Jackson County, Alabama (AL)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

This county:	13.7%
Whole state:	16.1%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (35.2%), Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Jackson County, Alabama:

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 26,281	(48.7%)
Females: 27,645	(51.3%)

Jackson County:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

This county	$34,594
Alabama:	$36,879

Jackson County	$92,034
Alabama:	$97,500

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 48
• Burglaries: 201
• Thefts: 348
• Auto thefts: 95

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 54
• Burglaries: 251
• Thefts: 380
• Auto thefts: 108

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jackson County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $554 a month.

Cities in this county include: Scottsboro, Bridgeport, Stevenson, Hollywood, Skyline, Section, Woodville, Pisgah, Hytop, Dutton.

2005 air pollution in Jackson County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.038 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Significantly below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.003 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: DeKalb County , Franklin County, Tennessee , Dade County, Georgia , Madison County , Marshall County , Marion County, Tennessee .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jackson County: Mud Creek Boat Dock (A), Reese Ferry Landing (B), Rock House (C), Section Bluff Cabin Site Area (D), Widows Creek Steam Plant (E), Bell Store (F), Brisco Store (G), Bryant Community Center (H), Camp Jackson (I), Clear Creek Hunting Club (J), Lake Shore Drive Cabin Site Area (K). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jackson County include: Williams Cove Church (A), Welcome Hill Church (B), Wanville Church (C), Walnut Grove Church (D), Bostick Hill Church (E), Boxes Cove Church (F), Union Grove Church (G), Browns Chapel (H), Bryant Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Armstrong Cemetery (1), Johnson Cemetery (2), Miller Cemetery (3), Rocky Spring Cemetery (4), Jones Cemetery (5), Austell Cemetery (6), Austin-Cameron Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Indian Grave Pond (A), Reese Pond (B), Dudley Pond (C), Blue Hole, The (D), Ned Hole (E), Yellow Pond (F), Bucker Pond (G), Horseshoe Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Smith Creek (A), Hurricane Creek (B), Inglis Branch (C), Chisenhall Branch (D), Tubbs Branch (E), Irondale Branch (F), Lary Creek (G), South Sauty Creek (H), Larkin Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jackson County include: Thomas Jones Reservation (1), Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge (2), Lacy Reservation (3), Sally Lourey Reservation (4), Skyline Wildlife Management Area (5), North Sauty Wildlife Refuge (6), Thorn Reservation (7), Samuel Key Reservation (8), Crow Creek Wildlife Management Area (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Larkin Fork Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.9%
Alabama:	3.6%

Current college students: 1,435
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 395 (46% naturalized citizens)

Jackson County:	0.7%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,978
• One, attached: 217
• Two: 378
• 3 or 4: 339
• 5 to 9: 544
• 10 to 19: 220
• 20 or more: 246
• Mobile homes: 6,145
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 101

Housing units in Jackson County with a mortgage: 5,665 (360 second mortgage, 352 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,559

Jackson 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 3 fatalities and 89 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/18/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 20,348 (83%) Carpooled: 3,080 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 42 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 10 (0%) Walked: 320 (1%) Other means: 172 (1%) Worked at home: 420 (2%)

4.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,157 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.91%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.30% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($13,916 average AGI)
2.61% relocated from other states ($18,241 average AGI)

Jackson County:	2.61%
Alabama average:	3.11%

from DeKalb County, AL	0.94% ($23,419 average AGI)
from Madison County, AL	0.46% ($37,810)
from Marshall County, AL	0.30% ($32,574)
from Marion County, TN	0.24% ($25,907)
from Hamilton County, TN	0.22% ($30,175)
from Dade County, GA	0.22% ($28,475)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.10% ($42,895)

4.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,617 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.70%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.44% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($14,559 average AGI)
2.27% relocated to other states ($14,058 average AGI)

Jackson County:	2.27%
Alabama average:	2.51%

to DeKalb County, AL	0.89% ($26,632 average AGI)
to Madison County, AL	0.71% ($31,884)
to Marion County, TN	0.29% ($22,755)
to Hamilton County, TN	0.29% ($31,943)
to Marshall County, AL	0.28% ($28,020)
to Dade County, GA	0.19% ($26,088)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
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: 9,722 (7,744 aged, 1,978 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 47,011 (12,720 male householders, 3,139 female householders)

  12,749 spouses, 15,360 children (13,687 natural, 418 adopted, 1,255 stepchildren), 1,165 grandchildren, 369 brothers or sisters, 318 parents, 529 other relatives, 662 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,339 (2,455 male householders (2,078 living alone)), 3,297 female householders (3,179 living alone)), 587 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 576 (472 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,211 2-persons, 4,081 3-persons, 3,098 4-persons, 1,069 5-persons, 315 6-persons, 85 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,257 1-person, 414 2-persons, 68 3-persons, 13 4-persons.

8,901 married couples with children.
2,701 single-parent households (641 men, 2,060 women).

97.9% of residents of Jackson County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $554,885,000 ($10310 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,361,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $159,203,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,373,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,078,000
Federal grants: $69,100,000
Federal procurement contracts: $213,830,000 ($1,019,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $41,302,000 ($695,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,460,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,353,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,817,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 7.22 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Here:	4.5
State:	4.3

62% of Jackson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

Jackson County:	61.9%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 36920
• Northeast: 747
• Midwest: 2849
• South: 11962
• West: 878

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $37,200

Here:	3.1%
Alabama:	10.2%

Here:	4.1%
Alabama:	10.0%

Here:	5.9%
Alabama:	14.1%

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