Midland City, Alabama

Back to Midland City, AL housing info, Dale County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Current weather forecast for Midland City, AL

Dale County

Population in July 2008: 1,883. Population change since 2000: +10.6%

Males: 887	(47.2%)
Females: 996	(52.8%)

Median resident age:	34.4 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 36350.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $23,434 (it was $20,000 in 2000)

Midland City:	$23,434
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $13,928

Midland City:	$13,928
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,126 (it was $46,900 in 2000)

Midland City:	$70,126
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $80,357; Detached houses: $93,749; In 2-unit structures: $39,167; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $89,485; Mobile homes: $30,935

Midland City, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Midland City:

White Non-Hispanic (70.1%)
Black (25.2%)
Two or more races (3.1%)
American Indian (2.7%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Midland City: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Recent posts about Midland City, Alabama on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:

	Moving to alabama (13 replies)
	Favorite Alabama Food? (27 replies)
	moving to fort rucker (9 replies)

Ancestries: United States (11.9%), Irish (7.8%), German (4.0%), English (3.5%), Italian (1.6%), Subsaharan African (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 376 feet

Land area: 6.04 square miles.

Population density: 312 people per square mile

(very low).

Midland City,AL real estate house value index trend

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

For population 25 years and over in Midland City

High school or higher: 61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 6.4%
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Midland City town

Never married: 21.3%
Now married: 49.8%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 9.4%
Divorced: 16.4%

8 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 13 registered sex offenders living in Midland City, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Midland City to the number of sex offenders is 145 to 1.

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

Midland City:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (7.4 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (86.4 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (598.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Napier Field, AL (1.5 miles ), Grimes, AL (1.5 miles ), Pinckard, AL (1.8 miles ), Newton, AL (2.6 miles ), Dothan, AL (2.7 miles ), Kinsey, AL (2.9 miles ), Headland, AL (3.1 miles ), Taylor, AL (3.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $60,000
1997: 6 buildings, average cost: $57,800
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $48,900
2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $48,600
2002: 11 buildings, average cost: $57,300
2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2004: 22 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2005: 24 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2006: 23 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2007: 20 buildings, average cost: $90,000
2008: 13 buildings, average cost: $90,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 31.31 N, Longitude: 85.49 W

Area code: 334

Midland City household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -122 (-6.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Textile mills and textile products (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Educational services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Cashiers (8%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)

Midland City races chart

Crime in Midland City by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	2	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	110.3	54.4
Robberies	0	1	0	0	2	5
per 100,000	0.0	58.2	0.0	0.0	110.3	271.9
Assaults	5	24	29	27	22	9
per 100,000	292.4	1397.0	1663.8	1529.7	1212.8	489.4
Burglaries	8	10	15	14	11	20
per 100,000	467.8	582.1	860.6	793.2	606.4	1087.5
Thefts	41	60	87	88	27	44
per 100,000	2397.7	3492.4	4991.4	4985.8	1488.4	2392.6
Auto thefts	0	2	8	17	1	3
per 100,000	0.0	116.4	459.0	963.2	55.1	163.1
Arson	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0
per 100,000	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	187.1	486.6	629.4	638.0	470.2	407.8

(click on a table row to update graph)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.66
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Midland City, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Midland City, Alabama average temperatures

Midland City, Alabama average precipitation

Back to the top

Midland City-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 105% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/29/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the Midland City town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/29/1973, a category 3 tornado 12.5 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

Midland City topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Midland City:

FLOWERS HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; DOTHAN, AL)
HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DOTHAN, AL)
RAMSAY YOUTH SERVICES DOTHAN (about 11 miles; DOTHAN, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Midland City, AL

Operable nuclear power plants near Midland City:

8 miles: Joseph M. Farley 1 and 2 in Dothan, AL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Midland City:

GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 15 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 77 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; ALBANY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,996)

Public high school in Midland City:

DALE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 402; Location: P O BOX 1140; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle school in Midland City:

MIDLAND CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 413; Location: PO BOX 1110; Grades: 0K-04)

See full list of schools located in Midland City

Library in Midland City:

MARY BERRY BROWN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $20,728; Location: 1318 HINTON WATERS AVE; 11,069 books; 127 audio materials; 82 video materials; 85 serial subscriptions)

Click to draw/clear town borders

Church in Midland City: Midland City Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Midland City that have no violations reported:

MIDLAND CITY WATER DEPARTMENT (Address: PO BOX 69, Population served: 3000, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.5%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.8%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	30.8%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	16.3%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Midland City, AL

Midland City compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income significantly 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.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Back to the top

Banks with branches in Midland City (2009 data):

Wachovia Bank, National Association: Midland City Branch at 12721 S County Road 59, branch established on 1979-01-19. Info updated 2008-06-19: Bank assets: $635,476.0 mil, Deposits: $424,599.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, negative income in the last year, 3343 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF OZARK: South Dale Branch at Phillip J. Hamm Dr., branch established on 1973-07-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $72.4 mil, Deposits: $58.6 mil, headquarters in Ozark, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial Bancshares Of Ozark, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Midland City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Dale County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (76%) Utility gas (12%) No fuel used (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Midland City

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Catholic Church
Adherents	61.2%	17.1%	4.5%	4.3%	3.2%
Congregations	34.0%	23.7%	11.3%	7.2%	1.0%

Name	Churches of Christ	Charismatic Churches Independent	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.1%	1.6%	0.7%	3.0%
Congregations	5.2%	1.0%	1.0%	4.1%	11.3%

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		7	$4,075
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		5	$5,988
Police Protection - Officers	6	$12,419	$24,838	1	$766
Streets and Highways	2	$3,003	$18,018	1	$611
Water Supply	4	$5,696	$17,088	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$576
Other and Unallocable	3	$7,441	$29,764	4	$2,051
Totals for Government	15	$28,559	$22,847	19	$14,067

13.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,035 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.28%
Alabama average:	6.81%

1.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,000 average AGI)
Dale County: 1.02%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Houston County, AL	1.81% ($25,255 average AGI)
from Coffee County, AL	1.05% ($29,335)
from Geneva County, AL	0.36% ($20,738)

13.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.55%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.83% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,287 average AGI)
Dale County: 0.83%
Alabama average: 0.06%

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

to Houston County, AL	2.19% ($27,465 average AGI)
to Coffee County, AL	1.35% ($37,496)
to Geneva County, AL	0.36% ($26,672)

Strongest AM radio stations in Midland City:

WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
WAGF (1320 AM; 3 kW; DOTHAN, AL)
WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WTKN (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALEVILLE, AL; Owner: JOSEPH A. ADAMS, SR.)
WWNT (1450 AM; 1 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: DOVE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WOZK (900 AM; 1 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: OZARK B/CING. CORP.)
WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Midland City:

WDYF (90.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
WXUS (100.5 FM; FORT RUCKER, AL; Owner: SKYWAY BROADCASTING, LTD.)
WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WJRL-FM (103.9 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
WRWA (88.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
WAGF-FM (101.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WGTF (89.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: DOTHAN COMMUNITY EDUCL. RADIO, INC.)
WESP (102.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WAQG (91.7 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVOB (91.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: BETHANY BIBLE COLLEGE & B.T.S. INC.)
WIZB (94.3 FM; ABBEVILLE, AL; Owner: CELEBRATIONS COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC.)
WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
WJJN (92.1 FM; COLUMBIA, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
WZTZ (101.1 FM; ELBA, AL; Owner: ELBA RADIO COMPANY)
WOAB (104.9 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: OZARK BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTOT-FM (101.7 FM; GRACEVILLE, FL; Owner: GRF, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Midland City:

WDFX-TV (Channel 34; OZARK, AL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.)
WDHN (Channel 18; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: MORRIS NETWORK OF ALABAMA, INC.)
WJJN-LP (Channel 5; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: JAMES WILSON, III)
WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
W41BN (Channel 41; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WGIQ (Channel 43; LOUISVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)

Midland City, Alabama:

Fatal accident count: 9
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 15
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 11
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 21
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 Midland City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 33 meters (108ft)
Total costs: $3,684,000
Total average daily traffic: 25,580
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,484

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: KC4TLK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00272503
Grant Date: 07/28/2000, Expiration Date: 10/09/2010
Registrant: D Keith Dozier, Route 1 Box 241, Midland City, AL 36350
Call Sign: KD4EYG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00168102
Grant Date: 06/20/2001, Expiration Date: 09/17/2011
Registrant: Louie F Wilson Jr, Rt 1 Box 230c, Midland City, AL 36350
Call Sign: KD4QOJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00552508
Grant Date: 07/31/2002, Expiration Date: 07/31/2012
Registrant: Daniel L Burkhalter, Rt 2 Box 113, Midland City, AL 36350
Call Sign: KD4QOK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00552517
Grant Date: 12/28/1993, Expiration Date: 12/28/2003, Cancelation Date: 12/29/2005
Registrant: Lawrence E Burkhalter, Rt 2 Box 113, Midland City, AL 36350
Call Sign: KD4QOL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00552515
Grant Date: 07/31/2002, Expiration Date: 07/31/2012
Registrant: Sherry D Burkhalter, Rt 2 Box 113, Midland City, AL 36350
Call Sign: KI4WEP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01289543
Grant Date: 06/01/2007, Expiration Date: 06/01/2017, Certifier: Amber B Young
Registrant: Amber B Young, 1878 Alpha St, Midland City, AL 36350
Call Sign: KJ4HJU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01439985
Grant Date: 10/23/2008, Expiration Date: 10/23/2018, Certifier: William B Blackmon
Registrant: William B Blackmon, Midland City, AL 36350

	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)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$84,440	4	$67,263	9	$70,664	1	$45,420	2	$49,050
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$106,230	1	$76,310	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	3	$47,300	5	$79,024	2	$8,510	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	1	$77,510	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0214.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$99,840
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2001

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0214.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4
Hazardous Condition: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

Back to Midland City, AL housing info, Dale County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.