Dale County, Alabama (AL)

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% of renters here:	36%
State:	28%

This county:	15.1%
Whole state:	16.1%

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	7.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (19.8%), Manufacturing (13.9%), Retail trade (13.9%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Dale County, Alabama:

Median resident age:	34.3 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 24,356	(49.6%)
Females: 24,773	(50.4%)

Dale County:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

This county	$34,570
Alabama:	$36,879

Dale County	$87,712
Alabama:	$97,500

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 50
• Auto thefts: 8

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 25
• Thefts: 70
• Auto thefts: 9

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dale County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $628 a month.

Cities in this county include: Ozark, Daleville, Newton, Midland City, Level Plains, Ariton, Pinckard, Clayhatchee, Grimes, Napier Field.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County , Coffee County , Geneva County , Henry County , Houston County , Pike County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Dale County: Adams Mill (A), Mount Hebron (B), Arguta Hunting Club (C), Camp Timothy (D), Heart of Dixie Hunting Club (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Dale County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Union Hill Church (B), Union Grove Church (C), Browns Church (D), Union Church (E), Campground Church (F), Sylvan Grove United Methodist Church (G), Cedar Grove Church (H), Center Ridge Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mims Family Cemetery (1), Asbury Cemetery (2), Johnstown Cemetery (3), Peniel Cemetery (4), Skipperville Cemetery (5), Beersheba Cemetery (6), Dykes Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Barfield Lake (A), Howell Pond (B), D A Deloney Lake Number One (C), D A Deloney Lake Number Two (D), Ammons Pond (E), Acherman Pond (F), Jerry Mcdaniel Lake (G), Johnsons Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Snell Mill Branch (A), Soapstone Branch (B), Spear Branch (C), East Fork Choctawhatchee River (D), Lithco Creek (E), Steep Head Creek (F), Middle Creek (G), Turkey Creek (H), Melvin Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Skipperville Post Office (A), Clopton Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.5%
Alabama:	3.6%

Current college students: 2,353
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 77.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,503 (48% naturalized citizens)

Dale County:	3.1%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,789
• One, attached: 1,575
• Two: 726
• 3 or 4: 1,076
• 5 to 9: 536
• 10 to 19: 123
• 20 or more: 314
• Mobile homes: 4,589
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 51

Housing units in Dale County with a mortgage: 5,367 (508 second mortgage, 430 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,961

Dale County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 fatalities and 169 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/13/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 88 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 17,631 (83%) Carpooled: 2,325 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 66 (0%) Subway or elevated: 7 (0%) Taxi: 28 (0%) Motorcycle: 62 (0%) Bicycle: 20 (0%) Walked: 552 (3%) Other means: 211 (1%) Worked at home: 411 (2%)

13.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,035 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.28%
Alabama average:	6.81%

1.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($3,000 average AGI)

Dale County:	1.02%
Alabama average:	0.14%

4.70% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($9,297 average AGI)
7.56% relocated from other states ($18,737 average AGI)

Dale County:	7.56%
Alabama average:	3.11%

from Houston County, AL	1.81% ($25,255 average AGI)
from Coffee County, AL	1.05% ($29,335)
from Geneva County, AL	0.36% ($20,738)
from Barbour County, AL	0.32% ($27,593)
from Bell County, TX	0.26% ($36,182)
from Cumberland County, NC	0.25% ($42,048)
from Montgomery County, TN	0.24% ($40,000)

13.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,262 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.55%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.83% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,287 average AGI)

Dale County:	0.83%
Alabama average:	0.06%

5.74% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($13,005 average AGI)
6.98% relocated to other states ($21,970 average AGI)

Dale County:	6.98%
Alabama average:	2.51%

to Houston County, AL	2.19% ($27,465 average AGI)
to Coffee County, AL	1.35% ($37,496)
to Geneva County, AL	0.36% ($26,672)
to Bell County, TX	0.31% ($37,558)
to Honolulu County, HI	0.30% ($38,569)
to Montgomery County, TN	0.25% ($45,357)
to Pike County, AL	0.25% ($21,833)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,123 (7,809 aged, 2,314 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 41,463 (10,366 male householders, 3,327 female householders)

  10,766 spouses, 14,557 children (12,741 natural, 440 adopted, 1,376 stepchildren), 844 grandchildren, 253 brothers or sisters, 288 parents, 404 other relatives, 658 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,003 (2,584 male householders (2,133 living alone)), 2,613 female householders (2,474 living alone)), 806 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,663 (428 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,880 2-persons, 3,499 3-persons, 2,810 4-persons, 1,074 5-persons, 365 6-persons, 65 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,607 1-person, 486 2-persons, 61 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 23 6-persons.

8,381 married couples with children.
3,547 single-parent households (597 men, 2,950 women).

93.8% of residents of Dale County speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $551,994,000 ($11237 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $288,185,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $181,479,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $67,702,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,920,000
Federal grants: $46,957,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,263,000 ($5,627,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $242,674,000 ($236,111,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $992,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $27,315,000
Federal Government insurance: $18,661,000

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	49 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	-44 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.88 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.0

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

54% of Dale County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Alabama.

Dale County:	53.7%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 27875
• Northeast: 2581
• Midwest: 3409
• South: 10179
• West: 2312

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $40,200

Here:	5.4%
Alabama:	10.2%

Here:	5.5%
Alabama:	10.0%

Here:	9.0%
Alabama:	14.1%

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