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Population (year 2000): 1,116
Males: 536  (48.0%)
Females: 580  (52.0%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:  40.2 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35224.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,400 (it was $33,710 in 2000)
Minor  $38,400
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $98,300 (it was $75,300 in 2000)
Minor  $98,300
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Minor:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (29.1%), German (12.6%), Scotch-Irish (6.7%), English (5.5%), Irish (5.0%), Scottish (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 583 feet

Land area: 0.69 square miles.

Population density: 1607 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Minor

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Minor CDP

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 70.3%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 5.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

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

Minor:  0.4% ($283)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (8.8 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (576.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: McDonald Chapel, AL (1.3 miles ), Edgewater, AL (1.6 miles ), Mulga, AL (2.6 miles ), Forestdale, AL (3.5 miles ), Adamsville, AL (3.6 miles ), Maytown, AL (3.9 miles ), Pleasant Grove, AL (4.0 miles ), Fairfield, AL (4.6 miles ).

Latitude: 33.54 N, Longitude: 86.94 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Public administration (17%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Other health and personal care stores (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (14%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electricians (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
  • Other financial specialists (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)
  • Secondary school teachers (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Media and communication equipment workers (5%)


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Minor-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 196% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 1.5 miles away from the Minor place 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 5.6 miles away from the place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Minor:
  • UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 1 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON (about 8 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Minor:
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 51 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 62 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Minor:
  • BESSEMER (about 17 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 29 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID: EET)
  • WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 36 miles; JASPER, AL; ID: JFX)

Amtrak station near Minor:
  • 10 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 Minor:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 1 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 30 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 48 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)

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Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.6%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.2%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  1.6%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  0.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

Minor compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below 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.
  • Number of rooms per house above 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 Minor:
  • 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.)
  • WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WAYE (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WSMQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: BESSEMER RADIO INC.)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

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

TV broadcast stations around Minor:
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)

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