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Jefferson County

Population in July 2008: 1,516. Population change since 2000: +3.5%
 

Males: 732  (48.3%)
Females: 784  (51.7%)

Median resident age:  43.6 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35118.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,022 (it was $42,692 in 2000)
Sylvan Springs:  $52,022
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $25,935
Sylvan Springs:  $25,935
Alabama:  $22,366

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $153,190 (it was $96,400 in 2000)
Sylvan Springs:  $153,190
Alabama:  $115,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $167,364; Detached houses: $174,382; Townhouses or other attached units: $210,840; Mobile homes: $42,660

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Races in Sylvan Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Sylvan Springs: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (29.2%), Irish (8.8%), English (6.1%), German (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), French (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 661 feet

Land area: 3.49 square miles.

Population density: 435 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sylvan Springs

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sylvan Springs town

  • Never married: 17.3%
  • Now married: 63.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%


According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Sylvan Springs, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sylvan Springs to the number of sex offenders is 758 to 1.

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

Sylvan Springs:  0.4% ($410)
Alabama:  0.4% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (12.0 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (556.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Pleasant Grove, AL (1.8 miles ), Concord, AL (1.8 miles ), Maytown, AL (1.8 miles ), Edgewater, AL (1.9 miles ), Mulga, AL (2.0 miles ), Rock Creek, AL (2.1 miles ), McDonald Chapel, AL (2.2 miles ), Minor, AL (2.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $143,100
  • 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 1998: 37 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 1999: 14 buildings, average cost: $103,600
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $82,300
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2002: 13 buildings, average cost: $115,900
  • 2003: 19 buildings, average cost: $86,900
  • 2004: 5 buildings, average cost: $97,600
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $191,000
  • 2006: 10 buildings, average cost: $178,000
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $204,900
  • 2008: 6 buildings, average cost: $188,000

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Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 33.51 N, Longitude: 87.02 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -67 (-4.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)
  • Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (23%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)



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Sylvan Springs-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 232% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.3 miles away from the Sylvan Springs town center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 9.9 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


Sylvan Springs-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 50% 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 15.4 miles away from Sylvan Springs center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 49.3 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 79.8 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 16.8 miles away from Sylvan Springs 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 15.0 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 21.6 miles away from Sylvan Springs center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sylvan Springs:
  • UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 6 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)
  • BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON (about 10 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Amtrak station near Sylvan Springs:
  • 13 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sylvan Springs:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 6 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 29 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 36 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.3%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.4%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  4.7%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  2.1%
Whole state:  7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sylvan Springs, AL



Sylvan Springs compared to Alabama state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly 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 significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Sylvan Springs travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (72%)
  • Electricity (25%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)


Religion statistics for Sylvan Springs

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchEpiscopal ChurchChurches of Christ
Adherents49.4%13.4%11.1%3.7%3.2%
Congregations33.1%13.9%3.8%2.4%9.2%
NameChurch of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)Presbyterian Church (USA)Assemblies of GodPresbyterian Church in AmericaOther religions
Adherents3.1%2.5%2.1%2.0%9.5%
Congregations5.5%3.7%2.3%1.4%24.8%
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
Other Government Administration 1$2,830$33,9606$775
Firefighters 4$11,000$33,0001$531
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$354
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$454
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$1,045
Totals for Government 5$13,830$33,19210$3,159



5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.35%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($307 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.13%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Shelby County, AL  0.84% ($55,697 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.23% ($35,105)
from St. Clair County, AL  0.23% ($34,538)


5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.61%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($192 average AGI)
Jefferson County:  0.04%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Shelby County, AL  1.35% ($55,359 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL  0.49% ($44,314)
to Blount County, AL  0.23% ($37,239)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sylvan Springs:
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • WSMQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: BESSEMER RADIO INC.)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WAYE (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sylvan Springs:
  • WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
  • W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WVSU-FM (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)

TV broadcast stations around Sylvan Springs:
  • WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
  • W15AZ (Channel 15; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL)


Sylvan Springs fatal accident list:
May 5, 1976 05:30 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sylvan Springs)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 150H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 22442 , Serial Number: 15068285, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 01/27/1968
    Registrant (Individual): Charles L Smith, 5714 Grove Cir, Sylvan Springs, AL 35118



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED3$91,5933$105,0831$23,140
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$52,0101$57,8600$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$02$94,4401$21,980
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$85,5800$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0123.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$170,480
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0123.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 31
  • Hazardous Condition: 4
  • Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Sylvan Springs


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