Randolph County, Alabama (AL)

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County population in July 2007: 22,425 (22% urban, 78% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,838
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,804

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Land area: 581 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 39 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Randolph County: 79.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (34.9%), Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 10%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Randolph County, Alabama:

White Non-Hispanic (75.7%)
Black (22.2%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Males: 10,810	(48.3%)
Females: 11,570	(51.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,855
County population in 2003: 22,389
Jobs in 2003: 6,081

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Total labor force in 2004: 10,099
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.5%

Average household size:

Randolph County:	2.5 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,067 ($28,675 in 1999)

This county:	$34,067
Alabama:	$40,554

2007 median house/condo value: $90,279 ($63,800 in 2000)

Randolph County:	$90,279
Alabama:	$115,599

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $275 (lower quartile is $192, upper quartile is $360)

This county:	$275
State:	$427

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $933
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $232

Institutionalized population: 450

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 20
Burglaries: 77
Thefts: 167
Auto thefts: 37

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2004 Presidential Election results in Randolph County Alabama:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 68.1%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.3%)

Randolph County household income distribution in 2007

Randolph County home values distribution

Randolph County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	17.0%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	6.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Randolph County is $363 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $538 a month.

Cities in this county include: Roanoke, Wedowee, Rock Mills, Wadley, Woodland, Folsom.

Neighboring counties: Chambers County , Clay County , Cleburne County , Carroll County, Georgia , Tallapoosa County , Heard County, Georgia , Troup County, Georgia .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Randolph County: Rock Stand (A), Saxon Crossroads (B), Tallapoosa River Hunting Club (C), Tin Shop (D), Big Hunting Club (E), Camp Heard (F), Island Ford (G), Level Road (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Randolph County include: Big Springs Baptist Church (A), Whites Chapel (B), Wesley Chapel Church (C), Welcome Home Church (D), Wehadkee Church (E), Malone Church (F), Victory Cathedral Church (G), Valley Grove Church (H), Union Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Midway Cemetery (1), Friendship Cemetery (2), Fowler Cemetery (3), Liberty Grove Cemetery (4), Sweetwater Cemetery (5), Pine Grove Cemetery (6), Knight Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Crystal Lake (A), Burns Lakes (B), Burns Lake Number 2 (C), Grays Lake (D), Frost Lake (E), Nelson Lake (F), Brady Lake (G), Higgins Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hunter Creek (A), Hurricane Creek (B), Jack Branch (C), Jacks Branch (D), Fixico Creek (E), Dewberry Branch (F), Rocky Branch (G), Mill Branch (H), Miles Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Newell Post Office (A), Graham Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.9%
Alabama:	3.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 745
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 61.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 269 (43% naturalized citizens)

Randolph County:	1.2%
Whole state:	2.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 61 1990 to 1994: 73 1985 to 1989: 67 1980 to 1984: 5 1975 to 1979: 14 1970 to 1974: 1 1970 to 1974: 13 1965 to 1969: 35

Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.3%

Randolph County marital status for males

Randolph County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,181
One, attached: 63
Two: 147
3 or 4: 159
5 to 9: 118
10 to 19: 20
20 or more: 40
Mobile homes: 2,502
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 55

Housing units in Randolph County with a mortgage: 1,818 (141 second mortgage, 107 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,773

Here:	50.6% with mortgage
State:	64.0% with mortgage

Agriculture in Randolph County
Average size of farms: 180 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $85771
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $112.19
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.07%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 98.08%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $56902
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.16%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39709
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.75%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 20.32
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.88%
Corn for grain: 517 harvested acres
Vegetables: 53 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 19 acres

Randolph County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 19 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 1/26/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Textile mills and textile products (12%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Textile mills and textile products (10%)
Apparel (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (15%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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

Mexico (59%)
United Kingdom (11%)
India (9%)
Germany (6%)
Netherlands (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
Canada (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Randolph County:

United States or American (41%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
German (4%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)
Scottish (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Randolph County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,888 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,680 (19%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 153 (2%)
Other means: 62 (1%)
Worked at home: 187 (2%)

People in group quarters in Randolph County, Alabama

383 people in nursing homes
120 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
67 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $37,594.

5.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,637 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.88%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.37% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($11,375 average AGI)
3.51% relocated from other states ($26,259 average AGI)
Randolph County: 3.51%
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 Carroll County, GA	0.62% ($56,689 average AGI)
from Chambers County, AL	0.57% ($24,610)
from Calhoun County, AL	0.44% ($31,469)
from Troup County, GA	0.37% ($21,481)
from Clay County, AL	0.26% ($28,789)
from Cleburne County, AL	0.19% ($43,571)
from Lee County, AL	0.19% ($29,786)

5.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,048 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.54%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.89% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($14,774 average AGI)
2.64% relocated to other states ($13,274 average AGI)
Randolph County: 2.64%
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 Calhoun County, AL	0.60% ($24,093 average AGI)
to Carroll County, GA	0.53% ($33,053)
to Troup County, GA	0.46% ($21,667)
to Clay County, AL	0.40% ($23,172)
to Chambers County, AL	0.33% ($33,417)
to Lee County, AL	0.32% ($32,870)
to Cleburne County, AL	0.24% ($22,235)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.6

Births per 1000 population in Randolph County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Randolph County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Randolph County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,226 (3,357 aged, 869 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,806

In family households: 19,056 (4,743 male householders, 1,465 female householders)
4,828 spouses, 6,447 children (5,802 natural, 187 adopted, 458 stepchildren), 456 grandchildren, 307 brothers or sisters, 102 parents, 350 other relatives, 358 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,750 (1,114 male householders (977 living alone)), 1,313 female householders (1,228 living alone)), 323 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 574 (449 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,724 2-persons, 1,517 3-persons, 1,205 4-persons, 450 5-persons, 206 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,205 1-person, 171 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 8 5-persons.

97.3% of residents of Randolph County speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $131,056,000 ($5798 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,913,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,096,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,685,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $387,000
Federal grants: $27,954,000
Federal procurement contracts: $762,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,171,000 ($172,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,604,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,527,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,292,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,470

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,436

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +30

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

Net internal migration: +300

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Randolph County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.36 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 342
1995 to 1998: 990
1990 to 1994: 792
1980 to 1989: 1,887
1970 to 1979: 1,719
1960 to 1969: 1,377
1950 to 1959: 954
1940 to 1949: 884
1939 or earlier: 1,340

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Randolph County, Alabama:
	1 room: 16 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 189 4 rooms: 927 5 rooms: 1,922 6 rooms: 1,720 7 rooms: 1,089 8 rooms: 525 9+ rooms: 431

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Randolph County, Alabama:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 92 3 rooms: 221 4 rooms: 461 5 rooms: 534 6 rooms: 337 7 rooms: 99 8 rooms: 46 9+ rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Randolph County:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 149 2 bedrooms: 1,842 3 bedrooms: 3,941 4 bedrooms: 725 5+ bedrooms: 165

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Randolph County:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 270 2 bedrooms: 817 3 bedrooms: 617 4 bedrooms: 71 5+ bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Randolph County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 418 1 vehicle: 1,662 2 vehicles: 2,711 3 vehicles: 1,420 4 vehicles: 383 5+ vehicles: 244

Cars and other vehicles available in Randolph County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 261 1 vehicle: 877 2 vehicles: 456 3 vehicles: 184 4 vehicles: 22 5+ vehicles: 4

67% of Randolph County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 41% lived in Alabama.

Randolph County:	66.5%
State average:	58.1%

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

This state: 15607
Northeast: 286
Midwest: 399
South: 5472
West: 264

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

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 (48%) Electricity (29%) Utility gas (17%) Wood (5%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (41%) Electricity (30%) Utility gas (25%) Wood (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 181

Here:	6.6%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 73

Here:	6.0%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40

Here:	6.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Randolph County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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