Lake Purdy, Alabama

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Back to Lake Purdy, AL housing info, Shelby County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Lake Purdy, AL Shelby County Population in July 2007: 7,341. Males: 3,744   (51.0%) Females: 3,597   (49.0%) Median resident age:   29.4 years Alabama median age:   35.8 years Zip codes: 35242. Estimated median household income in 2008: $70,265 (it was $54,349 in 2000) Lake Purdy:   $70,265 Alabama:   $42,666 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $51,859 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $450,637 (it was $302,200 in 2000) Lake Purdy:   $450,637 Alabama:   $121,500 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $456,452; Detached houses: $442,633; Townhouses or other attached units: $205,122; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $604,987 Lake Purdy, AL residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Lake Purdy: White Non-Hispanic (83.9%) Black (7.8%) Hispanic (3.4%) Asian Indian (1.8%) Chinese (0.9%) Korean (0.9%) Two or more races (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Lake Purdy: 99.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Lake Purdy, Alabama on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: good fishing spots in Jefferson County?  (7 replies) Relocating to Alabama  (13 replies) Ancestries: English (16.2%), Irish (10.0%), German (9.4%), United States (6.6%), Scottish (3.6%), Italian (3.4%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Elevation: 660 feet Land area: 2.99 square miles. Population density: 2452 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Lake Purdy, Alabama

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Lake Purdy-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 222% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the Lake Purdy place center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 14.6 miles away from the place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Lake Purdy-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 32.5 miles away from Lake Purdy center
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) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 69.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 89.9 miles away from Lake Purdy center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 35.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 32.3 miles away from Lake Purdy center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Reservoir: Lake Dixie (A). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coal Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.1 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	47.6%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.0%
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: 0.3% of all households

This place:	3.5%
Whole state:	16.1%

This place:	2.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Purdy, AL

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Here		45.6%
USA		50.2%

11.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,165 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.63%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($140 average AGI)

Shelby County:	0.06%
Alabama average:	0.14%

from Jefferson County, AL	5.13% ($55,359 average AGI)
from Chilton County, AL	0.32% ($32,155)
from St. Clair County, AL	0.23% ($44,264)

8.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($136 average AGI)

Shelby County:	0.04%
Alabama average:	0.06%

to Jefferson County, AL	3.28% ($55,697 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL	0.34% ($43,185)
to Chilton County, AL	0.33% ($36,223)

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