Geneva County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Samson that have no violations reported:
- SAMSON WATER WORKS (Population served: 3600, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.5%
(17.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 37.7% for Black residents, 5.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 20.5% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Alabama: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 63.0% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
| This city: | 4.1% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Samson, AL
Samson compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Samson (2011 data):
- The Samson Banking Company, Inc.: at 2 West Main Street, branch established on 1930/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $56.8 mil, Deposits: $48.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices
- Cadence Bank, N.A.: Samson Branch at 16 East Main Street, branch established on 1991/01/02. Info updated 2011/12/14: Bank assets: $3,909.7 mil, Deposits: $3,124.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 112 total offices, Holding Company: Cadence Bancorp Llc
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (57%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Geneva County Alabama:
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Religion statistics for Samson (based on Geneva County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 65.76%
| Here | | 65.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 70.5% | 14.2% | 7.5% | 3.4% | 4.4% |
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| Congregations | 41.2% | 20.6% | 18.6% | 4.1% | 15.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 11 | Geneva County: | 4.28 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Here: | 4.67 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10 | Here: | 3.89 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Geneva County: | 12.5% | | State: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Geneva County: | 32.3% | | State: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 |
2 | $3,765 | $22,590 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $8,322 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $602 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $20,639 | $49,534 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 25 | $1,413 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $7,086 | $17,006 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,692 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $4,252 | $17,008 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $1,772 | $21,264 | 1 | $500 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $500 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,949 | $23,388 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $664 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $1,621 | $19,452 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $41,084 | $27,389 | 38 | $13,693 |
Samson government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $141,000 ($72.53)
Sewerage: $139,000 ($71.50)
All Other: $69,000 ($35.49)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $216,000 ($111.11)
Police Protection: $215,000 ($110.60)
Solid Waste Management: $141,000 ($72.53)
Sewerage: $81,000 ($41.67)
Financial Administration: $58,000 ($29.84)
Fire Protection: $52,000 ($26.75)
Parks & Recreation: $24,000 ($12.35)
Libraries: $12,000 ($6.17)
Corrections - Other: $12,000 ($6.17)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $510,000 ($262.35)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $23,000 ($11.83)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $519,000 ($266.98)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $14,000 ($7.20)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $43,000 ($22.12)
Interest Earnings: $4,000 ($2.06)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $325,000 ($167.18)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $146,000 ($75.10)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $185,000 ($95.16)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $248,000 ($127.57)
End of Fiscal Year: $209,000 ($107.51)
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $324,000 ($166.67)
Highways: $31,000 ($15.95)
All Other: $9,000 ($4.63)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $279,000 ($143.52)
Public Utilities: $69,000 ($35.49)
Property: $55,000 ($28.29)
Other Selective Sales: $49,000 ($25.21)
NEC: $40,000 ($20.58)
Motor Vehicle License: $7,000 ($3.60)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $387,000 ($199.07)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $31,000 ($15.95)
8.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,594 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.13% | | 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:
7.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,183 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.18% | | 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 Samson:
- WZEP (1460 AM; 10 kW; DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL; Owner: WALTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTKN (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; DALEVILLE, AL; Owner: JOSEPH A. ADAMS, SR.)
- WQLS (1200 AM; 10 kW; OZARK, AL; Owner: STYLES BROADCASTING OF DOTHAN, INC.)
- WOPP (1290 AM; 3 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: E. & R BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGEA (1150 AM; 1 kW; GENEVA, AL; Owner: SHELLEY BROADCASTING CO, INC., D.I.P)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WGTX (1280 AM; 5 kW; DE FUNIAK SPRINGS, FL)
- WOOF (560 AM; 5 kW; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WAMI (860 AM; 1 kW; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WJSB (1050 AM; 5 kW; CRESTVIEW, FL; Owner: CRESTVIEW BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKWL (1230 AM; 1 kW; FLORALA, AL; Owner: FLORALA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSTT (730 AM; 25 kW; THOMASVILLE, GA; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Samson:
- WRJM-FM (93.7 FM; GENEVA, AL; Owner: STAGE DOOR DEVELOPMENT, INC.)
- WDJR (96.9 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: GULF SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKMX (106.7 FM; ENTERPRISE, AL; Owner: WKMX, INC.)
- WZTZ (101.1 FM; ELBA, AL; Owner: ELBA RADIO COMPANY)
- WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTKE (98.1 FM; HOLT, FL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOOF-FM (99.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: WOOF, INC.)
- WDYF (90.3 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRWA (88.7 FM; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WAMI-FM (102.3 FM; OPP, AL; Owner: THE OPP BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WXUS (100.5 FM; FORT RUCKER, AL; Owner: SKYWAY BROADCASTING, LTD.)
- WJIF (91.9 FM; OPP, AL; Owner: OPP EDUCATIONAL B/CNG FOUNDATION)
TV broadcast stations around Samson:
- WTVY (Channel 4; DOTHAN, AL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WDIQ (Channel 2; DOZIER, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WDFX-TV (Channel 34; OZARK, AL; Owner: WAITT LICENSE CO. OF ALABAMA, L.L.C.)
- WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Samson, Alabama:
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 8
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 16
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Alabama average:
- Fatal accident count: 100
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 156
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 257
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 9
Samson fatal accident list:
Apr 13, 1996 10:40 PM, 5004, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 16, 1995 05:32 PM, 87, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 2
Jan 30, 1987 06:06 PM, 87, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Oct 22, 1985 05:39 AM, 52, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
Nov 3, 1983 05:04 PM, 1054, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 30, 1976 04:00 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Samson)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 16 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 - Off Sr 153 (Lat: 30.995722 Lon: -86.100500), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146 m, Call Sign: WPKN718
Assigned Frequencies: 858.887 MHz, 859.287 MHz, 859.312 MHz, 859.337 MHz, 859.362 MHz, 859.387 MHz, 859.412 MHz, 859.862 MHz, 859.887 MHz, 860.287 MHz... (+6 more)
Grant Date: 07/14/2009, Expiration Date: 06/08/2019
Registrant: Southern Communications Services Inc. D/B/A Southern Linc, 600 University Park (Suite 400), Birmingham, AL 35209, Phone: (205) 874-3843, Fax: (205) 874-3953, Email:
- Off Sr 153 (Lat: 30.995722 Lon: -86.100500), Type: Tower, Structure height: 146 m, Call Sign: WQJM926
Assigned Frequencies: 855.012 MHz, 855.037 MHz, 855.062 MHz, 855.162 MHz, 855.412 MHz, 855.437 MHz, 855.537 MHz, 855.562 MHz, 855.612 MHz, 855.812 MHz... (+18 more)
Grant Date: 04/28/2009, Expiration Date: 06/08/2019, Certifier: Robin J Cohen
Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4142
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - 5 Ripley St (Lat: 31.112667 Lon: -86.049667), Call Sign: KNAW769
Assigned Frequencies: 155.040 MHz
Grant Date: 10/31/2001, Expiration Date: 07/08/2011
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 232 4401 A Connecticut Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20008-2322, Phone: (877) 677-3369, Fax: (949) 515-2544 - Hwy 52 1/2 Mi E (Lat: 31.116000 Lon: -86.046056), Call Sign: KAX277
Assigned Frequencies: 35.9000 MHz
Grant Date: 05/21/2002, Expiration Date: 05/21/2012, Cancellation Date: 12/01/2006
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Alabama Pwr Substation Hwy 87 7 Mi S (Lat: 31.020444 Lon: -86.014111), Call Sign: WNDZ227, Licensee ID: L00000301
Assigned Frequencies: 457.675 MHz
Grant Date: 09/18/2000, Expiration Date: 11/20/2005, Cancellation Date: 04/15/2002
Registrant: Alabama Power Company, C/O Scs, 600 North 18th Street / Bin 5n-8485, Birmingham, AL 35203-8485, Phone: (205) 257-3227, Fax: (205) 257-3636, Email:
- Apc Substation Hwy 87, 7miles South (Lat: 31.020444 Lon: -86.014111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 23 m, Call Sign: WPWP845
Assigned Frequencies: 457.675 MHz
Grant Date: 01/02/2003, Expiration Date: 01/02/2013, Certifier: Billy R Hall Jr.
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - LIBERTY, Substa Geneva Co Rd 10 7.5 Mi S (Lat: 30.993778 Lon: -86.058278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 81.6 m, Call Sign: WNTL880
Assigned Frequencies: 6286.19 MHz
Grant Date: 12/18/2001, Expiration Date: 01/03/2012
Registrant: Comsearch, 19700 Janelia Farm Blvd, Ashburn, VA 20147, Phone: (703) 726-5671, Fax: (703) 726-5594, Email:
- Electrical Substation On Cr 10 7.5 Mi S (Lat: 30.993778 Lon: -86.058250), Overall height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: WPND202
Assigned Frequencies: 928.418 MHz, 952.418 MHz
Grant Date: 01/29/2002, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012
Registrant: Phone: (205) 823-4003
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: KG4AHX, Licensee ID: L00303344
Grant Date: 09/03/2008, Expiration Date: 10/04/2018, Certifier: Mark P Carpenter
Registrant: Mark P Carpenter, 1591 N Cty Rd 19, Samson, AL 36477
FAA Registered Aircraft: 9 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Samson)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Samson, AL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 79 | 73.2 years |
| John | 50 | 77.1 years |
| William | 49 | 76.0 years |
| Mary | 42 | 76.5 years |
| Henry | 21 | 72.9 years |
| Willie | 19 | 74.3 years |
| Lillie | 19 | 83.4 years |
| Jessie | 15 | 80.2 years |
| George | 15 | 75.4 years |
| Annie | 14 | 82.4 years |
| Most common last names in Samson, AL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Wise | 39 | 74.3 years |
| Davis | 30 | 75.3 years |
| Jones | 29 | 77.2 years |
| Williams | 24 | 75.5 years |
| Holley | 23 | 77.0 years |
| Phillips | 22 | 73.4 years |
| Owens | 22 | 79.5 years |
| Smith | 20 | 71.5 years |
| Powell | 20 | 76.7 years |
| Weeks | 18 | 80.2 years |
Businesses in Samson, AL
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers"
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