Union, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 227. Estimated population in July 2006: 216 (-4.8% change)

Males: 117	(51.5%)
Females: 110	(48.5%)

Greene County

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35462.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,200 (it was $22,031 in 2000)

Union	$21,200
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $42,400 (it was $42,500 in 2000)

Union	$42,400
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Union:

Black (92.1%)
White Non-Hispanic (7.9%)

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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.82 square miles.

Population density: 271 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Union

High school or higher: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 16.7%
Mean travel time to work: 37.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Union town

Never married: 33.1%
Now married: 48.2%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 7.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Union:	0.5% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (29.4 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (83.6 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (560.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Mantua-West Greene, AL (8.9 miles ), Eutaw, AL (10.7 miles ), Fosters, AL (13.9 miles ), Akron, AL (13.9 miles ), Stewart-Akron, AL (15.8 miles ), Boligee, AL (18.0 miles ), South Pickens, AL (18.4 miles ), Moundville, AL (19.2 miles ).

Latitude: 32.99 N, Longitude: 87.91 W

Population change in the 1990s: -94 (-29.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Petroleum and coal products (16%)
Construction (14%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (14%)
Textile mills and textile products (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Public administration (14%)
Health care (12%)
Paper (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
Construction (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
Carpenters (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (23%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (12%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)

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Average climate in Union, Alabama

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Union-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 103% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/16/2000, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.6 miles away from the Union town center killed 11 people and injured 144 people and caused $13 million in damages.

On 2/23/1975, a category 4 tornado 21.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 49 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Union:

GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL AND NURSING HOM (about 5 miles; EUTAW, AL)
PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 26 miles; CARROLLTON, AL)
BRYCE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Union:

TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 57 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; ID: GTR)
COLUMBUS AFB (about 58 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Union:

EUTAW MUNI (about 13 miles; EUTAW, AL; ID: 3A7)
MOUNDVILLE (about 19 miles; MOUNDVILLE, AL; ID: L44)
GEORGE DOWNER (about 21 miles; ALICEVILLE, AL; ID: AIV)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Union:

SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 31 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 53 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 14,613)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 72 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; FT enrollment: 2,455)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 78 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	62.4%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.5%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	32.6%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	10.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Union compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly 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 college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Greene County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,008 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.50%
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	1.16% ($25,235 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.38% ($26,182)
from Marengo County, AL	0.38% ($15,091)

7.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,891 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.56%
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	3.30% ($29,900 average AGI)
to Marengo County, AL	0.73% ($20,000)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.40% ($25,417)

Strongest AM radio stations in Union:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WWPG (1280 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: LAWSON OF TUSCALOOSA, INC.)
WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRAG (590 AM; 1 kW; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Union:

WQZZ (104.3 FM; EUTAW, AL; Owner: JIM LAWSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WALN (89.3 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WBEI (101.7 FM; REFORM, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WDGM (99.1 FM; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: WARRIOR BROADCASTING INC.)
W213AS (90.5 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA CHRISTIAN COMMS., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Union:

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)
WDVZ-CA (Channel 3; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
WVUA-CA (Channel 7; TUSCALOOSA/NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
WIIQ (Channel 41; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WJMY-CA (Channel 28; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)

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