Wills Valley, Alabama
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| Males: 734 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 739 |  (50.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 34.7 years |
| Alabama median age: | 35.8 years |
Zip code: 35954
| Wills Valley: | $57,847 |
| AL: | $59,674 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $25,311 (it was $14,922 in 2000)
Wills Valley CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $148,017 (it was $58,800 in 2000)
| Wills Valley: | $148,017 |
| AL: | $200,900 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $187,963; detached houses: $194,719; townhouses or other attached units: $281,506; in 2-unit structures: $137,818; mobile homes: $100,707; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $9,829
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wills Valley, AL
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- 1,41896.1%White alone
- 201.4%Hispanic
- 171.2%Black alone
- 130.9%Two or more races
- 60.4%American Indian alone
- 10.07%Asian alone
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 36.8 square miles.
Population density: 40 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Wills Valley CCD: | 0.3% ($201) |
| Alabama: | 0.4% ($289) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL 
(51.9 miles , pop. 158,216).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (62.7 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (540.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Whitesboro, AL (2.0 miles ),
), Carlisle-Rockledge, AL (2.6 miles ),
), Sardis City, AL (2.6 miles ),
), Mountainboro, AL (2.6 miles ),
), Ridgeville, AL (2.8 miles),
Turkeytown, AL (2.8 miles )
)Latitude: 34.14 N, Longitude: 86.01 W
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Alabama: | 2.6% |
- Construction (10.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.7%)
- Health care (6.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.4%)
- Finance & insurance (4.6%)
- Truck transportation (4.6%)
- Food (4.2%)
- Construction (16.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.9%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.4%)
- Truck transportation (5.4%)
- Metal & metal products (5.4%)
- Public administration (4.7%)
- Health care (18.2%)
- Finance & insurance (9.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.7%)
- Educational services (7.4%)
- Personal & laundry services (5.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.0%)
- Social assistance (5.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.8%)
- Carpenters (6.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.0%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (3.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.7%)
- Carpenters (8.4%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.2%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (5.7%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.4%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (6.2%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.4%)
Average climate in Wills Valley, Alabama
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 74.1. This is about average.
| City: | 74.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 35.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 35.5 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.35. This is about average. Closest monitor was 10.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 8.35 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Wills Valley-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 149% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 11/18/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the Wills Valley place center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 11/24/2001, a category F4 tornado 18.2 miles away from the place center injured 22 people and caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Wills Valley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 120% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 32.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 32.8 miles away from Wills Valley center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 87.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 108.9 miles away from Wills Valley center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 163.3 miles away from Wills Valley center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 202.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Etowah County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 14, Tornadoes: 11, Floods: 10, Hurricanes: 4, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Freeze: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Wills Valley:
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 4 miles away; GADSDEN, AL)
- NORTHSIDE HEALTH CARE (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; GADSDEN, AL)
- ETOWAH COUNTY HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; GADSDEN, AL)
- SOUTHERNCARE GADSDEN (Hospital, about 9 miles away; GADSDEN, AL)
- GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE (Hospital, about 10 miles away; ATTALLA, AL)
- GADSDEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 10 miles away; GADSDEN, AL)
- PCD OF GADSDEN (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; GADSDEN, AL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wills Valley:
- Snead State Community College (about 11 miles; Boaz, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,023)
- Gadsden State Community College (about 11 miles; Gadsden, AL; FT enrollment: 4,650)
- Jacksonville State University (about 26 miles; Jacksonville, AL; FT enrollment: 7,566)
- Northeast Alabama Community College (about 29 miles; Rainsville, AL; FT enrollment: 2,409)
- George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville (about 45 miles; Hanceville, AL; FT enrollment: 4,486)
- Georgia Highlands College (about 47 miles; Rome, GA; FT enrollment: 4,071)
- Berry College (about 49 miles; Mount Berry, GA; FT enrollment: 2,102)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Wills Valley: Chumley Mill (A), Sand Valley Volunteer Fire Department (B), Keener Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wills Valley include: Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (A), New Harmony Baptist Church (B), New Hope Baptist Church (C), Duck Springs Baptist Church (D), Oak Grove Church (E), Greenwood Baptist Church (F), Sand Valley Assembly of God Church (G), Maryville First Congregational Methodist Church (H), Keener Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Scott Cemetery (1), Pleasant Hill Cemetery (2), Greenwood Cemetery (3), Duck Springs Cemetery (4), Patrick Cemetery (5), Bristow Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoir: Stephens Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Creeks: Rocky Creek (A), Little Sand Valley Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Alabama: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 76.5% |
| Whole state: | 67.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 4.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 17.8% |
| Whole state: | 16.1% |
| This place: | 4.6% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
For population 15 years and over in Wills Valley:
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 65.3%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 9.6%
For population 25 years and over in Wills Valley:
- High school or higher: 64.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.9 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.8 |
| Alabama average: | 13.2 |
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Religion statistics for Wills Valley, AL (based on Etowah County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 64,316 | 193 |
| Catholic | 7,624 | 1 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,816 | 35 |
| Black Protestant | 4,813 | 21 |
| Other | 1,437 | 6 |
| None | 20,424 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 25
| Here: | 2.43 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 8
| This county: | 0.78 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 64
| Here: | 6.21 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 51
| Etowah County: | 4.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 10.7% |
| Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Etowah County: | 32.5% |
| Alabama: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 20.2% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Wills Valley:
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJBY (930 AM; 5 kW; RAINBOW CITY, AL; Owner: GADSDEN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WGAD (1350 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WAVU (630 AM; 1 kW; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WMGJ (1240 AM; 1 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: FLOYD L. DONALD BROADCASTING CO. INC)
- WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wills Valley:
- WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WTBB (89.9 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WSGN (91.5 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WRHY (105.9 FM; CENTRE, AL; Owner: WILLIAMS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
- WGMZ (93.1 FM; GLENCOE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLJS-FM (91.9 FM; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES/JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WTBJ (91.3 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: TRINITY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)
- WVOK-FM (97.9 FM; OXFORD, AL; Owner: WOODARD BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
- WKEA-FM (98.3 FM; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: KEA RADIO, INC.)
- WJCK (88.3 FM; PIEDMONT, AL; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WJIA (88.5 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: LAKE CITY EDUCATIONAL B/CASTING INC.)
- WGRW (90.7 FM; ANNISTON, AL; Owner: WORD WORKS, INC.)
- W269AN (101.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: JOHN S. LA TOUR/J & J B/C)
TV broadcast stations around Wills Valley:
- WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W15AP (Channel 15; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 42.1%Electricity
- 38.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 16.8%Utility gas
- 2.5%Wood
- 37.8%Electricity
- 36.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 14.6%Utility gas
- 11.0%Wood
Wills Valley compared to Alabama state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.