Ider, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 715. Population change since 2000: +7.7%

Males: 351	(49.1%)
Females: 364	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	39.1 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35981.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,633 (it was $27,563 in 2000)

Ider:	$32,633
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,538

Ider:	$17,538
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $83,471 (it was $62,200 in 2000)

Ider:	$83,471
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Ider:

White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
American Indian (3.2%)
Two or more races (2.0%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ider: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.5%), Irish (12.3%), German (6.8%), English (4.2%), Dutch (1.8%), Scottish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1540 feet

Land area: 5.43 square miles.

Population density: 132 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ider

High school or higher: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 7.3%
Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ider town

Never married: 12.6%
Now married: 64.8%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 7.3%
Divorced: 12.8%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Ider, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ider to the number of sex offenders is 119 to 1.

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

Ider:	0.4% ($221)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (33.0 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (97.7 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (505.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Henagar, AL (2.5 miles ), Hammondville, AL (3.1 miles ), Pisgah, AL (3.1 miles ), Valley Head, AL (3.2 miles ), Mentone, AL (3.2 miles ), Long Island, AL (3.3 miles ), Sylvania, AL (3.5 miles ), Stevenson, AL (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $129,800
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $129,800
2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $148,500
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $159,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $170,500
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.70 N, Longitude: 85.67 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-4.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (12%)
Construction (8%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Utilities (5%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (18%)
Apparel (14%)
Educational services (14%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food (3%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (14%)
Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Crime in Ider by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	293.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	5	9	7	1	2	1
per 100,000	746.3	1333.3	1026.4	145.6	288.2	139.9
Thefts	14	14	18	0	1	2
per 100,000	2089.6	2074.1	2639.3	0.0	144.1	279.7
Auto thefts	1	5	3	0	2	1
per 100,000	149.3	740.7	439.9	0.0	288.2	139.9
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	147.8	235.6	271.3	10.2	49.0	32.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	5.59
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Ider, Alabama

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Ider-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 177% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the Ider town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/15/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Ider-area historical earthquake activity is above Alabama state average. It is 72% 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 14.7 miles away from Ider 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 32.5 miles away from the city center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 94.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 54.8 miles away from Ider center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 17.0 miles away from Ider center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ider:

BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 18 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 24 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; JASPER, TN)

Political contributions by individuals in Ider, AL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ider:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 33 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 56 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
LEE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)

Public high school in Ider:

IDER SCHOOL (Students: 834; Location: 1064 CRABAPPLE LANE; Grades: 0K-12)

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Library in Ider:

IDER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,269; Location: 10808 ALABAMA HIGHWAY 75; 12,043 books; 35 audio materials; 364 video materials; 7 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Ider include: Macedonia Church (A), New Bethel Church Number 2 (B), Ider Church (C), Ider Missionary Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Fuller Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Ider Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

SAND MOUNTAIN WATER AUTHORITY (Address: P O BOX 67, Population served: 5979, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	68.1%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.9%
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: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	19.7%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ider, AL

Ider compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value 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.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Ider (2009 data):

The Citizens Bank of Valley Head: Ider Branch at Highway 75, branch established on 1989-07-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $23.3 mil, Deposits: $20.1 mil, headquarters in Valley Head, AL, negative income in the last year, Consumer Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Ider mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (45%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (44%) Wood (4%) Utility gas (3%) No fuel used (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Religion statistics for Ider

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Duck River and Kindred Baptists Associations	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ
Adherents	68.4%	10.7%	8.6%	5.7%	1.5%
Congregations	42.6%	17.9%	11.3%	9.2%	5.1%

Name	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	Progressive Primitive Baptists	Church of God of Prophecy	Other religions
Adherents	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	2.5%
Congregations	0.5%	1.0%	1.0%	2.6%	8.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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		9	$1,424
Police Protection - Officers	4	$8,035	$24,105	1	$696
Police - Other	0	$0		6	$3,780
Fire - Other	0	$0		2	$250
Streets and Highways	1	$2,004	$24,048	1	$1,151
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$720
Local Libraries	0	$0		2	$623
Totals for Government	5	$10,039	$24,094	22	$8,644

Ider government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $6,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $171,000
Financial Administration: $141,000

Regular Highways: $42,000

Parks & Recreation: $34,000

Sewerage: $19,000

Fire Protection: $18,000

Libraries: $14,000

General - Other: $7,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $42,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $21,000
Regular Highways: $17,000

General - Other: $10,000

Corrections - Other: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $78,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $306,000
NEC: $45,000

Property: $12,000

Motor Vehicle License: $3,000

Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $54,000

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
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 Marshall County, AL	0.90% ($21,706 average AGI)
from Jackson County, AL	0.76% ($26,632)
from Etowah County, AL	0.40% ($28,221)

5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
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 Marshall County, AL	0.89% ($26,219 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL	0.80% ($23,419)
to Etowah County, AL	0.42% ($27,022)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ider:

WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WEPG (910 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: STONE/COLLINS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WGTA (950 AM; 5 kW; SUMMERVILLE, GA; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WKWN (1420 AM; 3 kW; TRENTON, GA; Owner: RA-AD OF TRENTON, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ider:

WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Ider:

WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Ider fatal accident list:
Sep 30, 2003 09:32 AM, Sr-117, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 18, 1994 06:25 AM, 117, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 27, 1993 08:15 AM, 75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
May 9, 1988 05:35 AM, 75, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
May 2, 1980 05:55 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
Dec 22, 1978 12:55 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $615,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,255
Total average daily truck traffic: 125
Total future (year 2028) average daily traffic: 1,865

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Water Tank Gann Crossroad, Call Sign: WNKV912, Licensee ID: L00008406
Assigned Frequencies : 452.800 MHz
Grant Date: 04/15/2003, Expiration Date: 01/28/2013
Registrant: Sand Mountain Water Authority, Ider, AL 35981, Phone: (206) 632-2254

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ider)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2

Aircraft: CESSNA 177 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3321T , Serial Number: 17700621, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 01/04/1968
Registrant (Individual): Rex L Beaty, 1107 County Road 228, Ider, AL 35981
Aircraft: O'NEAL HOMER J B-8M (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: MCCULLOCH 4318A&E/0-100 (72 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 380H , Serial Number: 1, Year manufactured: 1985, Airworthiness Date: 03/20/1986
Registrant (Individual): Homer J O'Neal, 1088 County Road 748, Ider, AL 35981

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 23

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Ider, AL

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