Sardis City, Alabama

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Population in July 2008: 2,121. Population change since 2000: +47.5%

Males: 1,060	(50.0%)
Females: 1,061	(50.0%)

Median resident age:	38.4 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35956.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $43,475 (it was $36,000 in 2000)

Sardis City:	$43,475
Alabama:	$42,666

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,543

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $143,841 (it was $84,500 in 2000)

Sardis City:	$143,841
Alabama:	$121,500

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Races in Sardis City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Sardis City: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (31.2%), Irish (11.3%), German (5.1%), English (4.7%), Dutch (3.1%), Scottish (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1082 feet

Land area: 7.37 square miles.

Population density: 288 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sardis City

High school or higher: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
Unemployed: 4.0%
Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sardis City town

Never married: 15.4%
Now married: 65.5%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 6.6%
Divorced: 11.1%

12 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.8%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in May 2009.

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

Sardis City:	0.3% ($228)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (46.1 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (59.9 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (537.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Mountainboro, AL (1.4 miles ), Boaz, AL (1.7 miles ), Wills Valley, AL (2.6 miles ), Ridgeville, AL (2.9 miles) , Albertville, AL (2.9 miles ), Reece City, AL (2.9 miles ), Crossville, AL (3.3 miles ), Lookout Mountain, AL (3.4 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
2008: 11 buildings, average cost: $200,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.17 N, Longitude: 86.12 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

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Crime in Sardis City by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	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	1	1	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	60.6	57.2	54.4	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	1	0	2	3	3
per 100,000	0.0	60.6	0.0	108.8	155.0	142.8
Burglaries	3	9	8	7	11	19
per 100,000	206.8	545.5	457.7	380.8	568.5	904.3
Thefts	27	30	54	42	21	43
per 100,000	1860.8	1818.2	3089.2	2285.1	1085.3	2046.6
Auto thefts	0	6	3	10	3	3
per 100,000	0.0	363.6	171.6	544.1	155.0	142.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	88.9	170.3	186.5	199.7	126.6	185.1

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Population change in the 1990s: +197 (+15.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Food (5%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (14%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (5%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Average climate in Sardis City, Alabama

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Sardis City-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 247% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Sardis City town center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 tornado 14.3 miles away from the town center injured 22 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Sardis City-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 84% 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 35.8 miles away from Sardis City center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 84.1 miles away from the city 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 39.4 miles away from the city center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from Sardis City center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/19/2004 at 23:51:49, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.0 miles away from Sardis City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sardis City:

MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 10 miles; BOAZ, AL)
RIVERVIEW REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; GADSDEN, AL)
MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 17 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)

Local government website: www.northal.net/sardiscity

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sardis City:

GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 41 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 49 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)

Public high school in Sardis City:

SARDIS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 621; Location: 1420 CHURCH ST; Grades: 07-12)

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Library in Sardis City:

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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Church in Sardis City: Sardis Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Upton Cemetery (1), Sardis Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: McWhorter Branch (A), Owens Branch (B), Yellow Leaf Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	80.1%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.3%
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: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	10.0%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	3.9%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sardis City, AL

Sardis City compared to Alabama state average:

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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 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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Banks with branches in Sardis City (2009 data):

Liberty Bank: Sardis Road Branch at 1660 Sardis Road, branch established on 1990-12-07. Info updated 2008-06-03: Bank assets: $93.0 mil, Deposits: $80.0 mil, headquarters in Geraldine, AL, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Bancorporation Of Geraldine, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Etowah County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (48%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Sardis City

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 68.31%

Here		68.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Catholic Church	Churches of Christ
Adherents	68.9%	11.9%	4.9%	2.9%	2.9%
Congregations	47.2%	18.2%	7.0%	0.5%	7.0%

Name	Assemblies of God	Episcopal Church	Presbyterian Church in America	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	1.2%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	4.9%
Congregations	3.7%	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	13.6%

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
Financial Administration	1	$3,428	$41,136	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$6,201
Police Protection - Officers	2	$7,166	$42,996	0	$0
Health	0	$0		2	$2,246
Parks and Recreation	2	$3,428	$20,568	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$833
Totals for Government	5	$14,022	$33,653	9	$9,280

Sardis City government finances in 2002:

Construction - Regular Highways: $33,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $220,000
Police Protection: $168,000

Parks & Recreation: $76,000

Fire Protection: $71,000

Regular Highways: $33,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $100,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $338,000
Public Utilities: $32,000

Motor Vehicle License: $17,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $198,000

5.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,843 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.14%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($145 average AGI)
Etowah County: 0.03%
Alabama average: 0.14%

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

from Marshall County, AL	0.73% ($25,539 average AGI)
from Calhoun County, AL	0.60% ($29,865)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.34% ($33,669)

4.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,893 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.85%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($202 average AGI)
Etowah County: 0.03%
Alabama average: 0.06%

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

to Marshall County, AL	0.70% ($25,881 average AGI)
to Calhoun County, AL	0.54% ($30,618)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.38% ($34,168)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sardis City:

WBSA (1300 AM; 1 kW; BOAZ, AL; Owner: WATKINS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WAVU (630 AM; 1 kW; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sardis City:

WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)
WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around Sardis City:

WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W15AP (Channel 15; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)

Sardis City fatal accident list:
Sep 23, 2006 09:24 AM, Us-Sr1, Lat: 34.178267, Lon: -86.142447, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 13, 2004 12:58 AM, Us-Sr1, 17, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 10, 2001 01:53 AM, Us-Sr1, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $491,000
Total average daily traffic: 680
Total average daily truck traffic: 6
Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 1,100

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: W4RKZ, Previous Call Sign: KF4KUZ, Licensee ID: L01142546
Grant Date: 06/14/2008, Expiration Date: 06/14/2018, Certifier: Robert L Rosser
Registrant: Robert L Rosser, 315 Rosser Blvd, Sardis City, AL 35956

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	2	$125,075	11	$89,705	18	$92,095	4	$24,048	2	$58,520	4	$38,490
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$106,080	2	$86,505	0	$0	0	$0	1	$29,260
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$64,480	3	$81,893	8	$98,580	2	$40,270	1	$40,330	2	$59,745
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$42,450	3	$115,977	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	1	$104,910	1	$128,530	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	5	$120,338	2	$132,520
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$59,690	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0110.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7

Sardis City on our top lists:

#40 (35956) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of United States or American first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

#27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"

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