Trinity, Alabama

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Morgan County

Population in July 2008: 1,976. Population change since 2000: +7.3%

Males: 960	(48.6%)
Females: 1,016	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35673.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $66,560 (it was $54,271 in 2000)

Trinity:	$66,560
Alabama:	$42,666

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $26,671

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $158,609 (it was $105,400 in 2000)

Trinity:	$158,609
Alabama:	$121,500

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Races in Trinity:

White Non-Hispanic (87.1%)
Black (9.6%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Trinity: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (28.1%), German (8.0%), Irish (7.9%), English (6.8%), French (1.4%), Italian (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 3.62 square miles.

Population density: 546 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Trinity

High school or higher: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 2.5%
Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Trinity town

Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 68.4%
Separated: 0.3%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 6.5%

13 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.7%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Trinity, Alabama in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Trinity to the number of sex offenders is 395 to 1.

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

Trinity:	0.4% ($373)
Alabama:	0.4% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (6.1 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (76.3 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (501.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Decatur, AL (2.5 miles ), Hillsboro, AL (2.5 miles ), Morris Chapel, AL (2.6 miles ), Mooresville, AL (3.4 miles) , Danville, AL (3.5 miles ), Priceville, AL (3.6 miles ), Courtland, AL (3.7 miles ), North Courtland, AL (3.7 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 22 buildings, average cost: $56,200
1997: 18 buildings, average cost: $66,400
1998: 27 buildings, average cost: $73,700
1999: 22 buildings, average cost: $69,000
2000: 11 buildings, average cost: $71,300
2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $73,000
2002: 12 buildings, average cost: $76,200
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $125,800
2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $182,000
2005: 13 buildings, average cost: $165,500
2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $181,700
2007: 34 buildings, average cost: $161,200
2008: 19 buildings, average cost: $169,700

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 34.60 N, Longitude: 87.09 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 256

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Crime in Trinity by Year
Type	2006	2007	2008
Murders	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	52.2
Rapes	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	52.2
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	2	3
per 100,000	0.0	104.9	156.7
Burglaries	2	1	11
per 100,000	107.6	52.4	574.7
Thefts	4	7	19
per 100,000	215.2	367.1	992.7
Auto thefts	2	7	8
per 100,000	107.6	367.1	418.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	24.7	68.7	291.0

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

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.53
US city average:	3.00

Population change in the 1990s: +494 (+36.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Chemicals (10%)
Transportation equipment (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Paper (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Chemicals (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Engineers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Registered nurses (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Average climate in Trinity, Alabama

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Trinity-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 241% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the Trinity town center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 tornado 8.7 miles away from the town center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

Trinity-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 86% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Depth: 12.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 83.4 miles away from Trinity center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 83.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 74.9 miles away from the city center
On 12/8/2001 at 01:08:21, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.7 miles away from Trinity 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 79.7 miles away from the city center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 82.7 miles away from Trinity center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Trinity:

PARKWAY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; DECATUR, AL)
ATHENS-LIMESTONE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ATHENS, AL)
BAPTIST LAWRENCE (about 14 miles; MOULTON, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Trinity, AL

Operable nuclear power plants near Trinity:

7 miles: Browns Ferry 1 and 2 in Decatur, AL.
7 miles: Browns Ferry 3 in Decatur, AL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Trinity:

JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 27 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 33 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 40 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 42 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)

Public high schools in Trinity:

EAST LAWRENCE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 502; Location: 55 COUNTY ROAD 370; Grades: 09-12)
WEST MORGAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 322; Location: 261 S GREENWAY DR; Grades: 09-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Trinity:

EAST LAWRENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 610; Location: 99 COUNTY ROAD 370; Grades: 04-08)
WEST MORGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 496; Location: 571 OLD HWY. 24; Grades: 0K-04)
EAST LAWRENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 441; Location: 263 COUNTY ROAD 370; Grades: 0K-03)
WEST MORGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 409; Location: 261 SOUTH GREENWAY DRIVE; Grades: 05-08)

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Churches in Trinity include: Trinity Methodist Church (A), Trinity Baptist Church (B), Love Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lile Cemetery (1), Morris Cemetery (2), Fennell Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Drinking water stations with addresses in Trinity that have no violations reported:

TRINITY WATER WORKS SYSTEM (Population served: 2355, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	81.6%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This town:	2.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Trinity, AL

8 people in homes for the mentally ill

Trinity compared to Alabama state average:

Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage above 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 rooms per house above state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Morgan County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (54%) Utility gas (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Trinity

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.66%

Here		58.7%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God
Adherents	56.4%	15.5%	6.8%	4.3%	3.1%
Congregations	37.4%	19.0%	11.3%	1.0%	1.5%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Episcopal Church	Lutheran Church	Other
Adherents	1.9%	1.8%	1.2%	1.1%	7.8%
Congregations	2.1%	4.1%	1.0%	1.0%	21.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$3,044	$36,528	6	$1,528
Judicial and Legal	2	$3,697	$22,182	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$15,111	$36,266	1	$345
Streets and Highways	1	$2,440	$29,280	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$4,877	$29,262	1	$399
Other and Unallocable	1	$3,155	$37,860	0	$0
Totals for Government	12	$32,324	$32,324	8	$2,272

Trinity government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $4,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $17,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $232,000
Water Utilities: $190,000

General - Other: $145,000

Financial Administration: $108,000

Fire Protection: $44,000

Regular Highways: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $107,000
Highways: $13,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $127,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $127,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $136,000
Interest Earnings: $28,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $41,000
General - Other: $39,000

Fire Protection: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $233,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $250,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000
Tax - NEC: $146,000
Total General Sales: $121,000

Other Selective Sales: $115,000

Property: $50,000

Motor Vehicle License: $14,000

Public Utilities: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $317,000

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 Trinity:

WHOS (800 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
WWTM (1400 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: R & B COMMUNICATIONS,INC)
WAJF (1490 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, AL; Owner: WAJF, INC.)
WKAC (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: LIMESTONE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
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.)
WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WHIY (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPL)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Trinity:

W234AD (94.7 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
WWXQ (92.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W238AD (95.5 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W295AE (106.9 FM; TRINITY, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
W263AF (100.5 FM; MOORESVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W287AD (105.3 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: JEFFREY S. CHUNN)
WAYH (88.1 FM; HARVEST, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Trinity:

W66DH (Channel 66; DECATUR, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WYAM-LP (Channel 56; DECATUR, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES, LLC)
WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
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)
WMJN-LP (Channel 43; DECATUR, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

Trinity, Alabama:

Fatal accident count: 9
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 17
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
Fatalities: 11
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 25
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1

Alabama average:

Fatal accident count: 97
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 152
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 25
Fatalities: 107
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 250
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	5	$140,928	17	$146,813	13	$124,828	2	$42,185	1	$73,140	1	$46,680
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	1	$66,250	3	$114,043	1	$87,420	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	2	$110,835	7	$134,690	1	$121,580	0	$0	1	$26,310
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$115,170	3	$117,947	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	1	$152,220	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0051.01

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	6	$159,705	2	$163,205
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$122,220	1	$272,360
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0051.01

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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#50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Chemicals"
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