For population 15 years and over in Mooresville town:
Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 70.5%
Separated: 4.5%
Widowed: 6.8%
Divorced: 0.0%
0 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.0%
Alabama:
2.0%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $938 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $450 (0.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (6.6 miles , pop. 53,929).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (76.3 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (500.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Mooresville-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 277% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 10.9 miles away from the Mooresville town center killed 16 peopleand injured 190 people.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 tornado 11.1 miles away from the town center killed 28 peopleand injured 272 people.
Earthquake activity:
Mooresville-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 87% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.9 miles away from the city center On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 87.2 miles away from Mooresville center On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from the city center On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 36.9 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 83.9 miles away from Mooresville center On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 86.4 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Limestone County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 6, Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Hurricanes: 3, Tornadoes: 3, Freezes: 2, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Snowfall: 1, Storm: 1, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mooresville:
PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; DECATUR, AL)
DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; DECATUR, AL)
HARTSELLE MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; HARTSELLE, AL)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.3. This is about average.
City:
36.3
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 15.0. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 5.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
15.0
U.S.:
22.1
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.1. This is about average.Closest monitor was 9.3 miles away from the city center.
City:
11.1
U.S.:
9.6
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 0.0%
(0.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents)
Average household size:
This town:
2.3 people
Alabama:
2.4 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
87.0%
Whole state:
68.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
0.0%
Whole state:
3.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Mooresville compared to Alabama state average:
Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly 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 above state average.
Religion statistics for Mooresville (based on Limestone County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 52.99%
Here
53.0%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Churches of Christ
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
USA National Primitive Baptist Convention
Adherents
54.8%
22.3%
11.9%
1.9%
1.7%
Congregations
25.9%
37.8%
15.4%
0.7%
4.2%
Name
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Assemblies of God
LDS (Mormon) Church
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Other
Adherents
1.7%
1.2%
0.9%
0.5%
3.0%
Congregations
2.8%
1.4%
0.7%
0.7%
10.5%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
Limestone County:
1.35 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Limestone County:
0.68 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 45
Limestone County:
6.09 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 33
Here:
4.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
9.8%
Alabama:
11.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Limestone County:
27.7%
Alabama:
31.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
23.1%
State:
13.5%
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
7.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,381 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.72%
Alabama average:
6.81%
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($572 average AGI)
Limestone County:
0.07%
Alabama average:
0.14%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
Number of bridges: 1 Total length: 7 meters (23ft) Total costs: $3,741,000 Total average daily traffic: 200 Total average daily truck traffic: 2 Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 300
Us Hwy 20 3 Mi E Of Decatur (Lat: 34.620917 Lon: -86.841667), Call Sign: KIY419 Assigned Frequencies: 47.5200 MHz Grant Date: 04/09/2002, Expiration Date: 06/30/2012, Certifier: Brent Shaw Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
3
Call Sign: AA4U, Previous Call Sign: WA4UUP, Licensee ID: L00699601 Grant Date: 11/24/1998, Expiration Date: 11/24/2008, Cancellation Date: 04/06/2003 Registrant: Frank T Richardson Iii, Hitching Post Farms, Mooresville, AL 35649
Call Sign: KD4NPV, Licensee ID: L00517258 Grant Date: 05/14/2002, Expiration Date: 08/11/2012 Registrant: Frank T Richardson, Hi, Mooresville, AL 35649
Call Sign: KE4SA, Licensee ID: L01267250 Grant Date: 04/10/2007, Expiration Date: 04/10/2017 Registrant: John R Barran, 4903 High Street, Mooresville, AL 35649
