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Tallapoosa County

Population in July 2007: 748. Population change since 2000: -1.8%
 

Males: 376  (50.3%)
Females: 372  (49.7%)

Median resident age:  35.9 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 36861.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,404 (it was $23,026 in 2000)
Jacksons' Gap:  $28,404
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,256 (it was $50,900 in 2000)
Jacksons' Gap:  $78,256
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $87,269; Detached houses: $110,837; Mobile homes: $36,262

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Races in Jacksons' Gap:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.3%)
  • Black (29.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Jacksons' Gap: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (18.9%), Irish (9.7%), German (3.8%), English (3.2%), Subsaharan African (2.8%), Polish (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 672 feet

Land area: 8.43 square miles.

Population density: 89 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Jacksons' Gap

  • High school or higher: 49.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jacksons' Gap town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.6%
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:

Jacksons' Gap:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
Jacksons' Gap satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (44.9 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (604.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Dadeville, AL (2.2 miles ), Alexander City, AL (2.8 miles ), New Site, AL (3.2 miles ), Camp Hill, AL (3.3 miles ), Goldville, AL (3.8 miles) , Daviston, AL (4.0 miles ), Goodwater-Kellyton, AL (4.1 miles ), Waverly, AL (4.2 miles) .

Latitude: 32.88 N, Longitude: 85.82 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: -44 (-5.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (30%)
  • Construction (22%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (6%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Textile mills and textile products (31%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Electricians (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (20%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)



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Jacksons' Gap-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/1/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.3 miles away from the Jacksons' Gap town center killed 7 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/18/1996, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the town center caused $700,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Jacksons' Gap:
  • RUSSELL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; ALEXANDER CITY, AL)
  • LAKEMARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; DADEVILLE, AL)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 23 miles; TALLASSEE, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jacksons' Gap:
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 28 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 19,703)
  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 47 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 51 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.1%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  7.1%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  25.6%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  11.5%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Jacksons' Gap, AL



Jacksons' Gap compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Educational Attainment



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2004 Presidential Election results in Tallapoosa County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
  • Electricity (36%)
  • Utility gas (4%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religon statistics for Jacksons' Gap

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchChurches of ChristPresbyterian Church (USA)Catholic Church
Adherents65.6%19.8%3.1%2.3%1.9%
Congregations45.0%22.5%5.8%4.2%0.8%
Name Charismatic Churches Independent Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentEpiscopal ChurchAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.2%1.2%1.0%2.4%
Congregations0.8%0.8%0.8%2.5%16.7%
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 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$1,692$20,3040$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$425
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,059$24,7081$163
Totals for Government 2$3,751$22,5063$588



6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.18%
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 Coosa County, AL  0.72% ($23,598 average AGI)
from Lee County, AL  0.62% ($81,705)
from Montgomery County, AL  0.39% ($53,709)


5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,708 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.85%
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 Lee County, AL  0.87% ($35,195 average AGI)
to Coosa County, AL  0.71% ($24,710)
to Montgomery County, AL  0.49% ($29,783)


Strongest AM radio stations in Jacksons' Gap:
  • WDLK (1450 AM; 1 kW; DADEVILLE, AL; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WRFS (1050 AM; 1 kW; ALEXANDER CITY, AL)
  • WZZX (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LINEVILLE, AL; Owner: ROBERT A. PERRY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Jacksons' Gap:
  • WZLM (97.3 FM; DADEVILLE, AL; Owner: GREAT SOUTH RFDC, LLC)
  • WELL-FM (88.7 FM; DADEVILLE, AL; Owner: TIGER COMMUNICATIONS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WSTH-FM (106.1 FM; ALEXANDER CITY, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WQNR (99.9 FM; TALLASSEE, AL; Owner: TIGER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBAM-FM (98.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: DEEP SOUTH BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHHY-FM (101.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMXS (103.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WASZ (95.5 FM; ASHLAND, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKKR (97.7 FM; AUBURN, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WMXA (96.7 FM; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTRB-FM (98.3 FM; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W212AP (90.3 FM; NOTASULGA, ETC., AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Jacksons' Gap:
  • WAXC-LP (Channel 64; ALEXANDER CITY, AL; Owner: CABLE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
  • WSWS-TV (Channel 66; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF OPELIKA)
  • WMCF-TV (Channel 45; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W18CD (Channel 18; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 7 meters (23ft)
Total costs: $975,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,645
Total average daily truck traffic: 50

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