Pickens County, Alabama (AL)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.2%), Educational,health and social services (20.6%), Retail trade (11.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Pickens County, Alabama:

Median resident age:	36.9 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 9,809	(46.8%)
Females: 11,140	(53.2%)

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Pickens County:	2.6 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

This county:	$31,190
Alabama:	$40,554

This county:	$176
State:	$427

Pickens County:	$88,249
Alabama:	$115,600

Detached houses: $132,615

Here:	$132,615
State:	$173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $52,228

Here:	$52,228
State:	$137,814

In 2-unit structures: $79,340

Here:	$79,340
State:	$136,146

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $63,393

Here:	$63,393
State:	$116,190

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $225,758

Here:	$225,758
State:	$223,768

Mobile homes: $37,537

Here:	$37,537
State:	$39,336

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000

Here:	$65,000
State:	$43,371

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

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 11
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 37
• Thefts: 38
• Auto thefts: 3

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 41
• Auto thefts: 1

This county:	24.9%
Whole state:	16.1%

This county:	11.2%
Whole state:	7.3%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pickens County is $361 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.

Cities in this county include: Aliceville, Reform, Gordo, Carrollton, Pickensville, Macedonia, Ethelsville, McMullen, Memphis, South Pickens.

Neighboring counties: Fayette County , Greene County , Lamar County , Lowndes County, Mississippi , Noxubee County, Mississippi , Sumter County , Tuscaloosa County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pickens County: Aliceville County Club (A), Raleigh (B), Reform Country Club (C), Skinners Landing (D), Speeds Water Mill (E), Stevens Spur (F), Wilder Quarters (G), Windhams Landing (H), Big Creek Landing (I), Cuba Landing (J), Huffmans Ford (K), Krebbs Landing (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pickens County include: Big Hill Church (A), Bigbee Church (B), Unity Grove Church (C), Union Valley Church (D), Union Hill Church (E), Browns Chapel (F), Union Church (G), Union Chapel (H), True Vine Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mineral Springs Cemetery (1), Arbor Springs Cemetery (2), Miller Place Cemetery (3), Arnold Cemetery (4), Dorroh Cemetery (5), Rocky Ridge Cemetery (6), Memphis Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Steps Lake (A), Garnette Lake (B), Crim Lake (C), Goose Pond (D), Stepp Lake (E), Baldwins Lake (F), Shelton Lake (G), Gainesville Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hughes Creek (A), Burdine Creek (B), Indian Camp Creek (C), Dry Creek (D), Sneads Creek (E), Chitto, Bogue (F), Elledge Branch (G), Chicken Swamp Branch (H), Bunk Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pickens County include: Memphis Access Area (1), Cochrane Recreation Area (2), Ringo Bluff Access Area (3), Vienna Access Area (4), Westervelt Game Reserve (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: McShan Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	11.5%
Alabama:	9.3%

Current college students: 641
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 80 (68% naturalized citizens)

Pickens County:	0.4%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,954
• One, attached: 209
• Two: 281
• 3 or 4: 129
• 5 to 9: 102
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 or more: 131
• Mobile homes: 2,640
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 57

Housing units in Pickens County with a mortgage: 1,869 (178 second mortgage, 96 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,563

Here:	54.5% with mortgage
State:	64.0% with mortgage

Pickens County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 215 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 3 people and injured 178 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Pickens County-area historical earthquake activity is above Alabama state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 49.0 miles away from Pickens County center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 34.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.3 MW, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.2 miles away from the county center
On 12/12/1997 at 08:42:20, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from Pickens County center
On 11/28/1999 at 11:00:09, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 49.3 miles away from the county center
On 5/28/1995 at 15:28:36, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 16.2 miles away from Pickens County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 6,196 (82%) Carpooled: 1,029 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 65 (1%) Other means: 62 (1%) Worked at home: 154 (2%)

4.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,671 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.86%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.15% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($20,107 average AGI)
1.70% relocated from other states ($11,564 average AGI)

Pickens County:	1.70%
Alabama average:	3.11%

from Tuscaloosa County, AL	1.90% ($31,944 average AGI)
from Lowndes County, MS	0.37% ($37,625)
from Lamar County, AL	0.29% ($36,263)
from Fayette County, AL	0.15% ($37,400)

5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,932 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.16%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.54% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($19,259 average AGI)
1.62% relocated to other states ($8,671 average AGI)

Pickens County:	1.62%
Alabama average:	2.51%

to Tuscaloosa County, AL	2.23% ($27,973 average AGI)
to Lowndes County, MS	0.58% ($26,237)
to Lamar County, AL	0.18% ($45,000)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.15% ($30,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,076 (3,147 aged, 929 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 18,353 (4,019 male householders, 1,845 female householders)

  4,190 spouses, 6,663 children (5,965 natural, 183 adopted, 515 stepchildren), 742 grandchildren, 182 brothers or sisters, 111 parents, 386 other relatives, 215 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,388 (866 male householders (798 living alone)), 1,373 female householders (1,329 living alone)), 149 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 208 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 2,434 2-persons, 1,471 3-persons, 1,117 4-persons, 542 5-persons, 163 6-persons, 137 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,127 1-person, 99 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 4 5-persons.

98.1% of residents of Pickens County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $154,533,000 ($7575 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,868,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $64,241,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,697,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,678,000
Federal grants: $45,082,000
Federal procurement contracts: $891,000 ($179,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,944,000 ($2,120,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,271,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,071,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,717,000

Here:	72 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	-39 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.70 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

68% of Pickens County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Alabama.

Pickens County:	67.6%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 16675
• Northeast: 249
• Midwest: 619
• South: 3079
• West: 173

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,600

Here:	9.0%
Alabama:	10.2%

Here:	9.9%
Alabama:	10.0%

Here:	8.2%
Alabama:	14.1%

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