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Waldo, AL map Population (year 2000): 281. Estimated population in July 2006: 281 (0.0% change)
 

Males: 143  (50.9%)
Females: 138  (49.1%)

Talladega County

Median resident age:  39.6 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35160.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,500 (it was $26,563 in 2000)
Waldo  $26,500
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $67,600 (it was $57,200 in 2000)
Waldo  $67,600
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Waldo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.2%)
  • Black (44.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.6%), English (5.3%), German (1.1%), Irish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 2.84 square miles.

Population density: 99 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Waldo

  • High school or higher: 61.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Waldo town

  • Never married: 38.4%
  • Now married: 39.9%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

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:

Waldo:  0.3% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hoover, AL (53.1 miles , pop. 62,742).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (54.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (595.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Talladega, AL (5.5 miles ), Munford, AL (11.1 miles ), Sycamore-Winterboro, AL (13.1 miles ), Millerville-Hollins, AL (15.2 miles ), Bynum, AL (15.4 miles ), Lincoln, AL (15.6 miles ), Ashland, AL (15.9 miles ), Renfroe-Lanier, AL (17.9 miles ).

Latitude: 33.39 N, Longitude: 86.03 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-3.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Educational services (13%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Food (7%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (31%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (13%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (22%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Cashiers (8%)


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Waldo-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 146% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/1/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the Waldo town center killed 7 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/27/1973, a category 4 tornado 21.6 miles away from the town center killed 7 people and injured 199 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Waldo:
  • CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; TALLADEGA, AL)
  • CLAY COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ASHLAND, AL)
  • COOSA VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; SYLACAUGA, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Waldo:
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 12 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 19 miles; ANNISTON, AL; ID: ANB)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 51 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waldo:
  • ST CLAIR COUNTY (about 18 miles; PELL CITY, AL; ID: PLR)
  • ASHLAND/LINEVILLE (about 18 miles; ASHLAND/LINEVILLE, AL; ID: 26A)
  • MERKEL FIELD SYLACAUGA MUNI (about 25 miles; SYLACAUGA, AL; ID: SCD)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Waldo:
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 62 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 63 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)

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Church in Waldo: Lane Chapel (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Chatham Branch (A), Mump Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.5%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.9%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  17.5%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  8.3%
Whole state:  7.3%

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


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

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Waldo government finances in 2002:
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $7,000
    Public Utilities: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $0

5.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,030 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.71%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)
Talladega County:  0.05%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Calhoun County, AL  1.07% ($45,708 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, AL  0.51% ($44,241)
from St. Clair County, AL  0.50% ($29,185)


5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,888 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.79%
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 Calhoun County, AL  1.07% ($30,460 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL  0.64% ($36,638)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.51% ($38,679)


Strongest AM radio stations in Waldo:
  • WVOK (1580 AM; 3 kW; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD B/CING. CO., INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WNUZ (1230 AM; 1 kW; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZX (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LINEVILLE, AL; Owner: ROBERT A. PERRY)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFHK (1430 AM; 5 kW; PELL CITY, AL; Owner: STOCKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WHMA (1390 AM; 5 kW; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: CASEY NETWORK, LLC)
  • WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Waldo:
  • WSSY-FM (97.5 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: GREAT SOUTH RFDC, LLC)
  • WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
  • WTDR (92.7 FM; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: JACOBS BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
  • WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
  • WASZ (95.5 FM; ASHLAND, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WTRB-FM (98.3 FM; SYLACAUGA, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W269AX (101.7 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)

TV broadcast stations around Waldo:
  • W63CK (Channel 63; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: BOWLIN BROADCAST NETWORK, INC.)
  • WCIQ (Channel 7; MOUNT CHEAHA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WJSU-TV (Channel 40; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • W29AO (Channel 29; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WOIL-LP (Channel 47; TALLADEGA, AL; Owner: BOWLIN BROADCAST NETWORK, INC.)

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