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Jefferson County

Population in July 2008: 429. Population change since 2000: -1.4%
 

Males: 209  (48.7%)
Females: 220  (51.3%)

Median resident age:  39.4 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,280 (it was $42,083 in 2000)
Maytown:  $51,280
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,287
Maytown:  $19,287
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $115,369 (it was $72,600 in 2000)
Maytown:  $115,369
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $111,112; Detached houses: $120,825; Mobile homes: $34,688

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Races in Maytown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.3%)
  • Black (19.1%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Maytown: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.3%), Irish (8.7%), English (5.1%), German (4.1%), Scottish (3.0%), French (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 702 feet

Land area: 2.74 square miles.

Population density: 157 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Maytown

  • High school or higher: 70.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Maytown town

  • Never married: 21.2%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
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:

Maytown:  0.4% ($281)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
Maytown satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (10.7 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (558.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Mulga, AL (1.0 miles ), Edgewater, AL (1.7 miles ), Sylvan Springs, AL (1.8 miles ), Minor, AL (1.8 miles ), Adamsville, AL (1.9 miles ), McDonald Chapel, AL (2.0 miles ), Pleasant Grove, AL (2.1 miles ), Graysville, AL (2.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,000
  • 1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,000
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $58,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 33.55 N, Longitude: 86.99 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: -80 (-15.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (16%)
  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Repair and maintenance (7%)
  • Recyclable material merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (14%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Construction (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Cashiers (15%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Business operations specialists (11%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Accountants and auditors (5%)



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Maytown-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 237% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the Maytown town 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 7.4 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


Maytown-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 18.2 miles away from Maytown center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 50.0 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 82.9 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 19.0 miles away from Maytown 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 17.7 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 24.3 miles away from Maytown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Maytown:
  • UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 4 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON (about 11 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Amtrak station near Maytown:
  • 12 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Maytown:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 4 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 32 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 36 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 39 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)

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Church in Maytown: First Baptist Church of Booker Heights (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.7 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  80.7%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.9%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  10.0%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Maytown, AL



Maytown compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above 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


Maytown travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Electricity (22%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


Religion statistics for Maytown

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchChurches of Christ
Adherents49.4%13.4%11.1%3.7%3.2%
Congregations33.1%13.9%3.8%2.4%9.2%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodPresbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents3.1%2.5%2.1%2.0%9.5%
Congregations5.5%3.7%2.3%1.4%24.8%
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.


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 0$0 2$470
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$200
Totals for Government 0$0 3$670



5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($307 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.13%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Shelby County, AL  0.84% ($55,697 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.23% ($35,105)
from St. Clair County, AL  0.23% ($34,538)


5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.61%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($192 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.04%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Shelby County, AL  1.35% ($55,359 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL  0.49% ($44,314)
to Blount County, AL  0.23% ($37,239)


Strongest AM radio stations in Maytown:
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJOX (690 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)
  • WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WAYE (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WSMQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: BESSEMER RADIO INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Maytown:
  • WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WVSU-FM (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY)
  • WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)

TV broadcast stations around Maytown:
  • WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
  • WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Maytown, Alabama:
  • Fatal accident count: 8
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 9
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 12
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Alabama average:
  • Fatal accident count: 97
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 152
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
  • Fatalities: 107
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 250
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
See more detailed statistics of Maytown fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $1,619,000
Total average daily traffic: 6,720
Total average daily truck traffic: 402
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 6,726

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • STATION, Porter Rd 1 Mi N Of State Rd 269, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WNES863
    Assigned Frequencies : 952.087 MHz, 928.087 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/12/2008, Expiration Date: 03/18/2018
    Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
  • STATION, Porter Rd 1 Mi N Of State Rd 269, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WRR60
    Assigned Frequencies : 6845.00 MHz, 6745.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/17/1999, Expiration Date: 11/08/2009
    Registrant: Bnsf Railway Co., 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4958, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 9

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