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Skyline, AL map Population (year 2000): 843. Estimated population in July 2006: 842 (-0.1% change)
 

Males: 418  (49.6%)
Females: 425  (50.4%)

Jackson County

Median resident age:  38.0 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35776.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,200 (it was $29,250 in 2000)
Skyline  $28,200
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,300 (it was $59,400 in 2000)
Skyline  $59,300
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Skyline:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
  • American Indian (5.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (15.1%), Irish (13.4%), German (5.6%), English (4.7%), Italian (1.5%), Swedish (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1600 feet

Land area: 3.87 square miles.

Population density: 216 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Skyline

  • High school or higher: 64.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Skyline town

  • Never married: 18.5%
  • Now married: 64.7%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.4%
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:

Skyline:  0.3% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (33.1 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (100.3 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (498.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pleasant Groves, AL (6.3 miles ), Princeton, AL (6.7 miles ), Hytop, AL (7.5 miles ), Scottsboro, AL (11.9 miles ), Hollywood, AL (12.4 miles ), Woodville, AL (16.0 miles ), Paint Rock, AL (17.2 miles) , Section, AL (18.1 miles ).

Latitude: 34.80 N, Longitude: 86.12 W


Area code: 256

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Population change in the 1990s: +120 (+16.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Metal and metal products (16%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • U. S. Postal service (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


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Crime in Skyline (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (236.7 per 100,000)
  • 3 burglaries (355.0 per 100,000)
  • 5 thefts (591.7 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 95.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Skyline (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 burglaries (236.1 per 100,000)
  • 9 thefts (1062.6 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (118.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 68.5 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.19
US city average:  3.00

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Skyline-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 161% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/18/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Skyline town center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/15/1989, a category 4 tornado 17.0 miles away from the town center killed 21 people and injured 463 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Skyline:
  • JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 7 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
  • SOUTHERN TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; WINCHESTER, TN)
  • CRESTWOOD HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Skyline:
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 46 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 66 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 75 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Skyline:
  • SCOTTSBORO MUNI-WORD FIELD (about 12 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL; ID: 4A6)
  • STEVENSON (about 24 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)
  • MOONTOWN (about 24 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: 3M5)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Skyline:
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 37 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 60 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)

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Cemeteries: Skyline Cemetery (1), Sharp Cemetery (2). 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:  78.0%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.5%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.7%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  7.3%

Skyline compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly 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 college students 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 Skyline (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank, Scottsboro, Alabama: Skyline Branch at Highway 79, branch established on 1986-11-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $290.1 mil, Deposits: $237.8 mil, headquarters in Scottsboro, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Fns Bancshares, Inc.



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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
Financial Administration 1$1,993$23,9162$638
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$350
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$1,550
Police Protection - Officers 1$1,772$21,2641$886
Totals for Government 2$3,765$22,59011$3,424



4.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,157 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.91%
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 DeKalb County, AL  0.94% ($23,419 average AGI)
from Madison County, AL  0.46% ($37,810)
from Marshall County, AL  0.30% ($32,574)


4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.70%
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 DeKalb County, AL  0.89% ($26,632 average AGI)
to Madison County, AL  0.71% ($31,884)
to Hamilton County, TN  0.29% ($31,943)


Strongest AM radio stations in Skyline:
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WZCT (1330 AM; 5 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: BONNER AND CARLILE ENTERPRISES)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WWIC (1050 AM; 1 kW; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: SCOTTSBORO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WZYX (1440 AM; 5 kW; COWAN, TN; Owner: TIMS FORD BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Skyline:
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • WUSX (93.3 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: TENNNESSE VALLEY 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)
  • 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.)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
  • W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Skyline:
  • W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • W67CO (Channel 67; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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