South Pickens, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 5,787.

Males: 2,666	(46.1%)
Females: 3,121	(53.9%)

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,083 (it was $26,008 in 2000)

South Pickens:	$32,083
Alabama:	$40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,005

South Pickens:	$17,005
Alabama:	$22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $86,097 (it was $56,000 in 2000)

South Pickens:	$86,097
Alabama:	$115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $125,143; Detached houses: $149,389; Townhouses or other attached units: $18,345; In 2-unit structures: $100,219; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $71,909; Mobile homes: $38,996

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Races in South Pickens:

Black (60.1%)
American Indian (60.1%)
White Non-Hispanic (39.0%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in South Pickens: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 600 feet

Land area: 361.2 square miles.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in South Pickens

High school or higher: 69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 6.6%
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in South Pickens CCD

Never married: 29.0%
Now married: 53.0%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 10.3%
Divorced: 7.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.3%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

South Pickens:	0.4% ($199)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (34.4 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (80.2 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (487.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Aliceville, AL (1.5 miles ), McMullen, AL (1.7 miles) , Carrollton, AL (2.9 miles ), Memphis, AL (3.2 miles) , Pickensville, AL (3.2 miles ), Mantua-West Greene, AL (3.5 miles ), Union, AL (4.1 miles ), Reform, AL (4.2 miles ).

Latitude: 33.15 N, Longitude: 88.13 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

South Pickens household income distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Wood products (8%)
Construction (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (18%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Food (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Woodworkers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

South Pickens-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 158% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.6 miles away from the South Pickens place center killed 3 people and injured 178 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 12/16/2000, a category 4 tornado 25.5 miles away from the place center killed 11 people and injured 144 people and caused $13 million in damages.

South Pickens-area historical earthquake activity is above Alabama state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 53.4 miles away from South Pickens center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 43.0 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 36.1 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 52.3 miles away from South Pickens center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 17.5 miles away from South Pickens center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Hospitals/medical centers near South Pickens:

PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 8 miles; CARROLLTON, AL)
GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOM (about 19 miles; EUTAW, AL)
NOXUBEE GENERAL CRITICAL ACCESS HOSP (about 27 miles; MACON, MS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Pickens:

MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 33 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 34 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 73 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 75 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)

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Notable locations in South Pickens: McLarens Landing (A), Aliceville County Club (B), Raleigh (C), Skinners Landing (D), Speeds Water Mill (E), Stevens Spur (F), Wilder Quarters (G), Windhams Landing (H), Big Creek Landing (I), Cuba Landing (J), Huffmans Ford (K), Jacksons Landing (L), Krebbs Landing (M). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in South Pickens include: Bigbee Church (A), Union Valley Church (B), Union Church (C), Union Chapel (D), Macedonia Church (E), Cedar Grove Church (F), Souls Chapel (G), Cluster Church (H), Salem Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Arbor Springs Cemetery (1), Miller Place Cemetery (2), Memphis Cemetery (3), Jordan Cemetery (4), Franconia Cemetery (5), Fowler Cemetery (6), McCaa Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Steps Lake (A), Garnette Lake (B), Clear Lake (C), Crim Lake (D), Goose Pond (E), Stepp Lake (F), Baldwins Lake (G), Gainesville Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hughes Creek (A), Indian Camp Creek (B), Dry Creek (C), Sneads Creek (D), Chitto, Bogue (E), Tucker Branch (F), Monkey Creek (G), Monkey Branch (H), Davis Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in South Pickens include: Damsite Eastbank Public Use Area (1), Memphis Access Area (2), Cochrane Recreation Area (3), Pickensville Recreation Area (4), Ringo Bluff Access Area (5), Vienna Access Area (6), Damsite West Bank Public Use Area (7), Westervelt Game Reserve (8), Bigbee Valley Access Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This place:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	56.1%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.7%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	28.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	12.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in South Pickens, AL

People in group quarters in South Pickens

108 people in nursing homes
9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

South Pickens compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Pickens County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (41%) Utility gas (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (25%) Wood (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Religion statistics for South Pickens

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Presbyterian Church in America	Churches of Christ
Adherents	60.4%	18.4%	10.6%	2.2%	1.5%
Congregations	39.1%	23.0%	10.3%	2.3%	5.7%

Name	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Church of God of Prophecy	Pentecostal Church of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	1.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.8%	2.2%
Congregations	3.4%	4.6%	2.3%	1.1%	8.0%

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.

4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,671 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.86%
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL	1.90% ($31,944 average AGI)
from Lowndes County, MS	0.37% ($37,625)
from Lamar County, AL	0.29% ($36,263)

5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,932 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.16%
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL	2.23% ($27,973 average AGI)
to Lowndes County, MS	0.58% ($26,237)
to Lamar County, AL	0.18% ($45,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in South Pickens:

WRAG (590 AM; 1 kW; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
WWPG (1280 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: LAWSON OF TUSCALOOSA, INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)

Strongest FM radio stations in South Pickens:

WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WALN (89.3 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
W213AS (90.5 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA CHRISTIAN COMMS., INC.)
WBEI (101.7 FM; REFORM, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WACR-FM (103.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: T & W COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WQZZ (104.3 FM; EUTAW, AL; Owner: JIM LAWSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WAJV (98.9 FM; BROOKSVILLE, MS; Owner: URBAN RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
WMBC (103.1 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WKOR-FM (94.9 FM; COLUMBUS, MS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
WDGM (99.1 FM; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: WARRIOR BROADCASTING INC.)

TV broadcast stations around South Pickens:

WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WLDM (Channel 23; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 23, LLC)
W46BU (Channel 46; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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