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Vance, AL map Population (year 2000): 500. Estimated population in July 2006: 632 (+26.4% change)
Males: 262  (52.4%)
Females: 238  (47.6%)

Tuscaloosa County

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

Zip codes: 35490.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,900 (it was $43,750 in 2000)
Vance  $41,900
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $119,400 (it was $101,700 in 2000)
Vance  $119,400
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Vance:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Black (0.6%)

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Ancestries: United States (18.8%), Irish (11.0%), English (8.0%), German (4.8%), French (3.0%), Welsh (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 516 feet

Land area: 8.16 square miles.

Population density: 68 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Vance

  • High school or higher: 80.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 14.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vance town

  • Never married: 16.5%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 16.5%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.0%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Vance, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Vance to the number of sex offenders is 111 to 1.

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

Vance:  0.2% ($200)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
Vance satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (21.0 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (38.1 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (600.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: North Bibb, AL (6.1 miles ), Coaling, AL (7.8 miles ), Brookwood, AL (7.9 miles ), West Blocton, AL (8.1 miles ), Abernant, AL (9.5 miles ), Lake View, AL (10.2 miles ), Brent, AL (16.0 miles ), Centreville, AL (16.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 31 buildings, average cost: $102,300
  • 2005: 35 buildings, average cost: $102,300
  • 2006: 66 buildings, average cost: $146,500
  • 2007: 71 buildings, average cost: $115,300

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Latitude: 33.16 N, Longitude: 87.23 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +251 (+100.8%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Mining (16%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Transportation equipment (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Mining (7%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Electricians (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8%)
  • Registered nurses (8%)
  • Child care workers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)


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Crime in Vance by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Assaults 0040
    per 100,000 0.00.0808.10.0
Burglaries 1180
    per 100,000 199.2198.41616.20.0
Thefts 0191
    per 100,000 0.0198.41818.2203.3
Auto thefts 0030
    per 100,000 0.00.0606.10.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 162.0) 13.921.8396.08.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  7.23
US city average:  3.00

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Vance-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 137% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/3/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 19.2 miles away from the Vance town center killed 58 people and injured 518 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 19.4 miles away from the town center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Vance:
  • BIBB MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL)
  • TAYLOR HARDIN SECURE MEDICAL FACILITY (about 18 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
  • MARY S HARPER GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CTR (about 19 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Vance, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vance:
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 26 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 43 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
  • MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 84 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vance:
  • BIBB COUNTY (about 19 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; ID: 0A8)
  • BESSEMER (about 24 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
  • MOUNDVILLE (about 31 miles; MOUNDVILLE, AL; ID: L44)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vance:
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 25 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 27 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 34 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
Public elementary/middle schools in Vance:

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Churches in Vance include: Vance Baptist Church (A), Emery Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Gillard Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Tourist attractions: Critter Creek Farm (Petting Zoos; 15332 Cabin Creek Drive) (1), Rhodes Jim & Pam (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 15332 Cabin Creek Drive) (2). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotel: Hawthorn Suites Ltd. - Vance (11170 Will Walker Rd) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Vance and their reported violations in the past:

CITIZENS WATER SERVICE, INC. (Address: 16773 Highway 11 N., Population served: 7677, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  81.5%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.1%
Whole state:  3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.7%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  0.0%
Whole state:  7.3%

Vance compared to Alabama state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Vance (2007 data):
  • First Financial Bank: Vance Branch at 18704 Highway 11 North, branch established on 1997-07-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $296.2 mil, Deposits: $254.1 mil, headquarters in Bessemer, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Firstfed Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan



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2004 Presidential Election results in Tuscaloosa County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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 0$0 7$1,401
Financial Administration 1$1,771$21,2521$456
Sewerage 0$0 1$332
Police Protection - Officers 4$7,151$21,4530$0
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$500
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$981
Totals for Government 5$8,922$21,41311$3,671



7.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,475 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.18%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.50% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,005 average AGI)
Tuscaloosa County:  0.50%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, AL  0.86% ($39,158 average AGI)
from Hale County, AL  0.32% ($26,899)
from Pickens County, AL  0.25% ($27,973)


5.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,928 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.88%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,045 average AGI)
Tuscaloosa County:  0.07%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jefferson County, AL  0.95% ($35,105 average AGI)
to Hale County, AL  0.25% ($37,938)
to Shelby County, AL  0.24% ($45,353)


Strongest AM radio stations in Vance:
  • 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.)
  • WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWPG (1280 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: LAWSON OF TUSCALOOSA, INC.)
  • WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WBIB (1110 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CENTREVILLE, AL)
  • WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
  • WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vance:
  • WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WUAL-FM (91.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
  • WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
  • WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W247AN (97.3 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WRTR (105.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDGM (99.1 FM; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: WARRIOR BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Vance:
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WVUA-CA (Channel 7; TUSCALOOSA/NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
  • WLDM (Channel 23; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 23, LLC)
  • WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • W46BU (Channel 46; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
  • WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • W15AZ (Channel 15; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL)

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