Snead, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 748. Estimated population in July 2006: 830 (+11.0% change)

Males: 335	(44.8%)
Females: 413	(55.2%)

Blount County

Median resident age:	44.9 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35952.

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

Snead	$24,300
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,000 (it was $72,100 in 2000)

Snead	$72,000
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Snead:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (25.0%), Irish (11.2%), English (6.0%), German (5.5%), French (2.8%), Norwegian (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 790 feet

Land area: 5.44 square miles.

Population density: 150 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Snead

High school or higher: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 7.6%
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Snead town

Never married: 14.1%
Now married: 62.8%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 11.5%
Divorced: 10.4%

7 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.9%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Snead, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Snead to the number of sex offenders is 815 to 1.

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

Snead:	0.3% ($218)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (43.6 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (50.1 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (541.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clarence, AL (2.4 miles ), Susan Moore, AL (3.0 miles ), Douglas, AL (6.2 miles ), Altoona, AL (7.7 miles ), Brooksville, AL (8.1 miles ), Walnut Grove, AL (8.5 miles ), Rosa, AL (12.0 miles ), Oneonta, AL (13.4 miles ).

Latitude: 34.12 N, Longitude: 86.39 W

Area code: 205

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Population change in the 1990s: +113 (+17.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (20%)
Food (10%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Accommodation and food services (15%)
Public administration (12%)
Educational services (7%)
Apparel (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Health care (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Computer specialists (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Child care workers (5%)

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Crime in Snead by Year
Type	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	126.9	0.0	121.4
Burglaries	14	23	6	2
per 100,000	1820.5	2918.8	739.8	242.7
Thefts	36	28	41	22
per 100,000	4681.4	3553.3	5055.5	2669.9
Auto thefts	4	6	8	2
per 100,000	520.2	761.4	986.4	242.7
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 157.4)	356.3	432.7	332.9	167.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	6.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Snead, Alabama

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Snead-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 220% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/24/2001, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.7 miles away from the Snead town center injured 22 people and caused $1 million in damages.

On 3/11/1963, a category 4 tornado 11.8 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Snead:

MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 16 miles; ONEONTA, AL)
MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 16 miles; BOAZ, AL)
MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 18 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Snead, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Snead:

HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 45 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
TALLADEGA MUNI (about 45 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 47 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Snead:

ROBBINS FIELD (about 11 miles; ONEONTA, AL; ID: 20A)
THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 12 miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; ID: 8A0)
GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD (about 21 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; ID: 8A1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Snead:

GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 30 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 46 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)

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

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hamby Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

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

SNEAD WATER WORKS (Population served: 4905, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-17-2004), St Public Notif received (MAR-16-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-11-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-23-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-11-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-25-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-25-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-30-2006)

Average household size:

This town:	2.2 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	64.3%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.6%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	11.0%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	3.6%
Whole state:	7.3%

Snead compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below 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 below state average.
Number of college students 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 Snead (2007 data):

Superior Bank: Snead Branch at U.S. Highway 278 East, branch established on 1972-09-25. Info updated 2006-11-21: Bank assets: $2,414.0 mil, Deposits: $1,870.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 61 total offices

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Sewerage	1	$2,701	$32,412	0	$0
Water Supply	3	$5,865	$23,460	0	$0
Financial Administration	1	$2,298	$27,576	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	3	$2,628	$10,512	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$11,086	$26,606	3	$2,750
Firefighters	0	$0		12	$1,069
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$1,802
Totals for Government	13	$24,578	$22,687	21	$5,621

7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.26%
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 Jefferson County, AL	3.18% ($37,239 average AGI)
from Marshall County, AL	0.44% ($24,284)
from Cullman County, AL	0.43% ($24,528)

6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
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 Jefferson County, AL	2.09% ($35,540 average AGI)
to Cullman County, AL	0.57% ($28,872)
to Marshall County, AL	0.51% ($25,333)

Strongest AM radio stations in Snead:

WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WCRL (1570 AM; 3 kW; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WAVU (630 AM; 1 kW; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Snead:

WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WKLD (97.7 FM; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE INC.)
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)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)
WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Snead:

WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, 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)
W15AP (Channel 15; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)

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