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Population (year 2000): 1,119. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,122 (+0.3% change)
 

Males: 536  (47.9%)
Females: 583  (52.1%)

Lauderdale County

Median resident age:  36.5 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35645.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,600 (it was $43,203 in 2000)
Killen  $41,600
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,900 (it was $85,200 in 2000)
Killen  $83,900
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Killen:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Black (2.2%)
  • Other race (1.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (28.6%), Irish (13.0%), English (9.5%), German (7.4%), Scottish (1.8%), French (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 610 feet

Land area: 1.91 square miles.

Population density: 586 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Killen

  • High school or higher: 78.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Killen town

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 64.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

8 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Killen, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Killen to the number of sex offenders is 93 to 1.

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

Killen:  0.3% ($295)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
Killen satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (42.2 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (103.8 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (482.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: St. Florian, AL (6.6 miles ), Florence, AL (9.6 miles ), Leighton, AL (11.2 miles ), Underwood-Petersville, AL (11.3 miles ), Muscle Shoals, AL (11.3 miles ), Iron City, TN (11.9 miles ), St. Joseph, TN (12.1 miles ), Tri-Cities, AL (12.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 9 buildings, average cost: $130,400
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $130,000

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Latitude: 34.86 N, Longitude: 87.53 W


Area code: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+11.0%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Utilities (6%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Chemicals (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electricians (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)


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Crime in Killen by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 00010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.091.20.0
Assaults 57011
    per 100,000 445.2620.60.091.289.1
Burglaries 16821225
    per 100,000 1424.8709.21910.82005.5445.6
Thefts 68716412566
    per 100,000 6055.26294.35823.511394.75882.4
Auto thefts 11100
    per 100,000 89.088.791.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 201.1) 438.1432.6374.0641.8284.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  4.46
US city average:  3.00

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Killen-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 143% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.3 miles away from the Killen town center killed 28 people and injured 267 people.

On 5/18/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 32 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Patrick Hape - 2005 NFL player (Denver Broncos, born: Jun 6, 1974).


Hospitals/medical centers near Killen:
  • SHOALS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL)
  • ELIZA COFFEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; FLORENCE, AL)
  • HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SHEFFIELD, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Killen, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Killen:
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 11 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 56 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • TUPELO RGNL (about 95 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Killen:
  • LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 20 miles; COURTLAND, AL; ID: 9A4)
  • RUSSELLVILLE MUNI (about 32 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; ID: M22)
  • LAWRENCEBURG-LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 33 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; ID: 2M2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Killen:
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 10 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 13 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 62 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
Public high schools in Killen:
Public elementary/middle school in Killen:
Library in Killen:
  • KILLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $24,478; Location: 229 J C MAULDIN HWY; 10,858 books; 45 audio materials; 3 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Killen include: Beech Grove Church of Christ (A), Mount Zion Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Tourist attractions: Pettus Museum (3450 Highway 72), C & C Waterscapes (Water Parks & Slides; 2007 County Road 103).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  77.9%
Whole state:  70.0%

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

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.4%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  7.3%

Killen compared to Alabama state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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Banks with branches in Killen (2007 data):
  • First Southern Bank: Hwy 72 East Branch at 5287 Highway 72, branch established on 1934-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $103.6 mil, Deposits: $92.0 mil, headquarters in Florence, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Southern Bancshares, Inc.
  • Citizens Bank & Savings Company: Center Star Branch at 5690 U.S. Highway 72, branch established on 1980-02-27. Info updated 2006-05-17: Bank assets: $913.9 mil, Deposits: $714.0 mil, headquarters in Russellville, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Cbs Banc-Corp.
  • Regions Bank: Killen Branch at 152 J.C. Mauldin Highway, branch established on 1967-04-29. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • SunTrust Bank: Shoal Creek Branch at 300 Hwy 43, branch established on 1980-04-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Lauderdale County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Welfare 0$0 1$323
Other Government Administration 1$2,400$28,8007$4,497
Judicial and Legal 1$2,345$28,1402$739
Police Protection - Officers 5$12,341$29,6180$0
Streets and Highways 2$3,936$23,6160$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$1,439
Local Libraries 0$0 1$748
Totals for Government 9$21,022$28,02913$7,747


Killen government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $279,000
    Financial Administration: $232,000
    Parks & Recreation: $146,000
    Corrections - Other: $85,000
    Libraries: $24,000
    Fire Protection: $16,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $195,000
    Interest Earnings: $13,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $579,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $8,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $404,000
    Other Selective Sales: $68,000
    Property: $39,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $8,000
    Public Utilities: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $349,000

5.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,341 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.64%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($154 average AGI)
Lauderdale County:  0.11%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Colbert County, AL  1.34% ($28,565 average AGI)
from Madison County, AL  0.29% ($35,820)
from Limestone County, AL  0.18% ($34,741)


5.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.14%
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 Colbert County, AL  1.30% ($33,370 average AGI)
to Madison County, AL  0.46% ($29,436)
to Limestone County, AL  0.18% ($38,125)


Strongest AM radio stations in Killen:
  • WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
  • WVNA (1590 AM; 5 kW; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WSBM (1340 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER B/CING. CORP.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBTG (1290 AM; 1 kW; SHEFFIELD, AL)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBCF (1240 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLAY (1450 AM; 1 kW; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Killen:
  • W254AA (98.7 FM; COLBERT HEIGHTS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
  • W202BY (88.3 FM; KILLEN, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W225AB (92.9 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
  • WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYTK (93.9 FM; ROGERSVILLE, AL; Owner: SHOALS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
  • WAKD (89.9 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WJOR-FM (101.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXFL (96.1 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WVNA-FM (105.5 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBTG-FM (106.3 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: SLATTON & ASSOCS. BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • W237AQ (95.3 FM; KILLEN, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
  • WMXV (103.5 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMSR-FM (94.9 FM; COLLINWOOD, TN; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
  • W274AA (102.7 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
  • WQPR (88.7 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: THE BD OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF ALABAMA)
  • WEUZ (92.1 FM; MINOR HILL, TN; Owner: BROADCAST ONE, INC.)
  • W258AE (99.5 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • W280DA (103.9 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Killen:
  • WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
  • WXFL-LP (Channel 5; FLORENCE, ETC., AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBCF-LP (Channel 3; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W57BV (Channel 57; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WYLE (Channel 26; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ETC COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WFIQ (Channel 36; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)

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