Dallas County, Alabama (AL)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.6%), Educational,health and social services (20.8%), Retail trade (11.8%).

Type of workers:

Dallas County, Alabama business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Dallas County, Alabama:

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 21,092	(45.5%)
Females: 25,273	(54.5%)

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Dallas County:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

This county:	$27,764
Alabama:	$40,554

Dallas County:	$86,059
Alabama:	$115,599

This county:	$284
State:	$427

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 135
• Thefts: 69
• Auto thefts: 11

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 59
• Auto thefts: 21

This county:	31.1%
Whole state:	16.1%

This county:	15.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dallas County is $402 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $562 a month.

Cities in this county include: Selma, Orrville, Carlowville, Craig-Tyler, Safford, Sardis.

Neighboring counties: Autauga County , Chilton County , Lowndes County , Marengo County , Perry County , Wilcox County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Dallas County: McDowell Landing (A), Alabama Sheriffs Boys Ranch (B), Alabama State Docks Facility (C), Nixson Hall (D), Pine Belt Landing (E), Pleasant Hill Station (F), Providence Landing (G), River Oaks Marina (H), Saffold Landing (I), Selfield Industrial Park (J), Selma Hunting Club (K), Sinai Hall (L), Sprague Landing (M), Steezers Farm (N), Watoolahakahatchee Scout Camp (O), Black Belt Agricultural Experiment Station (P), Blackwell Plantation (Q), Camp Grist (R), Camp Selma (S), Kenans Mill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Dallas County include: Westwood Church (A), Wesley Chapel Church (B), Weeping Willow Church (C), Valley Creek Church (D), Union Springs Church (E), Union Grove Church (F), Union Church (G), True Vine Church (H), Trinity Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Long Cemetery (1), Johnson Cemetery (2), Fulton Cemetery (3), Parnell Cemetery (4), Athens Cemetery (5), Lake Cemetery (6), Pea Ridge Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Pardue Lake (A), Hawthorne Lake (B), Lanier, Lake (C), Sherman Pond (D), US Steel Lake (E), Pardue Lake (F), Cypress Pond (G), C A Caines Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Snake Creek (A), Soapstone Creek (B), Sorrell Branch (C), Freetown Creek (D), Childers Creek (E), Moore Branch (F), Possum Creek (G), Mitchell Creek (H), Chaney Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Dallas County include: Paul M Grist State Park (1), Elm Bluff Public Use Area (2), Cahaba River Public Use Area (3), Kings Landing Public Use Area (4), Carlowville Historic District (5), Selma State Park (6), Portland Public Use Area (7), Little Miami Public Use Area (8), Bogue Chitto Public Use Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Marion Junction Post Office (A), Sardis Post Office (B), Safford Post Office (C), Tyler Post Office (D), Minter Post Office (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.1%
Alabama:	3.6%

Current college students: 1,870
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 322 (43% naturalized citizens)

Dallas County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 12,857
• One, attached: 765
• Two: 1,059
• 3 or 4: 1,097
• 5 to 9: 300
• 10 to 19: 70
• 20 or more: 182
• Mobile homes: 4,076
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Housing units in Dallas County with a mortgage: 3,967 (414 second mortgage, 335 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,830

Here:	50.9% with mortgage
State:	64.0% with mortgage

Dallas County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 69 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/6/1996, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 40 people and caused $8 million in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,269 (82%) Carpooled: 2,130 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%) Subway or elevated: 5 (0%) Railroad: 17 (0%) Taxi: 83 (1%) Bicycle: 12 (0%) Walked: 164 (1%) Other means: 121 (1%) Worked at home: 176 (1%)

4.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,654 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.20%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.49% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($15,047 average AGI)
1.72% relocated from other states ($12,607 average AGI)

Dallas County:	1.72%
Alabama average:	3.11%

from Montgomery County, AL	0.45% ($22,063 average AGI)
from Autauga County, AL	0.38% ($25,981)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.26% ($23,811)
from Perry County, AL	0.18% ($20,760)
from Wilcox County, AL	0.13% ($19,000)
from Lowndes County, AL	0.12% ($18,353)
from Chilton County, AL	0.11% ($22,688)

5.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.60%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.82% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($19,894 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($10,714 average AGI)

Dallas County:	1.78%
Alabama average:	2.51%

to Montgomery County, AL	1.05% ($28,327 average AGI)
to Autauga County, AL	0.49% ($32,814)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.37% ($22,396)
to Perry County, AL	0.20% ($13,345)
to Madison County, AL	0.18% ($19,885)
to Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.17% ($29,280)
to Lowndes County, AL	0.15% ($21,048)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,726 (6,424 aged, 2,302 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 40,255 (6,808 male householders, 5,814 female householders)

  7,383 spouses, 15,359 children (14,113 natural, 372 adopted, 874 stepchildren), 2,284 grandchildren, 606 brothers or sisters, 372 parents, 1,031 other relatives, 598 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,571 (2,307 male householders (2,120 living alone)), 2,940 female householders (2,837 living alone)), 324 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 539 (138 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,995 2-persons, 3,241 3-persons, 2,483 4-persons, 1,186 5-persons, 505 6-persons, 212 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,957 1-person, 268 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

97.5% of residents of Dallas County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $389,045,000 ($8668 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $42,850,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $140,694,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $91,369,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,799,000
Federal grants: $106,320,000
Federal procurement contracts: $35,471,000 ($33,795,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,392,000 ($2,254,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $659,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,809,000
Federal Government insurance: $31,403,000

Here:	91 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-70 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.02 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

66% of Dallas County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in Alabama.

Dallas County:	65.6%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 40029
• Northeast: 851
• Midwest: 1311
• South: 3220
• West: 489

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,300

Here:	10.3%
Alabama:	10.2%

Here:	17.4%
Alabama:	10.0%

Here:	21.3%
Alabama:	14.1%