Lake View, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 2,323. Population change since 2000: +71.2%

Males: 1,165	(50.2%)
Females: 1,158	(49.8%)

Median resident age:	34.1 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35111.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $65,249 (it was $54,879 in 2000)

Lake View:	$65,249
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,349

Lake View:	$26,349
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $194,367 (it was $123,700 in 2000)

Lake View:	$194,367
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $206,072; Detached houses: $198,265; Townhouses or other attached units: $280,336; Mobile homes: $70,000

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Races in Lake View:

White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Black (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lake View: 82.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.3%), Irish (15.7%), English (12.4%), German (8.8%), Italian (4.2%), Scottish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 1.60 square miles.

Population density: 1451 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lake View

High school or higher: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 1.2%
Mean travel time to work: 34.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake View town

Never married: 15.1%
Now married: 77.5%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 3.1%
Divorced: 3.7%

16 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.2%
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:

Lake View:	0.2% ($217)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hoover, AL (20.6 miles , pop. 62,742).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (25.3 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (543.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Abernant, AL (0.8 miles ), North Bibb, AL (2.3 miles ), North Johns, AL (2.5 miles) , Vance, AL (3.1 miles ), Brookwood, AL (3.3 miles ), West Blocton, AL (3.3 miles ), Concord-Hopkins, AL (3.4 miles ), Greenwood, AL (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $83,300
2002: 53 buildings, average cost: $63,700
2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $140,000
2004: 34 buildings, average cost: $150,800
2005: 95 buildings, average cost: $137,100
2006: 76 buildings, average cost: $139,900
2007: 96 buildings, average cost: $139,900
2008: 54 buildings, average cost: $140,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 33.28 N, Longitude: 87.14 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: +794 (+141.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Mining (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (15%)
Health care (14%)
Finance and insurance (11%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Construction (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Engineers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (14%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)

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Crime in Lake View by Year
Type	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	50.5
Robberies	1	1	1
per 100,000	63.9	60.2	50.5
Assaults	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	120.3	0.0
Burglaries	14	15	25
per 100,000	894.6	902.5	1261.4
Thefts	48	42	50
per 100,000	3067.1	2527.1	2522.7
Auto thefts	2	3	5
per 100,000	127.8	180.5	252.3
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	214.7	220.8	264.9

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.72
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Lake View, Alabama

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Lake View-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 196% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 15.6 miles away from the Lake View town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

On 3/3/1966, a category 5 tornado 17.4 miles away from the town center killed 58 people and injured 518 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Lake View-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 51% 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 11.0 miles away from Lake View center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 50.6 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 63.5 miles away from the city 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 16.1 miles away from Lake View 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 11.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 11.2 miles away from Lake View center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Lake View topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake View:

MARY S HARPER GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CTR (about 19 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)
SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; ALABASTER, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake View:

UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 20 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 22 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 26 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)

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Church in Lake View: Lakeview Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoirs: Million Dollar Lake (A), Catfish Lake (B), Lake Number Seven (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	3.0 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	88.8%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.0%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	3.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

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

Lake View compared to Alabama state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Lake View mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Tuscaloosa County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (87%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Utility gas (2%)

Religion statistics for Lake View

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God
Adherents	59.9%	12.8%	4.2%	2.9%	2.7%
Congregations	46.6%	15.8%	1.4%	3.2%	3.2%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Episcopal Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Other religions
Adherents	2.6%	2.5%	1.8%	1.7%	8.9%
Congregations	2.7%	1.4%	3.2%	0.9%	21.7%

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 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$2,768	$33,216	1	$1,275
Police Protection - Officers	4	$9,897	$29,691	2	$773
Totals for Government	5	$12,665	$30,396	3	$2,048

Lake View government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $63,000
Financial Administration: $52,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $34,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $6,000
Highways: $1,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $65,000
Public Utilities: $44,000

NEC: $16,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $51,000

7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.18%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.50% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,005 average AGI)
Tuscaloosa County: 0.50%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jefferson County, AL	0.86% ($39,158 average AGI)
from Hale County, AL	0.32% ($26,899)
from Pickens County, AL	0.25% ($27,973)

5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,045 average AGI)
Tuscaloosa County: 0.07%
Alabama average: 0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jefferson County, AL	0.95% ($35,105 average AGI)
to Hale County, AL	0.25% ($37,938)
to Shelby County, AL	0.24% ($45,353)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake View:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WWPG (1280 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: LAWSON OF TUSCALOOSA, INC.)
WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake View:

WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
WUAL-FM (91.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQEM (101.5 FM; COLUMBIANA, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)

TV broadcast stations around Lake View:

WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
W15AZ (Channel 15; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL)
WVUA-CA (Channel 7; TUSCALOOSA/NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLDM (Channel 23; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 23, LLC)
W46BU (Channel 46; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $1,859,000
Total average daily traffic: 913
Total average daily truck traffic: 73
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 1,357

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: WB9ZPO, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00317501
Grant Date: 11/20/2007, Expiration Date: 12/08/2017
Registrant: Jeffrey T Schock, 21115 Ski Lake Circle, Lake View, AL 35111

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$154,840	8	$132,274	6	$112,968	1	$41,830	1	$106,610	1	$61,110
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$88,130	1	$155,090	0	$0	0	$0	1	$33,010
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$132,720	5	$141,008	1	$76,690	0	$0	1	$56,420
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$133,140	2	$109,360	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	1	$99,090	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0106.02

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	3	$162,213	1	$92,300
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0106.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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