Big Sandy-Duncanville, Alabama
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| Males: 4,403 |  (49.5%) |
| Females: 4,491 |  (50.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 33.2 years |
| Alabama median age: | 35.8 years |
Zip code: 35456
| Big Sandy-Duncanville: | $69,934 |
| AL: | $59,674 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,624 (it was $17,476 in 2000)
Big Sandy-Duncanville CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $219,677 (it was $81,800 in 2000)
| Big Sandy-Duncanville: | $219,677 |
| AL: | $200,900 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $274,542; detached houses: $302,362; townhouses or other attached units: $210,995; in 2-unit structures: $86,470; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,951; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $151,988; mobile homes: $75,047; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $32,477
Big Sandy-Duncanville, AL residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Big Sandy-Duncanville, AL
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- 6,36377.5%White alone
- 1,66120.2%Black alone
- 791.0%Hispanic
- 650.8%Two or more races
- 250.3%American Indian alone
- 130.2%Asian alone
- 20.02%Other race alone
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 139.3 square miles.
Population density: 64 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Big Sandy-Duncanville CCD: | 0.3% ($247) |
| Alabama: | 0.4% ($289) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL 
(10.1 miles , pop. 77,906).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (50.4 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (518.7 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities:
Moundville, AL (3.0 miles ),
), Coaling, AL (3.3 miles ),
), Holt, AL (3.4 miles ),
), Fosters, AL (3.7 miles ),
), Brookwood, AL (3.9 miles ),
), Vance, AL (4.1 miles )
)Latitude: 33.07 N, Longitude: 87.49 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 205
| Here: | 2.3% |
| Alabama: | 2.6% |
- Construction (12.2%)
- Educational services (9.3%)
- Health care (8.3%)
- Metal & metal products (5.8%)
- Public administration (3.8%)
- Plastics & rubber products (3.7%)
- Finance & insurance (3.4%)
- Construction (19.1%)
- Metal & metal products (8.9%)
- Plastics & rubber products (6.1%)
- Educational services (5.7%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.1%)
- Truck transportation (3.9%)
- Food & beverage stores (3.5%)
- Health care (15.9%)
- Educational services (14.0%)
- Finance & insurance (6.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.3%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.5%)
- Personal & laundry services (3.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.4%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.2%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.1%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.5%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6.7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.6%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.1%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.7%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (3.7%)
Average climate in Big Sandy-Duncanville, Alabama
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 53.7. This is better than average.
| City: | 53.7 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2013 was 0.310. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.310 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 26.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 2.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 26.2 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2017 was 13.2. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 13.2 |
| U.S.: | 8.1 |
Tornado activity:
Big Sandy-Duncanville-area historical tornado activity is near Alabama state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/3/1966, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 21.4 miles away from the Big Sandy-Duncanville place center killed 58 people and injured 518 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 4/8/1998, a category F5 tornado 25.8 miles away from the place center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Big Sandy-Duncanville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 137% greater 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 27.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 49.5 miles away from the city center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 135.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 145.6 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.6 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 145.6 miles away from Big Sandy-Duncanville center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Tuscaloosa County (23) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 10, Tornadoes: 10, Hurricanes: 5, Winds: 4, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Big Sandy-Duncanville:
- TUSCALOOSA COUNTY HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 9 miles away; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
- TUSCALOOSA DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
- TUSCALOOSA VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 9 miles away; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
- HOSPICE OF WEST ALABAMA (Hospital, about 9 miles away; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
- TUSCALOOSA UNIVERSITY DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 10 miles away; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
- D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 11 miles away; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
- BRYCE HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 11 miles away; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Big Sandy-Duncanville:
- Shelton State Community College (about 6 miles; Tuscaloosa, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- The University of Alabama (about 11 miles; Tuscaloosa, AL; FT enrollment: 30,931)
- University of Montevallo (about 37 miles; Montevallo, AL; FT enrollment: 2,826)
- Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus (about 44 miles; Birmingham, AL; FT enrollment: 2,695)
- Virginia College-Birmingham (about 48 miles; Birmingham, AL; FT enrollment: 8,167)
- Samford University (about 49 miles; Birmingham, AL; FT enrollment: 3,829)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (about 50 miles; Birmingham, AL; FT enrollment: 14,853)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Big Sandy-Duncanville: Jackson Sod Farm (A), McPherson Landing (B), Hulls Landing (C), Pheiffer Landing (D), O T Princes Landing (E), Beals Landing (F), Jones Archaeological Museum (G), Duncanville Volunteer Fire Department Inglewood Station (H), Duncanville Volunteer Fire Department Southfork Station (I), Duncanville Volunteer Fire Department Monticello Station (J), Hagler Volunteer Fire Department (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Big Sandy-Duncanville include: Duncanville United Methodist Church (A), Duncanville Baptist Church (B), Zion Hope Church (C), Shiloh Methodist Church (D), Sandy Creek Baptist Church (E), Oak Grove Church (F), Mount Zion Baptist Church (G), Mount Sinai Church (H), Mount Olive Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Center Cemetery (1), Shiloh Cemetery (2), Mount Olive Cemetery (3), Sandy Creek Cemetery (4), Oak Grove Cemetery (5), Hulls Cemetery (6), Friendship Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Judson (A), Hull Lake (B), Touson Lake (C), Matthews Lake (D), Pattons Lake (E), Cain Lake Number 3 (F), Jack Duke Lake (G), Lake Duke Lower (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Haggard Creek (A), Hargrove Branch (B), Horse Creek (C), Indian Creek (D), Kings Branch (E), Little Sandy Creek (F), Long Branch (G), Lye Branch (H), Rosser Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Big Sandy-Duncanville: Moundville State Monument (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.7 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: | 5.4% |
| Whole state: | 4.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 14.5% |
| Whole state: | 16.1% |
| This place: | 7.3% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
17 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill in 2000
17 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Big Sandy-Duncanville:
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 10.0%
For population 25 years and over in Big Sandy-Duncanville:
- High school or higher: 75.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.1 |
| Alabama average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Big Sandy-Duncanville, AL (based on Tuscaloosa County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 71,803 | 208 |
| Black Protestant | 14,428 | 45 |
| Mainline Protestant | 12,415 | 47 |
| Catholic | 3,729 | 2 |
| Other | 1,940 | 9 |
| None | 90,341 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 36
| Here: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
| Tuscaloosa County: | 0.23 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
| Tuscaloosa County: | 0.56 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 101
| This county: | 5.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 97
| Tuscaloosa County: | 5.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 10.7% |
| State: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 32.2% |
| Alabama: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 10.8% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Big Sandy-Duncanville:
- WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
- WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWPG (1280 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: LAWSON OF TUSCALOOSA, INC.)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WSPZ (1150 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: RADIO SOUTH, INC)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WTBC (1230 AM; 1 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: JOHN SISTY ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Big Sandy-Duncanville:
- WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
- WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WUAL-FM (91.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
- W247AN (97.3 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
- WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDGM (99.1 FM; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: WARRIOR BROADCASTING INC.)
- WTXT (98.1 FM; FAYETTE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQZZ (104.3 FM; EUTAW, AL; Owner: JIM LAWSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WRTR (105.5 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZBQ (94.1 FM; CARROLLTON, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WBEI (101.7 FM; REFORM, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
- WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WVUA-FM (90.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES, THE UNIVERSITY OF AL)
TV broadcast stations around Big Sandy-Duncanville:
- WLDM (Channel 23; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 23, LLC)
- W46BU (Channel 46; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WVUA-CA (Channel 7; TUSCALOOSA/NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA)
- WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
- WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
- WDVZ-CA (Channel 3; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
- WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WJMY-CA (Channel 28; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 67.8%Electricity
- 17.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.8%Utility gas
- 2.9%Wood
- 55.6%Electricity
- 32.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.1%Utility gas
- 4.1%Wood
Big Sandy-Duncanville compared to Alabama state average:
- Unemployed 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.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Big Sandy-Duncanville on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (population 5,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: supervisors of construction and extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (population 5,000+)"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: information and record clerks except customer service representatives (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: electricians (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: music stores (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: motor vehicle and parts dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metal and metal products (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: paper (population 5,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in hospices or homes for chronically ill (population 1,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: paper and paper products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: petroleum and coal products (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: other direct selling establishments (population 5,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"