Sumter County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.5. This is worse than average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.8. This is worse than average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 12.7. This is worse than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.251. This is better than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 18.7. This is about average. There were 14 monitors within city limits.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 48.2%
(20.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 55.9% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 96.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.4 people | | Alabama: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 59.7% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in York, AL
120 people in nursing homes
York compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in York (2011 data):
- Bank of York: Bank Of York at 301 Broad Street, branch established on 1911/01/01. Info updated 2010/07/06: Bank assets: $83.9 mil, Deposits: $66.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices
- Regions Bank: York Branch at 582 Fourth Avenue, branch established on 1978/04/14. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (39%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Sumter County Alabama:
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Religion statistics for York (based on Sumter County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 27.12%
| Here |  | 27.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Mennonite Church of God in Christ |
| Adherents | 54.1% | 20.0% | 5.2% | 5.0% | 4.6% |
| Congregations | 26.7% | 24.4% | 6.7% | 8.9% | 2.2% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Presbyterian Church in America | Episcopal Church | Catholic Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 2.2% | 13.3% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 8.9% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Sumter County: | 3.00 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Sumter County: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. | | Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18 | Sumter County: | 13.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 4 | Here: | 3.00 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 16.0% | | Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate: | Sumter County: | 40.0% | | Alabama: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.2% | | State: | 13.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,099 | $25,188 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,684 | $32,208 | 6 | $2,888 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,749 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $12,946 | $25,892 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $2,874 | $34,488 | 6 | $1,741 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $4,845 | $19,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,201 | $26,412 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,201 | $26,412 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,998 | $35,976 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
1 | $1,971 | $23,652 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $1,284 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $6,830 |
| Totals for Government |
16 | $34,819 | $26,114 | 22 | $14,492 |
York government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $217,000 ($85.53)
Sewerage: $121,000 ($47.69)
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $562,000 ($221.52)
Police Protection: $391,000 ($154.12)
Water Utilities: $320,000 ($126.13)
Financial Administration: $311,000 ($122.59)
Regular Highways: $304,000 ($119.83)
Health Services - Other: $186,000 ($73.31)
Solid Waste Management: $78,000 ($30.74)
Fire Protection: $64,000 ($25.23)
Sewerage: $63,000 ($24.83)
General - Other: $26,000 ($10.25)
Libraries: $24,000 ($9.46)
Parks & Recreation: $23,000 ($9.07)
Welfare - Other: $20,000 ($7.88)
Corrections - Other: $16,000 ($6.31)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $365,000 ($143.87)
All Other: $28,000 ($11.04)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $985,000 ($388.25)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $865,000 ($340.95)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $120,000 ($47.30)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $171,000 ($67.40)
Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($2.76)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $18,000 ($7.09)
Police Protection: $16,000 ($6.31)
Sewerage: $13,000 ($5.12)
Regular Highways: $13,000 ($5.12)
Gas Utilities: $6,000 ($2.36)
Fire Protection: $4,000 ($1.58)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $58,000 ($22.86)
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $782,000 ($308.24)
Water Utilities: $292,000 ($115.10)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $168,000 ($66.22)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $64,000 ($25.23)
All Other: $12,000 ($4.73)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $348,000 ($137.17)
Property: $158,000 ($62.28)
NEC: $146,000 ($57.55)
Other Selective Sales: $109,000 ($42.96)
Motor Vehicle License: $5,000 ($1.97)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $775,000 ($305.48)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $59,000 ($23.26)
5.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,770 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.10% | | 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:
6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,289 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.48% | | 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 York:
- WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
- WALT (910 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WMER (1390 AM; 5 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MICHAEL H. GLASS)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WNBN (1290 AM; 3 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: FRANK RACKLEY, JR.)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WQST (850 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FOREST, MS; Owner: ACE BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in York:
- WJDQ (101.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOKK (97.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: NEW SOUTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSLY (104.9 FM; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W217AQ (91.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WMMZ (102.1 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WKZB (93.5 FM; BUTLER, AL; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WYYW (95.1 FM; MARION, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMLV (106.9 FM; STONEWALL, MS; Owner: EAST MISSISSIPPI BROADCASTERS, INC)
- W213AV (90.5 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WZNJ (106.5 FM; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ROSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W211BD (89.7 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around York:
- WIIQ (Channel 41; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WGBC (Channel 30; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED)
- WMDN (Channel 24; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: WMDN, INC.)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
York, Alabama:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 20
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Alabama average:
- Fatal accident count: 100
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 156
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 110
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 257
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 9
See more detailed statistics of York fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total costs: $1,244,000
Total average daily traffic: 195
Total average daily truck traffic: 9
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 275
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in York)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 109 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in York, AL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 - 3.3 Mi Ne Of York (Lat: 32.523444 Lon: -88.257806), Overall height: 122.8 m, Call Sign: WME426, Licensee ID: L00123964
Assigned Frequencies: 944.875 MHz, 945.125 MHz Grant Date: 03/10/1993, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012
Registrant: Jim Lawson Communications, Inc., P O Box 70427, Tuscaloosa, AL 35407 - STATION, Jct Us 80 & St 17 3.2 Mi Se Of (Lat: 32.444278 Lon: -88.261944), Overall height: 31.7 m, Call Sign: WNTM382
Assigned Frequencies: 928.743 MHz, 952.743 MHz Grant Date: 05/29/2008, Expiration Date: 08/24/2018
Registrant: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP, 600 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3096, Phone: (202) 756-8082, Fax: (202) 756-8087, Email:
- 3 Mi N On Hwy 11 (Lat: 32.523167 Lon: -88.256972), Overall height: 50 m, Call Sign: WPNG756
Assigned Frequencies: 944.875 MHz, 945.125 MHz Grant Date: 07/14/1997, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012
Registrant: Phone: (205) 392-5234 - YORKAL, On 2nd Av 0.2 Mi Fm Int Of Broad St & 2nd Av (Lat: 32.487361 Lon: -88.293333), Type: Tower, Structure height: 46 m, Overall height: 47.5 m, Call Sign: KQZ62
Assigned Frequencies: 6755.00 MHz, 6845.00 MHz Grant Date: 11/09/2000, Expiration Date: 08/23/2010
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Corporation, 1200 Peachtree St. Ne - Box 123, Atlanta, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 529-1493, Fax: (404) 527-2914, Email:
- York City Hall Second Ave (Lat: 32.481500 Lon: -88.306694), Overall height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WHF347, Licensee ID: L00123964
Assigned Frequencies: 947.000 MHz Grant Date: 03/22/1982, Expiration Date: 04/01/2004, Cancellation Date: 09/20/1999
Registrant: Grantell Broadcasting Company, 11474 Us Hwy 11, York, AL 36925
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5 - Call Sign: K4QXT, Licensee ID: L01457148
Grant Date: 01/07/2009, Expiration Date: 01/08/2019, Certifier: Robert B Webb
Registrant: Robert B Webb, 451 N College St, York, AL 36925 - Call Sign: KB4HII
Grant Date: 02/21/1989, Expiration Date: 02/21/1999, Cancellation Date: 02/22/2001
Registrant: Bruce W Weaver, 207 Kentucky Ave, York, AL 36925 - Call Sign: KI4MQT, Licensee ID: L01088654
Grant Date: 11/28/2005, Expiration Date: 11/28/2015, Certifier: Tommie J Brooks Ii
Registrant: Tommie J Brooks Ii, 192 Wright Rd, York, AL 36925 - Call Sign: KI4NOL, Licensee ID: L01117633
Grant Date: 02/13/2006, Expiration Date: 02/13/2016, Certifier: Harry Hughes
Registrant: Harry Hughes, 187 W L Ezell Rd, York, AL 36925 - Call Sign: KI4TKO, Licensee ID: L01244393
Grant Date: 02/09/2007, Expiration Date: 02/09/2017, Certifier: George A Tew
Registrant: George A Tew, 212 W L Ezell Rd, York, AL 36925
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in York, AL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 50 | 82.5 years |
| James | 35 | 69.8 years |
| John | 34 | 74.8 years |
| Willie | 33 | 71.1 years |
| William | 32 | 77.0 years |
| Robert | 32 | 72.9 years |
| Annie | 24 | 80.2 years |
| George | 20 | 73.2 years |
| Jessie | 18 | 73.2 years |
| Joe | 17 | 65.5 years |
| Most common last names in York, AL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Brown | 34 | 73.1 years |
| Walker | 25 | 75.0 years |
| Ward | 25 | 75.6 years |
| Williams | 23 | 80.0 years |
| Johnson | 21 | 79.8 years |
| Smith | 19 | 79.1 years |
| Davis | 18 | 77.2 years |
| Wilson | 17 | 72.9 years |
| Jones | 17 | 76.3 years |
| Green | 15 | 74.6 years |
Businesses in York, AL
- Church's Chicken: 1
- H&R Block: 1
- Nike: 1
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Vending machine operators"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Information and record clerks except customer service representatives"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with high-earning residents located near cities with low-earning residents"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people below 50% of the poverty level, excluding cities with 15% or more of residents in college and with the median age below 28"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Drugs and druggists' sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Printing and related support activities"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Kerry (Democrat) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
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