Priceville, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 2,525. Population change since 2000: +44.5%

Males: 1,260	(49.9%)
Females: 1,265	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35603.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,993 (it was $51,875 in 2000)

Priceville:	$58,993
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $123,786 (it was $95,700 in 2000)

Priceville:	$123,786
Alabama:	$115,600

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Races in Priceville:

White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
Black (2.3%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Other race (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Priceville: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (21.8%), Irish (12.9%), German (6.7%), English (5.5%), Dutch (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 620 feet

Land area: 5.16 square miles.

Population density: 490 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Priceville

High school or higher: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
Unemployed: 2.3%
Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Priceville town

Never married: 19.0%
Now married: 69.0%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 7.1%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.7%
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:

Priceville:	0.3% ($292)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (8.2 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (69.1 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (509.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Somerville, AL (6.6 miles ), Hartselle, AL (7.0 miles ), Mooresville, AL (7.3 miles) , Decatur, AL (8.2 miles ), Falkville, AL (10.5 miles ), Triana, AL (10.9 miles ), Triana-Blackwall, AL (11.9 miles ), Danville, AL (13.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 24 buildings, average cost: $89,300
1998: 21 buildings, average cost: $80,700
1999: 28 buildings, average cost: $100,300
2000: 56 buildings, average cost: $82,700
2001: 32 buildings, average cost: $115,800
2002: 60 buildings, average cost: $146,000
2003: 61 buildings, average cost: $139,300
2004: 35 buildings, average cost: $128,400
2005: 54 buildings, average cost: $296,600
2006: 66 buildings, average cost: $140,900
2007: 116 buildings, average cost: $150,200

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 34.52 N, Longitude: 86.88 W

Priceville household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -106 (-6.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (10%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Chemicals (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Transportation equipment (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Health care (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Crime in Priceville by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	61.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	2	1	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	107.6	49.7	46.2	0.0
Assaults	3	2	4	1	0	0
per 100,000	183.3	121.6	215.3	49.7	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	2	9	17	12	10	17
per 100,000	122.2	547.1	915.0	595.8	462.1	754.5
Thefts	23	11	32	20	23	40
per 100,000	1405.0	668.7	1722.3	993.0	1062.8	1775.4
Auto thefts	2	3	1	2	3	1
per 100,000	122.2	182.4	53.8	99.3	138.6	44.4
Arson	N/A	N/A	0	0	1	0
per 100,000	N/A	N/A	0.0	0.0	46.2	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	233.4	104.0	212.6	114.2	99.8	127.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.58
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Priceville, Alabama

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Priceville, Alabama average temperatures

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

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the Priceville town center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 17.0 miles away from the town center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Priceville:

DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DECATUR, AL)
NORTH ALABAMA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DECATUR, AL)
HARTSELLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; HARTSELLE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Priceville:

HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 11 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 52 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 68 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Priceville:

ROUNTREE FIELD (about 9 miles; HARTSELLE, AL; ID: 5M0)
PRYOR FIELD RGNL (about 10 miles; DECATUR, AL; ID: DCU)
REDSTONE AAF (about 17 miles; REDSTONE ARSNL HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HUA)

Operable nuclear power plants near Priceville:

9 miles: Browns Ferry 1 and 2 in Decatur, AL.
9 miles: Browns Ferry 3 in Decatur, AL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Priceville:

JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 22 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 34 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 55 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 63 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)

Public elementary/middle school in Priceville:

PRICEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 599; Location: 438 CAVE SPRINGS ROAD; Grades: 0K-05)

Library in Priceville:

PRICEVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $28,812; Location: 103 FAYE DRIVE; 4,247 books; 141 audio materials; 141 video materials)

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Priceville United Methodist Church is one of the oldest churches in Priceville, located dirctly accross the street (highway 67) from Priceville High School. Please add it to your list of Priceville churches.

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Churches in Priceville include: Cave Spring Church (A), Sand Hill Church (B), Priceville Church of Christ (C), Flint Creek Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ratliff Cemetery (1), Sand Hill Cemetery (2), Price Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	83.7%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.2%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	5.6%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	5.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Priceville, AL

Priceville compared to Alabama state average:

Unemployed 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 significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Priceville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Morgan County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Wood (5%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	4	$10,096	$30,288	0	$0
Streets and Highways	1	$2,391	$28,692	1	$720
Local Libraries	2	$2,480	$14,880	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$4,605	$27,630	7	$2,423
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$550
Totals for Government	9	$19,572	$26,096	9	$3,693

6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.00%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($398 average AGI)
Morgan County: 0.07%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Madison County, AL	0.81% ($36,948 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, AL	0.74% ($27,656)
from Cullman County, AL	0.43% ($27,850)

5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($246 average AGI)
Morgan County: 0.05%
Alabama average: 0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Madison County, AL	0.94% ($41,316 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, AL	0.53% ($32,432)
to Limestone County, AL	0.42% ($43,101)

Strongest AM radio stations in Priceville:

WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
WQAH (1310 AM; 1 kW; PRICEVILLE, AL; Owner: ABERCROMBIE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
WHOS (800 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WEUV (1700 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAJF (1490 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: WAJF, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Priceville:

WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W263AF (100.5 FM; MOORESVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W287AD (105.3 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: JEFFREY S. CHUNN)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRTT-FM (95.1 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)
W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
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.)

TV broadcast stations around Priceville:

WMJN-LP (Channel 43; DECATUR, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
WYAM-LP (Channel 56; DECATUR, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES, LLC)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, 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)
W67CO (Channel 67; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W66DH (Channel 66; DECATUR, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Priceville fatal accident list:
Aug 2, 2007 08:45 AM, I-65, Lat: 34.535644, Lon: -86.906581, Vehicles: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Jul 16, 2005 07:28 AM, Sr-67, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
Nov 24, 2003 11:39 AM, Sr-67, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Feb 25, 2001 02:03 AM, Sr-67, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
May 6, 1999 05:05 AM, Sr-67, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Apr 4, 1998 04:30 AM, Sr-67, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 11, 1997 08:30 AM, 67, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3

4020 Mountain Valley Road, Type: Mast, Structure height: 93.3 m, Overall height: 93.9 m, Call Sign: KNKN903
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 09/05/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Fax: (469) 229-7297
3342 Upper River Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m, Call Sign: KNKN904, Licensee ID: L00123733
Assigned Frequencies : 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
Grant Date: 09/05/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Bryan A Corr
Registrant: Corr Wireless Communications, LLC
4020 Mountain Valley Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Call Sign: KNKR324
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 07/10/2007, Expiration Date: 06/03/2017, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3

Bryan A Corr, 3342 Upper River Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
Registrant: Fletcher, Heald And Huldreath, 1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone: (202) 371-9500, Email:
Bonnie K Clark, 3342 Upper River Road., Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.4 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
Edward G Roach, 4020 Mountain Valley Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 97.5 m, Overall height: 97.5 m
Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4

City Hall Us Hwy 67, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPCM956
Assigned Frequencies : 460.600 MHz
Grant Date: 04/18/2003, Expiration Date: 07/01/2013
Registrant: Decatur Electronics Communications, 1222 4th Ave Se, Decatur, AL 35601, Phone: (256) 355-4747, Fax: (256) 355-0670
City Hall Us Hwy 67, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: KNBL863, Licensee ID: L00402866
Assigned Frequencies : 154.085 MHz
Grant Date: 12/20/2001, Expiration Date: 02/24/2012
Registrant: Priceville, Town Of, Rt 2 Box 33a, Decatur, AL 35603, Phone: (205) 355-5476
City Hall Us Hwy 67, Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: KNBK951, Licensee ID: L00402866
Assigned Frequencies : 155.010 MHz
Grant Date: 12/20/2001, Expiration Date: 02/24/2012
Registrant: Priceville, Town Of, Rt 2 Box 33a, Decatur, AL 35603, Phone: (205) 355-5476
Corner Of Bethel Rd And Ala 67, Call Sign: WZE823, Licensee ID: L00009006
Assigned Frequencies : 154.490 MHz
Grant Date: 02/14/2004, Expiration Date: 04/14/2014
Registrant: William H Robinson, 1691 Bethel Rd, Decatur, AL 35603, Phone: (256) 355-7192

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