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 2008:
| This town: | 12.7% | | Whole state: | 16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Point, AL
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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Cullman County Alabama:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%)
- Electricity (46%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
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Religion statistics for West Point
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 71.16%
| Here | | 71.2% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 67.1% | 7.9% | 5.4% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
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| Congregations | 50.5% | 12.3% | 13.6% | 0.9% | 5.0% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Lutheran Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 2.7% | 12.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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 | $1,425 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $950 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $2,375 |
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:
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:
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)
- WFMH (1340 AM; 1 kW; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- 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)
- 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.)
- WQAH-FM (105.7 FM; ADDISON, AL; Owner: ALVIN ABERCROMBIE)
- WTAK-FM (106.1 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
- WKUL (92.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: JONATHAN CHRISTIAN CORP.)
- WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
- WRJL-FM (99.9 FM; EVA, AL; Owner: ROJO, INC.)
- WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W287AD (105.3 FM; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: JEFFREY S. CHUNN)
- WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
- WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
- W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
- WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
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)
- WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
- WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WMJN-LP (Channel 43; DECATUR, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- Christine A Verre, 90 Cr 1089, Type: Tower, Structure height: 92.9 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
- Jeff Littlejohn, 1.3 Km @ 2 Degrees True From West Point, Alabama, Type: Tower, Structure height: 81 m, Overall height: 81 m
Registrant: Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 2625 S. Memorial Drive, Suite A, Tulsa, OK 74129, Phone: (918) 664-4581, Email:
- Christine A Verre, West Point, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (336) 643-2524, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- BRINDLEY MOUNTAIN, 1.3 Km @ 2 Degrees True From West Point, Alabama, Type: Tower, Structure height: 81 m, Call Sign: WQHR821
Assigned Frequencies : 946.500 MHz
Grant Date: 10/18/2007, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012, Certifier: Stephen G Davis
Registrant: Clear Channel Radio, 2625 South Memorial Drive, Suite A, Tulsa, OK 74129, Phone: (918) 664-4581, Fax: (918) 664-3066, Email:
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- #8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other healthcare support occupations"
- #12 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Computer specialists"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage population increase from 2000 to 2006"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Real estate and rental and leasing"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
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