Pike County, Alabama (AL)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	28%

This county:	23.1%
Whole state:	16.1%

This county:	11.6%
Whole state:	7.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.3%), Manufacturing (15.6%), Retail trade (14.1%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Pike County, Alabama:

Median resident age:	32.5 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 13,985	(47.2%)
Females: 15,620	(52.8%)

Pike County:	2.4 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

This county	$27,605
Alabama:	$36,879

Pike County	$90,763
Alabama:	$97,500

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 21
• Thefts: 48
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 28
• Thefts: 39
• Auto thefts: 1

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pike County is $373 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $559 a month.

Cities in this county include: Troy, Brundidge, Goshen, Banks.

2005 air pollution in Pike County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 23 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 49 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Barbour County , Bullock County , Coffee County , Crenshaw County , Dale County , Montgomery County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pike County: Oak Bowery (A), Pike County Fairground (B), Rural Home (C), Williams Farm (D), Camp Sharon Campground (E), Conecuh (F), County Line (G), Devil Neck (H), Elam-Rodgers (I), Hales Chapel (J), Hillards Cross Roads (K), Jerusalem Campground (L), Pike Pioneer Museum (M), Meeksville Volunteer Fire Department (N). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pike County include: Williams Memorial Church (A), William Chapel (B), Whitewater Church (C), White Rock Church (D), Westminster Church (E), Wesley Chapel (F), Union Springs Church (G), Turner Chapel (H), Thomas Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Paran Cemetery (1), Sandfield Cemetery (2), Johnson Cemetery (3), Davis Cemetery (4), Jordan Cemetery (5), Pea River Cemetery (6), Meadows Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Stewarts Pond (A), Mandy Warren Lake (B), Shellhorn Pond (C), Pike County Lake (D), Sand S Lake (E), Gibson Pond (F), Barrs Pond (G), Barbarees Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hurricane Branch (A), China Grove Creek (B), Morgans Branch (C), Morgan Branch (D), Bridge Creek (E), Pearson Branch (F), Moccasin Branch (G), Dugans Branch (H), Mims Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	3.5%
Alabama:	3.6%

Current college students: 3,315
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 575 (22% naturalized citizens)

Pike County:	1.9%
Whole state:	2.0%

Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,746
• One, attached: 144
• Two: 466
• 3 or 4: 574
• 5 to 9: 595
• 10 to 19: 138
• 20 or more: 193
• Mobile homes: 4,118
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Pike County with a mortgage: 2,727 (225 second mortgage, 261 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,959

Pike County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/5/1954, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,910 (79%) Carpooled: 1,840 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Taxi: 22 (0%) Walked: 364 (3%) Other means: 127 (1%) Worked at home: 245 (2%)

7.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,390 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.80%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.31% of residents moved from foreign countries ($245 average AGI)

Pike County:	0.31%
Alabama average:	0.14%

4.71% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($16,482 average AGI)
2.78% relocated from other states ($10,663 average AGI)

Pike County:	2.78%
Alabama average:	3.11%

from Coffee County, AL	0.69% ($30,215 average AGI)
from Montgomery County, AL	0.57% ($24,453)
from Crenshaw County, AL	0.46% ($26,535)
from Dale County, AL	0.45% ($21,833)
from Barbour County, AL	0.34% ($29,906)
from Houston County, AL	0.24% ($27,545)
from Lee County, AL	0.18% ($31,353)

7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,937 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.21%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.82% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($17,443 average AGI)
2.40% relocated to other states ($11,495 average AGI)

Pike County:	2.40%
Alabama average:	2.51%

to Montgomery County, AL	0.87% ($28,395 average AGI)
to Coffee County, AL	0.84% ($23,282)
to Crenshaw County, AL	0.51% ($22,447)
to Houston County, AL	0.41% ($31,447)
to Dale County, AL	0.32% ($24,167)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.20% ($20,211)
to Barbour County, AL	0.15% ($24,357)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,097 (3,917 aged, 1,180 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: 23,238 (5,189 male householders, 2,469 female householders)

  5,224 spouses, 8,265 children (7,577 natural, 141 adopted, 547 stepchildren), 927 grandchildren, 350 brothers or sisters, 216 parents, 290 other relatives, 308 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,168 (2,079 male householders (1,687 living alone)), 2,192 female householders (1,852 living alone)), 897 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,199 (84 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,390 2-persons, 1,907 3-persons, 1,524 4-persons, 585 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,539 1-person, 545 2-persons, 142 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

3,798 married couples with children.
2,409 single-parent households (289 men, 2,120 women).

96.1% of residents of Pike County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $324,885,000 ($11052 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $118,294,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $78,588,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $66,128,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,642,000
Federal grants: $57,493,000
Federal procurement contracts: $105,183,000 ($104,269,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,851,000 ($8,187,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $56,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,225,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,408,000

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+6 per 1000 residents

Here:	-29 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.42 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

58% of Pike County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Alabama.

Pike County:	57.9%
State average:	58.1%

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

• This state: 23661
• Northeast: 618
• Midwest: 891
• South: 3306
• West: 289

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,900

Here:	18.6%
Alabama:	10.2%

Here:	13.2%
Alabama:	10.0%

Here:	4.8%
Alabama:	14.1%

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