pop. 158,216).
Hytop-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 215% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/18/1995, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the Hytop town center killed one personand injured 55 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 35.2 miles away from the town center killed 28 peopleand injured 267 people.
Earthquake activity:
Hytop-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 82% 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 38.5 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 14.8 miles away from Hytop center On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 73.2 miles away from the city center On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.9 miles away from the city center On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 33.9 miles away from Hytop center On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 36.9 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Jackson County (19) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 9, Floods: 8, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Fires: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Drought: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Hytop:
HIGHLANDS MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
SOUTHERN TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; WINCHESTER, TN)
CRESTWOOD MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 31 miles away; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hytop:
Alabama A & M University (about 29 miles; Normal, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,473)
University of Alabama in Huntsville (about 35 miles; Huntsville, AL; FT enrollment: 5,084)
Motlow State Community College (about 35 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,759)
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (about 46 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 8,652)
Chattanooga State Community College (about 51 miles; Chattanooga, TN; FT enrollment: 4,410)
John C Calhoun State Community College (about 53 miles; Tanner, AL; FT enrollment: 4,995)
Southern Adventist University (about 60 miles; Collegedale, TN; FT enrollment: 2,273)
Jackson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.8%
(8.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.6 people
Alabama:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
73.2%
Whole state:
68.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
1.6%
Whole state:
3.4%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Hytop compared to Alabama state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Religion statistics for Hytop (based on Jackson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.58%
Here
47.6%
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
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Adherents
67.7%
9.3%
7.8%
5.7%
2.3%
Congregations
40.8%
16.3%
11.6%
14.3%
3.4%
Name
Catholic Church
Duck River and Kindred Baptists Associations
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
LDS (Mormon) Church
Other
Adherents
1.8%
1.7%
1.1%
0.9%
1.7%
Congregations
0.7%
2.0%
1.4%
0.7%
8.8%
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: 16
Jackson County:
3.02 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Jackson County:
0.76 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 27
Jackson County:
5.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 28
Here:
5.29 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
11.6%
Alabama:
11.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Jackson County:
30.8%
Alabama:
31.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
11.0%
State:
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
Other Government Administration
0
$0
7
$425
Totals for Government
0
$0
7
$425
Hytop government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $7,000 ($19.77)
Fire Protection: $7,000 ($19.77)
Financial Administration: $4,000 ($11.30)
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $18,000 ($50.85)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,000 ($19.77)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000 ($5.65)
Tax - Property: $3,000 ($8.47)
Total Salaries & Wages: $4,000 ($11.30)
4.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,157 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.91%
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:
#27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
#39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores"
#42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers"
#49 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Textile mills and textile products"
#55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other healthcare support occupations"
#66 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Retail sales workers except cashiers"
#99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage population increases in the 1990s)"
#99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage increase in population in the 1990s"
#80 (35768) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Palestinian first ancestries"
