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DeKalb County

Population in July 2008: 260. Population change since 2000: +7.0%
 

Males: 123  (47.3%)
Females: 137  (52.7%)

Median resident age:  37.4 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35968.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,446 (it was $28,250 in 2000)
Pine Ridge:  $33,446
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,601
Pine Ridge:  $16,601
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $74,882 (it was $55,800 in 2000)
Pine Ridge:  $74,882
Alabama:  $115,600

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Races in Pine Ridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • American Indian (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Pine Ridge: 78.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (40.3%), English (3.3%), German (3.3%), Irish (3.3%), Dutch (2.5%), Italian (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 960 feet

Land area: 1.26 square miles.

Population density: 206 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Pine Ridge

  • High school or higher: 49.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pine Ridge town

  • Never married: 9.9%
  • Now married: 64.6%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 16.0%

1 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
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:

Pine Ridge:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (50.1 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (87.0 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (521.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Fort Payne, AL (2.0 miles ), Rainsville, AL (2.2 miles ), Shiloh, AL (2.4 miles ), Fyffe, AL (2.7 miles ), Sylvania, AL (2.8 miles ), Powell, AL (3.0 miles ), Lakeview, AL (3.4 miles) , Hammondville, AL (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 34.45 N, Longitude: 85.78 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: -74 (-23.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Apparel (22%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Apparel (31%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Social assistance (9%)
  • Clothing and clothing accessories, including shoe, stores (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (18%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (28%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (11%)
  • Child care workers (9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)



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Pine Ridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 208% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.3 miles away from the Pine Ridge town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/27/1994, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.7 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Pine Ridge-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 78% 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 9.2 miles away from Pine Ridge 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 33.2 miles away from the city center
On 7/19/1997 at 17:06:34, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 69.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/21/2001 at 23:35:35, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 34.4 miles away from Pine Ridge center
On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 39.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/15/1993 at 02:02:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.1 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 1.1 mi) earthquake occurred 63.1 miles away from Pine Ridge center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Pine Ridge:
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 2 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 24 miles; CENTRE, AL)
  • JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 26 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pine Ridge:
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 50 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 54 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 66 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • DeKalb Baptist Medical Center has been bought by Community Health Systems of Brentwood, Tenn. The new name of the hospital since April 2006 is "DeKalb Regional Medical Center.

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Church in Pine Ridge: Mount Herman Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.0%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  14.9%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  6.0%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pine Ridge, AL



Pine Ridge 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 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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2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (40%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (34%)
  • Utility gas (20%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
  • Wood (2%)


Religion statistics for Pine Ridge

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchDuck River and Kindred Baptists AssociationsChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Churches of Christ
Adherents68.4%10.7%8.6%5.7%1.5%
Congregations42.6%17.9%11.3%9.2%5.1%
NameCatholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchProgressive Primitive BaptistsChurch of God of ProphecyOther religions
Adherents0.7%0.7%0.6%0.6%2.5%
Congregations0.5%1.0%1.0%2.6%8.7%
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$7
Totals for Government 0$0 6$7



Pine Ridge government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $28,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,000

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.25%
Alabama average:  6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marshall County, AL  0.90% ($21,706 average AGI)
from Jackson County, AL  0.76% ($26,632)
from Etowah County, AL  0.40% ($28,221)


5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.24%
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 Marshall County, AL  0.89% ($26,219 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL  0.80% ($23,419)
to Etowah County, AL  0.42% ($27,022)


Strongest AM radio stations in Pine Ridge:
  • WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WFPA (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WVSM (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAINSVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN ADVERTISING CO., INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WGTA (950 AM; 5 kW; SUMMERVILLE, GA; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pine Ridge:
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • W212AR (90.3 FM; LINDALE, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Pine Ridge:
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Wills Creek, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN960
    Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Michael P Goggin
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3074, Email:

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • Christine A Verre, Wills Creek, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
    Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:


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