Brooksville, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 4,610

Males: 2,301	(49.9%)
Females: 2,309	(50.1%)

Blount County

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

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,600 (it was $30,745 in 2000)

Brooksville	$29,600
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,100 (it was $80,200 in 2000)

Brooksville	$80,100
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Brooksville:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Hispanic (3.1%)
Other race (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Brooksville: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 94.8 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Brooksville

High school or higher: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
Unemployed: 9.6%
Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brooksville CCD

Never married: 15.5%
Now married: 68.7%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 10.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.5%
Alabama:	2.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brooksville:	0.2% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (38.4 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (49.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (536.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Susan Moore, AL (7.9 miles ), Snead, AL (8.1 miles ), Holly Pond, AL (8.2 miles ), Blountsville, AL (8.6 miles ), Baileyton-Joppa, AL (8.6 miles ), Clarence, AL (9.2 miles ), Baileyton, AL (10.1 miles ), Arab, AL (11.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.17 N, Longitude: 86.50 W

Most common industries for males:

Construction (27%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Food (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Educational services (16%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Food (5%)
Apparel (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Postsecondary teachers (4%)

Brooksville-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 227% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/11/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the Brooksville place center killed 2 people and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 tornado 13.0 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Brooksville:

MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 15 miles; ONEONTA, AL)
CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; CULLMAN, AL)
MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 19 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brooksville:

HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 38 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 46 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
TALLADEGA MUNI (about 52 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brooksville:

ROBBINS FIELD (about 17 miles; ONEONTA, AL; ID: 20A)
THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 18 miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; ID: 8A0)
GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD (about 22 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; ID: 8A1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brooksville:

GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 23 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 41 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)

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Notable location: Rainbow Crossing (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Brooksville include: Brooksville Church (A), Summit Church (B), Cedar Grove Church (C), Macedonia Church (D), Shady Grove Church (E), Salem Church (F), Roswell Creek Church (G), Rock Springs United Methodist Church (H), Pleasant Valley Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ebell Cemetery (1), Sivley Cemetery (2), Roswell Creek Cemetery (3), Cox Cemetery (4), Summit Cemetery (5), Dickson Cemetery (6), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Curtis Williams Lake (A), Curtis Williams Upper Lake (B), Osborne Lake (C), Spradlin Pond (D), Moman Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Branch (A), Pond Branch (B), Beckworth Branch (C), Camp Branch (D), Buzzard Branch (E), Aaron Branch (F), Roswell Creek (G), Booker Branch (H), Holland Branch (I). 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:	65.5%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.9%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	16.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	6.0%
Whole state:	7.3%

Brooksville compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Blount County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.26%
Alabama average:	6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jefferson County, AL	3.18% ($37,239 average AGI)
from Marshall County, AL	0.44% ($24,284)
from Cullman County, AL	0.43% ($24,528)

6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.13%
Alabama average:	6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jefferson County, AL	2.09% ($35,540 average AGI)
to Cullman County, AL	0.57% ($28,872)
to Marshall County, AL	0.51% ($25,333)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brooksville:

WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
WCRL (1570 AM; 3 kW; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
WRAB (1380 AM; 1 kW; ARAB, AL; Owner: REED BROADCASTING, LLC)
WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brooksville:

WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
WKLD (97.7 FM; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE INC.)
WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WKUL (92.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: JONATHAN CHRISTIAN CORP.)
W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Brooksville:

WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)

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