Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 15.7% | | Whole state: | 16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oak Grove, AL
15 people in nursing homes
Oak Grove compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value 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.
- Institutionalized population percentage above 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Talladega County Alabama:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (44%)
- Utility gas (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Oak Grove
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God |
| Adherents | 67.6% | 13.9% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 1.9% |
| Congregations | 41.8% | 17.6% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 4.2% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Episcopal Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Other religions |
| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3.6% |
| Congregations | 1.8% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 16.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,055 | $24,660 | 1 | $1,546 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,107 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,772 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,129 | $30,774 | 1 | $682 |
| Welfare |
5 | $6,400 | $15,360 | 1 | $403 |
| Totals for Government |
8 | $13,584 | $20,376 | 6 | $5,510 |
5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,030 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.71% | | Alabama average: | 6.81% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)| Talladega County: | 0.05% | | Alabama average: | 0.14% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,888 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.79% | | Alabama average: | 6.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Oak Grove:
- WYEA (1290 AM; 1 kW; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: SPIRIT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFEB (1340 AM; 1 kW; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WZZX (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LINEVILLE, AL; Owner: ROBERT A. PERRY)
- WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFHK (1430 AM; 5 kW; PELL CITY, AL; Owner: STOCKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oak Grove:
- WTRB-FM (98.3 FM; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTDR (92.7 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: JACOBS BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
- WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
- WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WSSY-FM (97.5 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: GREAT SOUTH RFDC, LLC)
- WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
- WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQEM (101.5 FM; COLUMBIANA, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
- WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)
- WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Oak Grove:
- W04CB (Channel 4; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- 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)
- WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
- WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
- WJSU-TV (Channel 40; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
Oak Grove, Alabama:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 17
- 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 Oak Grove fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- Edward G Roach, 145 Center Hill Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 82.2 m
- STANLEY C THOMPSON, Off Lock 17 Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.2 m, Overall height: 62.2 m
Registrant: Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc., 22j64 Bsc 675 West Peachtree St, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30375, Phone: (404) 927-2692, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- PROVIDENCE, Off Lock 17 Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.2 m, Call Sign: KNNJ873
Assigned Frequencies : 856.437 MHz, 857.937 MHz, 858.437 MHz, 858.937 MHz Grant Date: 01/12/2001, Expiration Date: 02/14/2011, Certifier: Owen Drake
Registrant: Allcomm Wireless, Inc, 4116 First Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35222, Phone: (205) 271-4006, Fax: (205) 595-7642, Email:
- 3 Mi S Of Fruithurst Al At Location Of State Forestry Tower, Call Sign: KCS700, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies : 160.245 MHz, 160.950 MHz Grant Date: 04/28/2002, Expiration Date: 07/01/2012
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ne, Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:
- 527 Belchers Ferry Rd, Type: Building, Structure height: 14 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPQZ758
Assigned Frequencies : 453.587 MHz Grant Date: 10/28/2005, Expiration Date: 12/20/2015, Certifier: Stan Brock
Registrant: Pylant Electric, 1105 Potter Rd, Bessemer, AL 35020, Phone: (205) 965-5259 - Off Lock 17 Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 62.2 m, Call Sign: WQEE902
Assigned Frequencies : 857.937 MHz, 858.437 MHz, 858.937 MHz, 860.487 MHz, 856.437 MHz Grant Date: 07/06/2006, Expiration Date: 01/02/2007, Cancelation Date: 03/17/2007, Certifier: Michael G Lee
Registrant: Apco International Inc Licensing Service, 351 N Williamson Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114-1112, Phone: (386) 944-2463, Fax: (386) 322-2502, Email:
- SEATANK, Approx. 1000 Nw Of Sealy Ann Mtn Road, Type: Tank, Structure height: 18 m, Call Sign: WQJA998
Assigned Frequencies : 453.587 MHz Grant Date: 07/11/2008, Expiration Date: 07/11/2018, Certifier: Stan Brock
Registrant: Cpi Technologies, Inc., 1022 Commerce Blvd., Pelham, AL 35124, Phone: (205) 987-3200, Fax: (205) 987-3205, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- OAK GROVE, Off Lock 17 Road, Overall height: 77.7 m, Call Sign: WLM200, Licensee ID: L00008228
Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6256.54 MHz Grant Date: 01/13/1992, Expiration Date: 08/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 12/20/1999
Registrant: Bellsouth Telecommunications Incorporated, 22j64 Bsc 675 W Peachtree St Ne, Atlanta, GA 30375
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: KT4KI, Previous Call Sign: KE4TNU, Licensee ID: L00314582
Grant Date: 10/16/2004, Expiration Date: 12/12/2014, Certifier: Ken A Brownson
Registrant: Ken A Brownson, 2660 Mud Creek Rd, Oak Grove, AL 35006
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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