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Somerville, AL map Population (year 2000): 347
Males: 169  (48.7%)
Females: 178  (51.3%)

Morgan County

Median resident age:  35.9 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35670.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,600 (it was $26,250 in 2000)
Somerville  $28,600
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,100 (it was $73,300 in 2000)
Somerville  $83,100
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Somerville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.1%)
  • Black (5.8%)
  • American Indian (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (19.0%), German (15.9%), English (8.1%), Irish (4.0%), French Canadian (2.0%), Scottish (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 656 feet

Land area: 1.02 square miles.

Population density: 340 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Somerville

  • High school or higher: 70.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Somerville town

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 63.8%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Somerville, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Somerville to the number of sex offenders is 32 to 1.

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

Somerville:  0.3% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (14.8 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (65.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (513.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Priceville, AL (6.6 miles ), Triana, AL (9.2 miles ), Hartselle, AL (9.9 miles ), Falkville, AL (10.1 miles ), Eva, AL (10.6 miles ), Triana-Blackwall, AL (11.7 miles ), Mooresville, AL (12.2 miles) , Laceys Spring, AL (12.6 miles ).

Latitude: 34.47 N, Longitude: 86.80 W


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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (18%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Apparel (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Construction (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (4%)
  • Religious workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Registered nurses (12%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Cashiers (9%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)


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Crime in Somerville (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)
  • 5 burglaries (1388.9 per 100,000)
  • 14 thefts (3888.9 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 252.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  11.53
US city average:  3.00

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Somerville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 219% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the Somerville town center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 23.5 miles away from the town center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Somerville:
  • DECATUR GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DECATUR, AL)
  • NORTH ALABAMA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; DECATUR, AL)
  • HARTSELLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; HARTSELLE, AL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Somerville:
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 12 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 59 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 64 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Somerville:
  • ROUNTREE FIELD (about 10 miles; HARTSELLE, AL; ID: 5M0)
  • FOLSOM FIELD (about 15 miles; CULLMAN, AL; ID: 3A1)
  • PRYOR FIELD RGNL (about 16 miles; DECATUR, AL; ID: DCU)

Operable nuclear power plants near Somerville:
  • 15 miles: Browns Ferry 1 and 2 in Decatur, AL.
  • 15 miles: Browns Ferry 3 in Decatur, AL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Somerville:
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 22 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 30 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 61 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
Public high school in Somerville:
Public elementary/middle schools in Somerville:
  • COTACO SCHOOL (Students: 540; Location: 100 COTACO SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK-08; Our rating: 60)
  • UNION HILL SCHOOL (Students: 413; Location: 2221 UNION HILL RD; Grades: 0K-08; Our rating: 61)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.3 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  66.2%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.7%
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: 0.7% 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:  3.5%
Whole state:  7.3%

Somerville compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Somerville (2007 data):
  • Peoples Bank of North Alabama: Somerville Branch at 5276 Highway 67, branch established on 1993-05-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $425.7 mil, Deposits: $306.5 mil, headquarters in Cullman, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 29 total offices, Holding Company: Altrust Financial Services, 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
Judicial and Legal 0$0 3$1,239
Financial Administration 1$1,470$17,6400$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$205
Police Protection - Officers 2$4,075$24,4500$0
Totals for Government 3$5,545$22,1804$1,444



6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.00%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($398 average AGI)
Morgan County:  0.07%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Madison County, AL  0.81% ($36,948 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, AL  0.74% ($27,656)
from Cullman County, AL  0.43% ($27,850)


5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,126 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.49%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($246 average AGI)
Morgan County:  0.05%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Madison County, AL  0.94% ($41,316 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, AL  0.53% ($32,432)
to Limestone County, AL  0.42% ($43,101)


Strongest AM radio stations in Somerville:
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
  • WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
  • WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
  • WEUV (1700 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WQAH (1310 AM; 1 kW; PRICEVILLE, AL; Owner: ABERCROMBIE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Somerville:
  • WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W287AD (105.3 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: JEFFREY S. CHUNN)
  • WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
  • 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.)
  • WRJL-FM (99.9 FM; EVA, AL; Owner: ROJO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Somerville:
  • WMJN-LP (Channel 43; DECATUR, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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)
  • WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WYAM-LP (Channel 56; DECATUR, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES, LLC)
  • W67CO (Channel 67; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WCQT-LP (Channel 52; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

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