Oak Grove, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 465. Population change since 2000: +1.8%

Males: 216	(46.6%)
Females: 249	(53.4%)

Median resident age:	39.1 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35150.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,566 (it was $28,625 in 2000)

Oak Grove:	$35,566
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,597

Oak Grove:	$15,597
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,275 (it was $56,500 in 2000)

Oak Grove:	$76,275
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Oak Grove:

White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
Black (2.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Oak Grove: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (49.7%), English (6.8%), Irish (5.3%), German (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 558 feet

Land area: 1.14 square miles.

Population density: 406 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oak Grove

High school or higher: 63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
Unemployed: 7.5%
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oak Grove town

Never married: 8.9%
Now married: 63.0%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 17.5%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:	1.1%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

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

Oak Grove:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hoover, AL (32.0 miles , pop. 62,742).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (37.5 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (585.4 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Mignon, AL (1.5 miles ), Gantts Quarry, AL (1.6 miles) , Sylacauga, AL (1.8 miles ), Bon Air, AL (2.3 miles) , Childersburg, AL (2.6 miles ), Sycamore-Winterboro, AL (3.1 miles ), Talladega Springs, AL (3.1 miles) , Wilsonville, AL (3.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 1 building, cost: $55,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $55,000
2006: 8 buildings, average cost: $134,300
2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $133,800
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $133,800

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Latitude: 33.19 N, Longitude: 86.30 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

Population change in the 1990s: +102 (+28.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Mining (7%)
Food (7%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
Repair and maintenance (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Public administration (11%)
Textile mills and textile products (7%)
Social assistance (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Registered nurses (6%)

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Average climate in Oak Grove, Alabama

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Oak Grove-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 175% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the Oak Grove town center killed 10 people and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.5 miles away from the town center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Oak Grove-area historical earthquake activity is near Alabama state average. It is 82% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.0 miles away from Oak Grove center
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) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 95.9 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 61.0 miles away from Oak Grove center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 57.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.5 miles away from Oak Grove center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Oak Grove:

COOSA VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; SYLACAUGA, AL)
CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; TALLADEGA, AL)
CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; ASHLAND, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oak Grove:

UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 34 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 44 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.2%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

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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2004 Presidential Election results in Talladega County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (44%) Utility gas (43%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Oak Grove

Adherents

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%

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%

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
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:

from Calhoun County, AL	1.07% ($45,708 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.51% ($44,241)
from St. Clair County, AL	0.50% ($29,185)

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:

to Calhoun County, AL	1.07% ($30,460 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL	0.64% ($36,638)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.51% ($38,679)

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:

Fire: 2

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