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West Point, AL map Population (year 2000): 295
Males: 147  (49.8%)
Females: 148  (50.2%)

Cullman County

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

Zip codes: 35179.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,600 (it was $28,295 in 2000)
West Point  $32,600
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $104,700 (it was $92,500 in 2000)
West Point  $104,700
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in West Point:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (35.9%), English (10.2%), Irish (9.5%), Scottish (4.4%), German (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1.16 square miles.

Population density: 255 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in West Point

  • High school or higher: 70.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Point town

  • Never married: 25.5%
  • Now married: 57.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 11.0%

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:

West Point:  0.2% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (23.7 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (50.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (528.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Vinemont, AL (3.3 miles ), South Vinemont, AL (5.5 miles ), Logan, AL (5.8 miles ), Jones Chapel, AL (7.9 miles ), Cullman, AL (8.1 miles ), Falkville, AL (9.3 miles ), Good Hope, AL (10.5 miles ), Dodge City, AL (13.7 miles ).

Latitude: 34.24 N, Longitude: 86.94 W


Area code: 334

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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (22%)
  • Metal and metal products (9%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (27%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (10%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Paper (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Carpenters (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Life, physical, and social science technicians (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (14%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)


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West Point-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 226% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.3 miles away from the West Point town center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.

On 4/24/1955, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.4 miles away from the town center killed 5 people and injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near West Point:
  • WOODLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; CULLMAN, AL)
  • CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; CULLMAN, AL)
  • HARTSELLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; HARTSELLE, AL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West Point:
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 30 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 50 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 57 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Point:
  • FOLSOM FIELD (about 7 miles; CULLMAN, AL; ID: 3A1)
  • ROUNTREE FIELD (about 12 miles; HARTSELLE, AL; ID: 5M0)
  • ADDISON MUNICIPAL (about 15 miles; ADDISON, AL; ID: 2A8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Point:
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 17 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 40 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 48 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • area code is 256 added by Bamahandfull

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.1%
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:  12.7%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.0%
Whole state:  7.3%

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


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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 0$0 7$1,302
Parks and Recreation 0$0 2$1,369
Totals for Government 0$0 9$2,671


West Point government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $18,000
    Parks & Recreation: $11,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $30,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,000
  • Tax - NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $6,000

5.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,794 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.08%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($241 average AGI)
Cullman County:  0.05%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, AL  0.62% ($40,228 average AGI)
from Morgan County, AL  0.53% ($29,029)
from Blount County, AL  0.36% ($28,872)


4.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,600 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.80%
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 Morgan County, AL  0.67% ($27,850 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.58% ($35,349)
to Marshall County, AL  0.37% ($21,737)


Strongest AM radio stations in West Point:
  • WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WFMH (1340 AM; 1 kW; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
  • WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 3 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Point:
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQAH-FM (105.7 FM; ADDISON, AL; Owner: ALVIN ABERCROMBIE)
  • WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKUL (92.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: JONATHAN CHRISTIAN CORP.)
  • W287AD (105.3 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: JEFFREY S. CHUNN)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRJL-FM (99.9 FM; EVA, AL; Owner: ROJO, INC.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around West Point:
  • WCQT-LP (Channel 52; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)

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