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Maytown, AL map Population (year 2000): 435. Estimated population in July 2006: 435 (0.0% change)
 

Males: 212  (48.7%)
Females: 223  (51.3%)

Jefferson County

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

Estimated median household income in 2005: $48,000 (it was $42,083 in 2000)
Maytown  $48,000
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $98,800 (it was $75,700 in 2000)
Maytown  $98,800
Alabama:  $97,500

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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%)

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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: 160 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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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:  0.3% ($289)
Maytown satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (12.6 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (575.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mulga, AL (1.3 miles ), Sylvan Springs, AL (3.3 miles ), Edgewater, AL (3.3 miles ), Minor, AL (3.9 miles ), Adamsville, AL (4.0 miles ), Pleasant Grove, AL (4.5 miles ), McDonald Chapel, AL (4.6 miles ), Graysville, AL (5.5 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

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 33.55 N, Longitude: 86.99 W


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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 slightly above Alabama state average. It is 195% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.0 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 8.7 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Maytown:
  • UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 5 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON (about 12 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Maytown:
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 17 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 48 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 66 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Maytown:
  • BESSEMER (about 19 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 31 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID: EET)
  • WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 32 miles; JASPER, AL; ID: JFX)

Amtrak station near Maytown:
  • 14 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 5 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 32 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 37 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 45 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)

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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 1999:
This town:  10.0%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

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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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.)
  • WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSMQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: BESSEMER RADIO INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • 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.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Maytown:
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • 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.)
  • W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
  • W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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