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Population (year 2000): 1,703. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,822 (+7.0% change)
 

Males: 803  (47.2%)
Females: 900  (52.8%)

Dale County

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

Zip codes: 36350.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $19,300 (it was $20,000 in 2000)
Midland City  $19,300
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $53,100 (it was $53,200 in 2000)
Midland City  $53,100
Alabama:  $97,500

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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%)

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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: 296 people per square mile 
 
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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 138 to 1.

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

Midland City:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Dothan, AL (8.0 miles , pop. 57,737).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (90.8 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (688.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Napier Field, AL (2.5 miles ), Grimes, AL (2.7 miles ), Pinckard, AL (3.8 miles ), Newton, AL (7.5 miles ), Dothan, AL (8.0 miles ), Taylor, AL (9.8 miles ), Kinsey, AL (10.0 miles ), Headland, AL (10.8 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

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Latitude: 31.31 N, Longitude: 85.49 W


Area code: 334

Midland City household income distribution Midland City home values 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%)


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Crime in Midland City by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00002
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0110.3
Robberies 01002
    per 100,000 0.058.20.00.0110.3
Assaults 524292722
    per 100,000 292.41397.01663.81529.71212.8
Burglaries 810151411
    per 100,000 467.8582.1860.6793.2606.4
Thefts 4160878827
    per 100,000 2397.73492.44991.44985.81488.4
Auto thefts 028171
    per 100,000 0.0116.4459.0963.255.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 200.7) 187.1486.6629.4638.0470.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.80
US city average:  3.00

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Midland City-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 78% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/29/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.1 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 14.5 miles away from the town center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Midland City:
  • DOTHAN RGNL (about 5 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
  • PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 78 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
  • LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 79 miles; FORT BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; ID: LSF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Midland City:
  • BLACKWELL FIELD (about 12 miles; OZARK, AL; ID: 71J)
  • HEADLAND MUNI (about 14 miles; HEADLAND, AL; ID: 0J6)
  • LOWE AHP (FORT RUCKER) (about 19 miles; FORT RUCKER OZARK, AL; ID: LOR)

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 16 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; PANAMA CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 81 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 87 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 89 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
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Public elementary/middle school 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)

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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 1999:
This town:  30.8%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  16.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

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.


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Banks with branches in Midland City (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Midland City Branch at 12721 S County Road 59, branch established on 1979-01-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • 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: $65.1 mil, Deposits: $57.9 mil, headquarters in Ozark, AL, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial Bancshares Of Ozark, Inc.



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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)
  • WTBF (970 AM; 5 kW; TROY, AL; Owner: TROY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMAC (940 AM; 50 kW; MACON, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Midland City:
  • WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
  • WDYF (90.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WXUS (100.5 FM; FORT RUCKER, AL; Owner: SKYWAY BROADCASTING, LTD.)
  • WJRL-FM (103.9 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WTVY-FM (95.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
  • WRWA (88.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WGTF (89.5 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: DOTHAN COMMUNITY EDUCL. RADIO, INC.)
  • WAGF-FM (101.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WILSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WAQG (91.7 FM; OZARK, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WESP (102.5 FM; DOTHAN, 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)

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