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Pickens County

Population in July 2007: 273.
Males: 131  (48.1%)
Females: 142  (51.9%)

Median resident age:  32.8 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35461.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,554 (it was $23,958 in 2000)
Macedonia:  $29,554
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $12,154
Macedonia:  $12,154
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $41,050 (it was $26,700 in 2000)
Macedonia:  $41,050
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $54,343; Detached houses: $68,304; Mobile homes: $25,000

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Races in Macedonia:

  • Black (91.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (6.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Macedonia: 73.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Welsh (2.4%), French Canadian (1.7%), Irish (1.7%), English (1.0%), Subsaharan African (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.21 square miles.

Population density: 123 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Macedonia

  • High school or higher: 69.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Macedonia town

  • Never married: 34.1%
  • Now married: 42.7%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 12.2%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
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:

Macedonia:  0.7% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (43.0 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (82.8 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (490.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Ethelsville, AL (1.3 miles) , New Hope, MS (2.4 miles ), Pickensville, AL (3.5 miles ), Columbus, MS (3.5 miles ), Carrollton, AL (3.6 miles ), Reform, AL (3.6 miles ), Millport, AL (3.8 miles ), McMullen, AL (4.2 miles) .

Latitude: 33.40 N, Longitude: 88.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (19%)
  • Wood products (13%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Construction (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Apparel (16%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (11%)
  • U. S. Postal service (11%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
  • Health care (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Food processing workers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (20%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (18%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



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Macedonia-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 175% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the Macedonia town center killed 3 people and injured 178 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 30.2 miles away from the town center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.


Macedonia-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 75% 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 56.9 miles away from Macedonia center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 31.8 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 55.1 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 54.1 miles away from Macedonia 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 57.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 28.0 miles away from Macedonia center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Macedonia:
  • PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 12 miles; CARROLLTON, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEM HOSP/GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC (about 16 miles; COLUMBUS, MS)
  • CLAY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; WEST POINT, MS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Macedonia:
  • MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 16 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 39 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; FULTON, MS; FT enrollment: 2,673)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 77 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  61.4%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.8%
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: 1.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  33.3%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  13.7%
Whole state:  7.3%

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Macedonia 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 significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Pickens County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Utility gas (7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Other fuel (3%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Macedonia

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchNational Association of Free Will BaptistsPresbyterian Church in AmericaChurches of Christ
Adherents60.4%18.4%10.6%2.2%1.5%
Congregations39.1%23.0%10.3%2.3%5.7%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Church of God of ProphecyPentecostal Church of GodChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOther religions
Adherents1.5%1.4%0.9%0.8%2.2%
Congregations3.4%4.6%2.3%1.1%8.0%
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.


4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,671 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.86%
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL  1.90% ($31,944 average AGI)
from Lowndes County, MS  0.37% ($37,625)
from Lamar County, AL  0.29% ($36,263)


5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,932 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.16%
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL  2.23% ($27,973 average AGI)
to Lowndes County, MS  0.58% ($26,237)
to Lamar County, AL  0.18% ($45,000)


Strongest AM radio stations in Macedonia:
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WRAG (590 AM; 1 kW; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO)
  • WACR (1050 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, MS)
  • WJWF (1400 AM; 1 kW; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WVSA (1380 AM; 5 kW; VERNON, AL; Owner: LAMAR CTY. B/CING. CO., INC.)
  • WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Macedonia:
  • WKOR-FM (94.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WACR-FM (103.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: T & W COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WALN (89.3 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WMBC (103.1 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAJV (98.9 FM; BROOKSVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBEI (101.7 FM; REFORM, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
  • W213AS (90.5 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA CHRISTIAN COMMS., INC.)
  • WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSYE (93.3 FM; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: JMD, INC.)
  • WSMS (99.9 FM; ARTESIA, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP)
  • WMXU (106.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WWKZ (105.3 FM; ABERDEEN, MS; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMSU (92.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMSV (91.1 FM; STARKVILLE, MS; Owner: MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Macedonia:
  • W25AD (Channel 25; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WCBI-TV (Channel 4; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: COLUMBUS TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)

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