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Sardis, AL map Population (year 2000): 1,629
Males: 760  (46.7%)
Females: 869  (53.3%)

Dallas County

Median resident age:  40.9 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip code: 36775


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,300 (it was $25,240 in 2000)
Sardis  $24,300
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,100 (it was $56,200 in 2000)
Sardis  $56,100
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Sardis:

  • Black (64.8%)
  • American Indian (64.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (34.6%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 79.3 square miles.

Population density: 21 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Sardis

  • High school or higher: 58.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 16.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sardis CCD

  • Never married: 34.8%
  • Now married: 48.8%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 13.5%
  • Divorced: 2.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.3%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Sardis, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sardis to the number of sex offenders is 543 to 1.

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

Sardis:  0.4% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
Sardis satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (51.4 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (600.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Craig-Tyler, AL (6.7 miles ), Selmont-West Selmont, AL (7.4 miles ), Carlowville, AL (8.3 miles ), Selma, AL (10.0 miles ), Benton, AL (14.3 miles) , Orrville, AL (15.5 miles ), Benton-Collirene, AL (16.3 miles ), White Hall, AL (21.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $55,900
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1998: 18 buildings, average cost: $68,100
  • 1999: 16 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 2002: 18 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 2003: 20 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 2005: 23 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 2006: 23 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $200,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 32.27 N, Longitude: 87.02 W




Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (23%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
  • Other direct selling establishments (7%)
  • Health care (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Construction laborers (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)



 

Crime in Sardis by Year
Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 01110
    per 100,000 0.060.657.254.40.0
Assaults 01023
    per 100,000 0.060.60.0108.8155.0
Burglaries 398711
    per 100,000 206.8545.5457.7380.8568.5
Thefts 2730544221
    per 100,000 1860.81818.23089.22285.11085.3
Auto thefts 063103
    per 100,000 0.0363.6171.6544.1155.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 88.9170.3186.5199.7126.6

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Sardis-area historical tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 49% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/6/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the Sardis place center killed one person and injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/23/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.8 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Sardis topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Sardis:
  • VAUGHN REG MED CENTER PARKWAY CAMPUS (about 11 miles; SELMA, AL)
  • J PAUL JONES HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; CAMDEN, AL)
  • PRATTVILLE BAPTIST HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; PRATTVILLE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Sardis, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sardis:
  • MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 45 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 77 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 90 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sardis:
  • CRAIG FIELD (about 5 miles; SELMA, AL; ID: SEM)
  • SKYHARBOR (about 9 miles; SELMA, AL; ID: S63)
  • VAIDEN FIELD (about 30 miles; MARION, AL; ID: A08)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sardis:
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 48 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 126,963)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 57 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 59 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 80 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
Public elementary/middle school in Sardis:
Library in Sardis:
  • SARDIS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $26,057; Location: 296 PARKWAY DRIVE; 1,813 books; 44 audio materials; 20 video materials)

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Churches in Sardis include: Union Church (A), The First Born Mission (B), Shiloh Church (C), Shiloh Baptist Church (D), Shady Grove Church (E), Cosey Church (F), East Salem Church (G), Little Zion Church (H), Adam Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: King Cemetery (1), Shiloh Cemetery (2), Adams Grove Cemetery (3), Mount Olive Cemetery (4), Mount Leveton Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs and swamps: Plummer Lake (A), Titi Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sorrell Branch (A), Steep Creek (B), Lias Creek (C), Fourmile Creek (D), King Mill Branch (E), Sixmile Creek (F), Cook Branch (G), Berlin Branch (H), Mountain Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sardis include: Kings Landing Public Use Area (1), Six Mile Creek Public Use Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Sardis Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sardis and their reported violations in the past:

SOUTH DALLAS WATER AUTHORITY (Population served: 3636, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and FEB-07-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (FEB-07-2000)
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.2%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.3%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  30.2%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

Sardis compared to Alabama state average:

Sardis, Alabama environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly 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 significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Dallas County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.20%
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 Montgomery County, AL  0.45% ($22,063 average AGI)
from Autauga County, AL  0.38% ($25,981)
from Jefferson County, AL  0.26% ($23,811)


5.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.60%
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 Montgomery County, AL  1.05% ($28,327 average AGI)
to Autauga County, AL  0.49% ($32,814)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.37% ($22,396)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sardis:
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMRK (1340 AM; 1 kW; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALEXANDER B/C CO. INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHBB (1490 AM; 1 kW; SELMA, AL; Owner: BROADSOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sardis:
  • WALX (100.9 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALEXANDER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WAPR (88.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: UA-ASU-TSU EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
  • WJAM-FM (97.3 FM; ORRVILLE, AL; Owner: SCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDXX (100.1 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: BROADSOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WAQU (91.1 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WBFZ (105.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: IMANI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, INC)
  • WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W232AN (94.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WVFG (107.5 FM; UNIONTOWN, AL; Owner: CHARLES E. JONES, JR.)

TV broadcast stations around Sardis:
  • WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W24CK (Channel 24; SELMA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)

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