Crenshaw County, Alabama (AL)

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County population in 2005: 13,727 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,274
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,303

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Land area: 610 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	22.1%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	7.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.1%), Manufacturing (16.0%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 74%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Crenshaw County, Alabama:

White Non-Hispanic (73.5%)
Black (24.8%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 6,464	(47.3%)
Females: 7,201	(52.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,482
County population in 2003: 13,672
Jobs in 2003: 3,393

Crenshaw County,AL real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 5,819
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.7%

Average household size:

Crenshaw County:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,148 ($26,054 in 2000)

This county	$28,148
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $65,212

Crenshaw County	$65,212
Alabama:	$97,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $279
Institutionalized population: 160
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Crenshaw County in 2000: $576

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 13
Burglaries: 44
Thefts: 136
Auto thefts: 12

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 14
Burglaries: 57
Thefts: 102
Auto thefts: 20

Crenshaw County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Crenshaw County Alabama:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 68.7%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 30.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.4%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Crenshaw County is $365 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $447 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $536 a month.

Cities in this county include: Luverne, Brantley, Rutledge, Dozier, Glenwood, Petrey.

Neighboring counties: Butler County , Coffee County , Covington County , Lowndes County , Montgomery County , Pike County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Crenshaw County: Mount Ida (A), Sports (B), Sugar Ridge Campground (C), Black Rock (D), Cooks Stand (E), Davis (F), Host (G), Kingsley (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Crenshaw County include: Black Rock Church (A), Weed Church (B), Bradleyton Church (C), Brantley Assembly of God Church (D), Vernledge Baptist Church (E), Brunson Chapel (F), Magnolia Church (G), Calvary Church (H), Cameron Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Panola Cemetery (1), Armstrong Cemetery (2), Clark Cemetery (3), Friendship Cemetery (4), Clarke Cemetery (5), Petrey Cemetery (6), Siloam Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Limesink Pond (A), Beaver Pond, The (B), Thomas Pond (C), Ropers Pond (D), Clark Lake (E), Bailey Lakes (F), Bryans Pond (G), Byrds Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Burgan Branch (A), Indian Creek (B), Daniels Mill Branch (C), Ivy Creek (D), Long Branch (E), Tucker Creek (F), Spears Branch (G), Free Branch (H), Champion Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Highland Home Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Alabama:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 425
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 36 (56% naturalized citizens)

Crenshaw County:	0.3%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 9
1990 to 1994: 0
1985 to 1989: 6
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 1
1970 to 1974: 5
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 15

Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.6%

Crenshaw County marital status for males

Crenshaw County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,126
One, attached: 50
Two: 320
3 or 4: 80
5 to 9: 51
10 to 19: 4
20 or more: 37
Mobile homes: 1,965
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11

Housing units in Crenshaw County with a mortgage: 1,071 (78 second mortgage, 82 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,087

Agriculture in Crenshaw County
Average size of farms: 229 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $130084
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $95.92
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 97.86%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $89015
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.66%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.82%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $40279
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.65
Corn for grain: 1592 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 50 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 2444 harvested acres
Vegetables: 71 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 307 acres

Crenshaw County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 1.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 30 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/25/1990, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 28 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Transportation equipment (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Other Western Europe (31%)
Other Eastern Africa (22%)
Germany (17%)
Canada (11%)
Middle Africa (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Mexico (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Crenshaw County:

United States or American (38%)
English (8%)
Irish (6%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
African (1%)

Crenshaw County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,915 (73%)
Carpooled: 1,104 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 129 (2%)
Other means: 75 (1%)
Worked at home: 167 (3%)

145 people in nursing homes
14 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,734.

7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,458 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.13%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.97% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($18,360 average AGI)
2.16% relocated from other states ($8,098 average AGI)
Crenshaw County: 2.16%
Alabama average: 3.11%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Pike County, AL	1.00% ($22,447 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, AL	0.98% ($24,348)
from Covington County, AL	0.74% ($28,314)
from Butler County, AL	0.49% ($25,087)
from Coffee County, AL	0.34% ($25,500)
from Elmore County, AL	0.30% ($32,500)

6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,745 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.68% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($21,014 average AGI)
1.46% relocated to other states ($5,727 average AGI)
Crenshaw County: 1.46%
Alabama average: 2.51%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Montgomery County, AL	1.16% ($24,259 average AGI)
to Pike County, AL	0.92% ($26,535)
to Covington County, AL	0.66% ($25,968)
to Butler County, AL	0.41% ($20,474)
to Coffee County, AL	0.30% ($22,000)
to Elmore County, AL	0.26% ($44,333)

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

Births per 1000 population in Crenshaw County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population in Crenshaw County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Crenshaw County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,840 (2,272 aged, 568 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,508

In family households: 11,738 (2,747 male householders, 1,165 female householders)
2,891 spouses, 3,935 children (3,588 natural, 73 adopted, 274 stepchildren), 371 grandchildren, 100 brothers or sisters, 103 parents, 199 other relatives, 227 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,770 (684 male householders (628 living alone)), 977 female householders (938 living alone)), 109 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 157 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,698 2-persons, 1,045 3-persons, 778 4-persons, 269 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,566 1-person, 85 2-persons, 10 3-persons.

2,036 married couples with children.
930 single-parent households (144 men, 786 women).

98.2% of residents of Crenshaw County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $100,538,000 ($7387 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,131,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,459,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,572,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,693,000
Federal grants: $27,970,000
Federal procurement contracts: $645,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,200,000 ($1,508,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $499,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,151,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,354,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 949

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 952

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +6

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +80

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Crenshaw County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.85 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 199
1995 to 1998: 617
1990 to 1994: 440
1980 to 1989: 1,271
1970 to 1979: 1,182
1960 to 1969: 940
1950 to 1959: 607
1940 to 1949: 553
1939 or earlier: 835

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Crenshaw County, Alabama:

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 44
3 rooms: 226
4 rooms: 542
5 rooms: 1,321
6 rooms: 958
7 rooms: 576
8 rooms: 338
9 or more rooms: 262

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crenshaw County, Alabama:

1 room: 24
2 rooms: 52
3 rooms: 251
4 rooms: 344
5 rooms: 379
6 rooms: 149
7 rooms: 73
8 rooms: 19
9 or more rooms: 12

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Crenshaw County:

no bedroom: 16
1 bedroom: 141
2 bedrooms: 992
3 bedrooms: 2,629
4 bedrooms: 460
5 or more bedrooms: 36

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crenshaw County:

no bedroom: 29
1 bedroom: 243
2 bedrooms: 540
3 bedrooms: 433
4 bedrooms: 58
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Crenshaw County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 293
1 vehicle: 1,145
2 vehicles: 1,646
3 vehicles: 818
4 vehicles: 250
5 or more vehicles: 122

Cars and other vehicles available in Crenshaw County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 347
1 vehicle: 631
2 vehicles: 260
3 vehicles: 54
4 vehicles: 9
5 or more vehicles: 2

66% of Crenshaw County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Alabama.

Crenshaw County:	65.6%
State average:	58.1%

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

This state: 12112
Northeast: 119
Midwest: 229
South: 1001
West: 120

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $29,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (43%)
Electricity (37%)
Utility gas (18%)
Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
Utility gas (25%)
Wood (2%)
No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 132

Here:	8.1%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 75

Here:	9.5%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 43

Here:	11.8%
Alabama:	14.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Crenshaw County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,173,000
Charges - All Other: $226,000
Construction - Corrections - Other: $1,457,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $3,017,000
Police Protection: $421,000

General - Other: $377,000

Financial Administration: $352,000

Corrections - Other: $248,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $160,000

General Public Buildings: $120,000

Welfare - Other: $84,000

Solid Waste Management: $83,000

Central Staff Services: $35,000

Natural Resources - Other: $11,000

Health Services - Other: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $211,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $69,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,915,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $324,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,615,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $624,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $468,000
Interest Earnings: $176,000
Other Capital Outlay - Health - Other: $126,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,582,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $133,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,124,000
General Support: $418,000
Tax - Property: $1,771,000
NEC: $67,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,055,000

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