Powell, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 977. Population change since 2000: +5.5%

Males: 448	(45.9%)
Females: 529	(54.1%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35971.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,061 (it was $22,857 in 2000)

Powell:	$27,061
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,289

Powell:	$20,289
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,112 (it was $51,500 in 2000)

Powell:	$69,112
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Powell:

White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
Black (4.1%)
Hispanic (2.7%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Powell: 78.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (14.6%), English (4.4%), Irish (3.9%), German (2.2%), Scottish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1139 feet

Land area: 4.95 square miles.

Population density: 198 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Powell

High school or higher: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
Unemployed: 39.9%
Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Powell town

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 57.1%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 11.5%

22 residents are foreign born (2.4% Latin America).

This town:	2.4%
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:

Powell:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (41.8 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (87.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (514.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rainsville, AL (2.0 miles ), Shiloh, AL (2.2 miles ), Dutton, AL (2.3 miles ), Sylvania, AL (2.4 miles ), Fyffe, AL (2.5 miles ), Section, AL (2.5 miles ), Pine Ridge, AL (3.0 miles ), Langston, AL (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 34.53 N, Longitude: 85.89 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

Population change in the 1990s: +171 (+22.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Apparel (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
Construction (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Apparel (27%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (11%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Machinery (3%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (23%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Powell by Year
Type	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	0	2	2
per 100,000	0.0	206.6	204.9
Thefts	0	1	11
per 100,000	0.0	103.3	1127.0
Auto thefts	1	0	0
per 100,000	104.2	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	8.3	18.6	59.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.02
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Powell, Alabama

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Powell-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 213% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.3 miles away from the Powell town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 tornado 26.0 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Powell-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 79% 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 15.4 miles away from Powell 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 24.3 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 71.5 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 34.2 miles away from Powell center
On 4/5/1994 at 22:21:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/18/1995 at 22:06:21, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 10.6 mi) earthquake occurred 82.7 miles away from Powell 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 Powell:

BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 9 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 17 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 26 miles; BOAZ, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Powell:

ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 45 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 50 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)

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Churches in Powell include: Straight Creek Church (A), Bailey Chapel (B), New Bethel Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: New Bethel Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	69.2%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	31.1%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	12.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Powell, AL

179 people in other group homes

Powell compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Powell mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%) Electricity (39%) Utility gas (11%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Religion statistics for Powell

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Duck River and Kindred Baptists Associations	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Churches of Christ
Adherents	68.4%	10.7%	8.6%	5.7%	1.5%
Congregations	42.6%	17.9%	11.3%	9.2%	5.1%

Name	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	Progressive Primitive Baptists	Church of God of Prophecy	Other religions
Adherents	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%	2.5%
Congregations	0.5%	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.
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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	1	$2,440	$29,280	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$354
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		5	$4,584
Solid Waste Management	2	$3,455	$20,730	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$846
Totals for Government	3	$5,895	$23,580	7	$5,784

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 Powell:

WVSM (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RAINSVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN ADVERTISING CO., INC.)
WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Powell:

WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, 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)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)

TV broadcast stations around Powell:

W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 13
Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Powell

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