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Lowndes County, Alabama (AL)



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Lowndes County, AL mapCounty population in 2005: 13,076 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,096
Renter-occupied apartments: 813
% of renters here:  17%
State:  28%
Land area: 718 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 18 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  31.4%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:  18.0%
Whole state:  7.3%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (20.0%), Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Construction (11.8%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 20%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Lowndes County, Alabama:

  • Black (73.4%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (25.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

Median resident age:  33.9 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Males: 6,302  (46.8%)
Females: 7,171  (53.2%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $29,234
County population in 2003: 13,415
Jobs in 2003: 3,112

Total labor force in 2004: 5,086
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.0%

Average household size:
Lowndes County:  2.7 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,903 ($23,050 in 2000)
This county  $24,903
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,551
Lowndes County  $70,551
Alabama:  $97,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $298
Institutionalized population: 30
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lowndes County in 2000: $590


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

  • Murders: 1
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 16
  • Assaults: 36
  • Burglaries: 133
  • Thefts: 13
  • Auto thefts: 10

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

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 4
  • Robberies: 18
  • Assaults: 45
  • Burglaries: 173
  • Thefts: 33
  • Auto thefts: 19

Lowndes County races chart


Lowndes County, AL map from a distance


2004 Presidential Election results in Lowndes County Alabama:


Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 70.3%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 29.7%




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

Area name: Montgomery, AL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lowndes County is $532 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $599 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $794 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Deposit, Hayneville, White Hall, Lowndesboro, Benton, Petrey-Highland Home, Logan.

Neighboring counties: Autauga County , Butler County , Crenshaw County , Dallas County , Montgomery County , Wilcox County .


Lowndes County close-up map

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lowndes County: Longs Landing (A), Lowndes County Sanitary Landfill (B), Newport Landing (C), Barganier (D), Camp Manack (E), De Bardeleben Landing (F), Henderson Landing (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lowndes County include: Big Union Church (A), White Lily Church (B), White Cloud Church (C), Braggs Church (D), Union Church (E), Tolbert Chapel (F), Thorn Church (G), Temple Gate Church (H), Canaan Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Rogers Cemetery (1), Davis Cemetery (2), Payne Cemetery (3), Jordan Cemetery (4), Meadow Cemetery (5), McQueen Cemetery (6), Temple Gate Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Berry Lake (A), Hammond Pond (B), Russells Pond (C), Container Corporation Lake (D), Milligans Pond (E), Browns Lake (F), B C Rhyne Lake (G), Ellis Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Church Branch (A), Rock Creek (B), South Fork Mussel Creek (C), Prairie Creek (D), Valley Creek (E), Jack Creek (F), Tucker Branch (G), Powell Creek (H), Cherry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Lowndes County: Prairie Creek Public Land Use (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post offices: Letohatchee Post Office (A), Saint Clair Post Office (B), Burkville Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  6.1%
Alabama:  3.6%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 348
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 36 (44% naturalized citizens)

Lowndes County:  0.3%
Whole state:  2.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 4
  • 1990 to 1994: 5
  • 1985 to 1989: 6
  • 1980 to 1984: 2
  • 1975 to 1979: 13
  • 1970 to 1974: 6
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 36.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 31.0%

Lowndes County marital status for males

Lowndes County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,295
  • One, attached: 52
  • Two: 136
  • 3 or 4: 133
  • 5 to 9: 27
  • 10 to 19: 14
  • 20 or more: 4
  • Mobile homes: 2,094
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 46

Housing units in Lowndes County with a mortgage: 994 (41 second mortgage, 95 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 905


Agriculture in Lowndes County
Average size of farms: 468 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $98861
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $221.93
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.84%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 85.04%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $85125
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.23%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 9.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $55333
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 24.30
Corn for grain: 1547 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1182 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 7293 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 764 acres

Lowndes County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 24 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/25/1979, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 12 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.



Class of Workers



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (21%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Educational services (3%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (14%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Apparel (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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



  • Mexico (50%)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (17%)
  • Germany (14%)
  • France (6%)
  • Africa, n.e.c. (6%)
  • Jamaica (6%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Lowndes County:



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

Lowndes County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 3,353 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 831 (19%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 23 (1%)
  • Bicycle: 3 (0%)
  • Walked: 41 (1%)
  • Other means: 55 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 99 (2%)
 

30 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,713.

6.45% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,890 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.45%
Alabama average:  6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.10% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($22,099 average AGI)
1.35% relocated from other states ($5,791 average AGI)
Lowndes County:  1.35%
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 Montgomery County, AL  2.95% ($25,543 average AGI)
from Butler County, AL  0.50% ($19,727)
from Dallas County, AL  0.48% ($21,048)


7.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,694 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.67%
Alabama average:  6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.77% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($36,085 average AGI)
0.90% relocated to other states ($2,609 average AGI)
Lowndes County:  0.90%
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  4.11% ($50,846 average AGI)
to Butler County, AL  0.74% ($22,545)
to Autauga County, AL  0.45% ($28,900)
to Dallas County, AL  0.38% ($18,353)
to Elmore County, AL  0.34% ($37,267)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2



Births per 1000 population in Lowndes County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2



Deaths per 1000 population in Lowndes County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lowndes County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,833 (1,326 aged, 507 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%


Household type by relationship


Households: 13,425
  • In family households: 11,970 (2,000 male householders, 1,578 female householders)
    2,045 spouses, 4,830 children (4,594 natural, 94 adopted, 142 stepchildren), 849 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 135 parents, 188 other relatives, 171 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,455 (662 male householders (611 living alone)), 665 female householders (607 living alone)), 128 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 48 (29 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,276 2-persons, 902 3-persons, 754 4-persons, 376 5-persons, 146 6-persons, 124 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,218 1-person, 95 2-persons, 12 3-persons, 2 4-persons.

1,646 married couples with children.
1,581 single-parent households (167 men, 1,414 women).

98.3% of residents of Lowndes County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $96,325,000 ($7292 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $9,200,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,245,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $17,362,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,413,000
Federal grants: $38,910,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,867,000 ($2,550,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,528,000 ($5,134,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,098,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $708,000
Federal Government insurance: $6,999,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,119
Here:  86 per 1000 residents
State:  70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 726
Here:  56 per 1000 residents
State:  53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -3
Here:  -0 per 1000 residents
State:  +6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -759
Here:  -58 per 1000 residents
State:  +2 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Lowndes County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.7
State:  6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.8
State:  4.3



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 203
  • 1995 to 1998: 715
  • 1990 to 1994: 755
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,064
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,348
  • 1960 to 1969: 679
  • 1950 to 1959: 372
  • 1940 to 1949: 274
  • 1939 or earlier: 391


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

  • 1 room: 11
  • 2 rooms: 62
  • 3 rooms: 278
  • 4 rooms: 502
  • 5 rooms: 1,019
  • 6 rooms: 1,004
  • 7 rooms: 492
  • 8 rooms: 427
  • 9 or more rooms: 301


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

  • 1 room: 10
  • 2 rooms: 51
  • 3 rooms: 124
  • 4 rooms: 163
  • 5 rooms: 192
  • 6 rooms: 151
  • 7 rooms: 66
  • 8 rooms: 34
  • 9 or more rooms: 22


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

  • no bedroom: 108
  • 1 bedroom: 124
  • 2 bedrooms: 703
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,159
  • 4 bedrooms: 843
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 159


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lowndes County:

  • no bedroom: 36
  • 1 bedroom: 109
  • 2 bedrooms: 251
  • 3 bedrooms: 332
  • 4 bedrooms: 69
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 16


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

  • no vehicle: 489
  • 1 vehicle: 1,294
  • 2 vehicles: 1,430
  • 3 vehicles: 629
  • 4 vehicles: 179
  • 5 or more vehicles: 75


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

  • no vehicle: 254
  • 1 vehicle: 346
  • 2 vehicles: 136
  • 3 vehicles: 59
  • 4 vehicles: 8
  • 5 or more vehicles: 10

76% of Lowndes County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Alabama.

Lowndes County:  76.0%
State average:  58.1%


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

  • This state: 12284
  • Northeast: 146
  • Midwest: 284
  • South: 614
  • West: 61

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:


  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (55%)
  • Electricity (30%)
  • Utility gas (11%)
  • Wood (4%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:


  • Electricity (46%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
  • Utility gas (8%)
  • Wood (6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 205
Here:  10.3%
Alabama:  10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 161
Here:  15.4%
Alabama:  10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 42
Here:  13.4%
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)

Lowndes County government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,567,000
    Police Protection: $1,033,000
    Central Staff Services: $956,000
    Financial Administration: $541,000
    Health Services - Other: $28,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $18,000
    Libraries: $5,000
    Welfare - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $58,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $175,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $122,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $971,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $941,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $21,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $700,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $90,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,531,000
    Highways: $1,890,000
    Education: $84,000
    Health & Hospitals: $27,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,256,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $204,000
    NEC: $167,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $160,000
    Motor Fuels Sales: $126,000
    Total General Sales: $108,000
    Tobacco Sales: $27,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,547,000

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