Colbert County, Alabama (AL)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

This county:	14.0%
Whole state:	16.1%

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	7.3%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.2%), Educational,health and social services (18.1%), Retail trade (12.7%).

Type of workers:

Colbert County, Alabama business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Colbert County, Alabama:

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 26,311	(47.9%)
Females: 28,673	(52.1%)

Colbert County:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

This county	$34,523
Alabama:	$36,879

Colbert County	$91,907
Alabama:	$97,500

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 117
• Burglaries: 66
• Thefts: 138
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 71
• Burglaries: 104
• Thefts: 238
• Auto thefts: 17

Area name: Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Colbert County is $400 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, La Fayette, Cherokee, Littleville, Leighton, Mount Herman Valley, Hatton, Cottonton-Seale.

2005 air pollution in Colbert County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.085 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.072 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.2 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 32 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.010 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Lauderdale County , Lawrence County , Tishomingo County, Mississippi .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Colbert County: Little Israel Christian Ranch (A), McReynolds Crossroads (B), Mulberry Creek Cabin Area (C), National Fertilizer Development Center (D), Pride (E), Aurora Springs Cabin Area (F), Aurora Springs Dock (G), Riverton Junction (H), Rosetrail Hunting Club (I), Spring Valley Dock (J), Spring Valley Station (K), Steenson Marina (L), Stewarts Camp (M), TVA Forage Research (N), Barton Compressor Station (O), Town Creek Marina (P), Bear Creek Dock (Q), Waterfall Valley Conservation Club (R), West Colbert Sportsman Club (S), Winston Quarters (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Colbert County include: Mann Chapel Church (A), Mann Chapel (B), Blythe Memorial Church (C), Wagnon Mountain Church (D), Vandiver Hollow Church (E), Valley Grove Church (F), LaGrange Church (G), Union Grove Church (H), Tuscumbia Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Davis Temple Cemetery (1), Gadd Cemetery (2), Coondog Cemetery (3), Johnson Cemetery (4), Donley Cemetery (5), Athens City Cemetery (6), Midway Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Williams Pond (A), Crutch Pond (B), Blue Pond (C), Sink Pond (D), Horselot Pond (E), Winston Quarters Pond (F), Haw Pond (G), Brush Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Smith Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Daniel Branch (C), Mose Branch (D), Isbell Branch (E), South Fork Kittikaski Branch (F), Jackson Creek (G), Moon Spring Branch (H), Cherokee Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Colbert County include: Alabama Wildlife Refuge (1), Natchez Trace Parkway Colbert Ferry Park (2), Buzzard Roost Park (3), Rosetrail Park (4), LaGrange College Monument (5), Colbert County Park (6), Thomas State Wildlife Refuge (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Cheatham Post Office (A), Kirk Post Office (B), Dug Post Office (C), Buzzard Roost Post Office (D), Riverton Junction Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.0%
Alabama:	3.6%

Current college students: 1,904
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 485 (51% naturalized citizens)

Colbert County:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,793
• One, attached: 290
• Two: 1,043
• 3 or 4: 865
• 5 to 9: 482
• 10 to 19: 176
• 20 or more: 322
• Mobile homes: 2,956
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Housing units in Colbert County with a mortgage: 7,829 (730 second mortgage, 868 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,555

Colbert County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 3.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 47 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/17/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 22 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 19,682 (87%) Carpooled: 2,311 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 29 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 18 (0%) Walked: 199 (1%) Other means: 101 (0%) Worked at home: 243 (1%)

6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,094 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.00%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($322 average AGI)

Colbert County:	0.05%
Alabama average:	0.14%

3.90% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($21,490 average AGI)
2.04% relocated from other states ($13,282 average AGI)

Colbert County:	2.04%
Alabama average:	3.11%

from Lauderdale County, AL	2.06% ($33,370 average AGI)
from Franklin County, AL	0.64% ($31,697)
from Lawrence County, AL	0.27% ($31,863)
from Madison County, AL	0.19% ($45,405)
from Morgan County, AL	0.13% ($31,040)
from Tishomingo County, MS	0.09% ($21,833)
from Marion County, AL	0.09% ($28,824)

5.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,881 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.53%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($21,605 average AGI)
1.52% relocated to other states ($10,276 average AGI)

Colbert County:	1.52%
Alabama average:	2.51%

to Lauderdale County, AL	2.14% ($28,565 average AGI)
to Franklin County, AL	0.49% ($29,085)
to Madison County, AL	0.27% ($32,115)
to Lawrence County, AL	0.23% ($22,093)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.18% ($36,029)
to Morgan County, AL	0.10% ($29,150)
to Limestone County, AL	0.10% ($34,316)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,528 (8,226 aged, 2,302 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 47,380 (12,695 male householders, 3,398 female householders)

  12,653 spouses, 15,634 children (14,038 natural, 369 adopted, 1,227 stepchildren), 1,166 grandchildren, 394 brothers or sisters, 315 parents, 662 other relatives, 463 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,011 (2,571 male householders (2,246 living alone)), 3,824 female householders (3,598 living alone)), 616 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 593 (465 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,554 2-persons, 3,937 3-persons, 3,033 4-persons, 1,181 5-persons, 303 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,844 1-person, 497 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

8,735 married couples with children.
2,883 single-parent households (511 men, 2,372 women).

97.7% of residents of Colbert County speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $490,831,000 ($8953 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,703,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $204,067,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $84,671,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,531,000
Federal grants: $62,542,000
Federal procurement contracts: $27,355,000 ($1,392,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $106,665,000 ($9,853,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $941,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,938,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,173,000

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.05 millions of gallons per day (9% from ground, 91% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

63% of Colbert County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Alabama.

Colbert County:	62.6%
State average:	58.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 43618
• Northeast: 569
• Midwest: 2583
• South: 6940
• West: 622

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $60,800

Here:	8.4%
Alabama:	10.2%

Here:	3.8%
Alabama:	10.0%

Here:	2.6%
Alabama:	14.1%

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