Valley Head, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 611. Estimated population in July 2006: 648 (+6.1% change)

Males: 281	(46.0%)
Females: 330	(54.0%)

DeKalb County

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35989.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,000 (it was $29,013 in 2000)

Valley Head	$28,000
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $68,400 (it was $63,900 in 2000)

Valley Head	$68,400
Alabama:	$97,500

Valley Head, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Valley Head:

White Non-Hispanic (90.7%)
American Indian (4.6%)
Two or more races (4.3%)
Black (2.3%)
Hispanic (2.3%)

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Ancestries: United States (19.8%), English (12.9%), Irish (10.1%), German (5.6%), Italian (3.4%), Dutch (2.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1029 feet

Land area: 3.49 square miles.

Population density: 184 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Valley Head

High school or higher: 75.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
Unemployed: 3.6%
Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Valley Head town

Never married: 28.4%
Now married: 49.4%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 8.2%
Divorced: 11.4%

18 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.8% Europe).

This town:	2.9%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Valley Head, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Valley Head to the number of sex offenders is 213 to 1.

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

Valley Head:	0.3% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (41.0 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (100.3 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (522.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hammondville, AL (1.5 miles ), Mentone, AL (2.5 miles ), Fort Payne, AL (9.9 miles ), Henagar, AL (9.9 miles ), Ider, AL (10.4 miles ), Menlo, GA (11.1 miles ), Sylvania, AL (12.4 miles ), Pine Ridge, AL (13.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $53,300
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $43,500
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $43,500
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $44,300
2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $40,000
2004: 1 building, cost: $20,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $20,000
2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 34.57 N, Longitude: 85.62 W

Area code: 256

Valley Head household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Apparel (15%)
Metal and metal products (14%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Public administration (7%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Apparel (28%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Educational services (10%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Textile mills and textile products (6%)
Health care (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Food processing workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (20%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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Crime in Valley Head (2003):

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)
2 burglaries (321.5 per 100,000)
11 thefts (1768.5 per 100,000)
0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 93.2 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.13
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Valley Head, Alabama

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Valley Head, Alabama average temperatures

Valley Head, Alabama average precipitation

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Valley Head-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 131% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.8 miles away from the Valley Head town center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 2/29/1952, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.4 miles away from the town center injured 12 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Valley Head:

BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 13 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 30 miles; CENTRE, AL)
REDMOND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; ROME, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Valley Head:

RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 36 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
LOVELL FIELD (about 44 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 70 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Valley Head:

ISBELL FIELD (about 10 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; ID: 4A9)
BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 25 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA; ID: 9A5)
STEVENSON (about 26 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Valley Head:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 40 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
LEE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)

Public elementary/middle school in Valley Head:

VALLEY HEAD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 509; Location: 235 1ST AVE; Grades: KG - 12)

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Church in Valley Head: Johns Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Valley Head Cemetery (1), Price Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Average household size:

This town:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	72.1%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.3%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	15.9%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This town:	10.7%
Whole state:	7.3%

Valley Head compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Valley Head (2007 data):

The Citizens Bank of Valley Head: The Citizens Bank Of Valley Head at Winston Avenue, branch established on 1935-08-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $21.3 mil, Deposits: $17.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancorporation, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Valley Head mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Alabama:

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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
Other Government Administration	2	$2,236	$13,416	5	$250
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		2	$356
Police Protection - Officers	2	$7,373	$44,238	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$9,609	$28,827	7	$606

Valley Head government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $62,000
Construction - Sewerage: $199,000
Water Utilities: $24,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $342,000
Financial Administration: $79,000

Sewerage: $64,000

Police Protection: $54,000

Regular Highways: $38,000

Fire Protection: $7,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $89,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $82,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $7,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $149,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $86,000
Police Protection: $28,000

Regular Highways: $20,000

Fire Protection: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $327,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $401,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $78,000
General Support: $18,000
Tax - Other Selective Sales: $143,000
NEC: $47,000

Property: $35,000

Total General Sales: $26,000

Public Utilities: $8,000

Motor Vehicle License: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $137,000

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,130 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
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 Marshall County, AL	0.90% ($21,706 average AGI)
from Jackson County, AL	0.76% ($26,632)
from Etowah County, AL	0.40% ($28,221)

5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,343 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
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 Marshall County, AL	0.89% ($26,219 average AGI)
to Jackson County, AL	0.80% ($23,419)
to Etowah County, AL	0.42% ($27,022)

Strongest AM radio stations in Valley Head:

WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
WZOB (1250 AM; 5 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: CENTRAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WGTA (950 AM; 5 kW; SUMMERVILLE, GA; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WZQZ (1180 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TRION, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WFPA (1400 AM; 1 kW; FORT PAYNE, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Valley Head:

WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
WMXN-FM (101.7 FM; STEVENSON, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
WMXF-FM (97.3 FM; SOUTH PITTSBURG, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
W215BA (90.9 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WKCX (97.7 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: BRIAR CREEK BROADCASTING CORP.)
WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQTU (102.3 FM; ROME, GA; Owner: MCDOUGALD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W212AR (90.3 FM; LINDALE, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Valley Head:

WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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