Manchester, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 5,044.

Males: 2,531	(50.2%)
Females: 2,513	(49.8%)

Median resident age:	36.0 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,149 (it was $32,172 in 2000)

Manchester:	$38,149
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,415

Manchester:	$19,415
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,979 (it was $59,800 in 2000)

Manchester:	$87,979
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Manchester:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Manchester: 78.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 54.9 square miles.

Population density: 92 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Manchester

High school or higher: 64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
Unemployed: 4.1%
Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Manchester CCD

Never married: 15.9%
Now married: 64.7%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 6.9%
Divorced: 12.5%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.4%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Manchester:	0.3% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (39.9 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (546.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Jasper, AL (2.7 miles ), Townley, AL (3.2 miles ), Arley, AL (3.2 miles ), Nauvoo, AL (3.4 miles ), Cordova, AL (3.7 miles ), Carbon Hill, AL (3.8 miles ), Sipsey, AL (3.8 miles ), Parrish, AL (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 33.94 N, Longitude: 87.29 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

Manchester household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Mining (8%)
Wood products (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Utilities (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Food (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Carpenters (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)

Manchester-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 254% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/17/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.2 miles away from the Manchester place center killed 4 people and injured 15 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 34.8 miles away from the place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Manchester-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 58% 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 37.4 miles away from Manchester center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 35.4 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 97.1 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 33.1 miles away from Manchester 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 36.6 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from Manchester center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near Manchester:

WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; JASPER, AL)
CARRAWAY BURDICK WEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; HALEYVILLE, AL)
WOODLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; CULLMAN, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Manchester:

BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 29 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 35 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 48 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)

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Notable location: Rose Hill Community Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Manchester include: Blackwater Macedonia Church (A), Manchester Church (B), Union Hill Church (C), Trinity Church (D), Thatch Chapel (E), Macedonia Baptist Church (F), Curry Church (G), Lamons Chapel (H), Friendship Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gaddy Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Bennett Cemetery (3), Old Bennett Cemetery (4), Mount Vernon Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spring Creek (A), Charlies Creek (B), Strip Pit Creek (C), Pole Branch (D), Teagle Creek (E), Buck Creek (F), Crooked Creek (G), Home Creek (H), Gum Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.8%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.7%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	16.5%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	5.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Manchester, AL

2 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Manchester compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Walker County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (70%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (26%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Manchester

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists
Adherents	57.8%	11.7%	10.3%	7.9%	2.6%
Congregations	33.8%	10.4%	21.2%	12.2%	3.6%

Name	Church of the Nazarene	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	2.3%	2.3%	1.9%	0.8%	2.4%
Congregations	3.6%	0.5%	3.6%	0.5%	10.8%

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.

5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,292 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.08%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($219 average AGI)
Walker County: 0.05%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Jefferson County, AL	1.44% ($34,945 average AGI)
from Winston County, AL	0.38% ($30,866)
from Marion County, AL	0.15% ($29,909)

4.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,618 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.96%
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 Jefferson County, AL	1.46% ($36,735 average AGI)
to Winston County, AL	0.41% ($27,886)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.23% ($32,857)

Strongest AM radio stations in Manchester:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
WTID (1240 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
WZPQ (1360 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, AL; Owner: JAMES T. LEE)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKXM (1300 AM; 5 kW; WINFIELD, AL; Owner: AD-MEDIA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Manchester:

WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, 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.)
WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Manchester:

W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
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)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 17 meters (56ft)
Total costs: $4,255,000
Total average daily traffic: 8,540
Total average daily truck traffic: 489
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 9,165

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