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Wilcox County

Population in July 2007: 2,214. Population change since 2000: -3.4%
 

Males: 972  (43.9%)
Females: 1,242  (56.1%)
Median resident age:  36.3 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 36726.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,100 (it was $25,750 in 2000)
Camden  $28,100
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $71,100 (it was $64,100 in 2000)
Camden  $71,100
Alabama:  $115,600

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Races in Camden:

  • Black (54.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (45.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Camden: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (11.5%), Irish (4.7%), English (4.0%), German (4.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), Scottish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 208 feet

Land area: 4.23 square miles.

Population density: 524 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Camden

  • High school or higher: 63.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 12.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Camden town

  • Never married: 31.9%
  • Now married: 41.8%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 15.7%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.7%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Camden, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Camden to the number of sex offenders is 554 to 1.

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

Camden:  0.3% ($199)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (74.2 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (576.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Coy-Fatama, AL (9.7 miles ), Vredenburgh, AL (12.0 miles ), Yellow Bluff, AL (13.1 miles) , Alberta, AL (13.1 miles ), Oak Hill, AL (15.5 miles) , Beatrice, AL (19.4 miles ), Pine Hill, AL (20.4 miles ), Orrville, AL (21.5 miles ).

Latitude: 32.00 N, Longitude: 87.30 W


90 people in nursing homes
43 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)

Area code: 334

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Population change in the 1990s: -193 (-7.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Paper (12%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Carpenters (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


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Crime in Camden by Year

Type 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00110
    per 100,000 0.00.044.744.70.0
Rapes 10100
    per 100,000 44.10.044.70.00.0
Robberies 10231
    per 100,000 44.10.089.3134.244.5
Assaults 291426
    per 100,000 88.3395.3625.389.4266.9
Burglaries 12623911
    per 100,000 44.11141.91027.2402.5489.3
Thefts 331593233
    per 100,000 132.41361.42635.11431.11468.0
Auto thefts 03212
    per 100,000 0.0131.889.344.789.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 74.6224.0461.4236.6166.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 9 (8 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.61
US city average:  3.00

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Camden-area historical tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 30% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.8 miles away from the Camden town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/18/1969, a category 4 tornado 47.2 miles away from the town center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Mike Williams - College basketball player (Texas Longhorns).


Hospital/medical center in Camden:
  • J PAUL JONES HOSPITAL (317 MCWILLIAMS AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Camden:
  • MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; MONROEVILLE, AL)
  • THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (about 34 miles; THOMASVILLE, AL)
  • VAUGHN REG MED CENTER PARKWAY CAMPUS (about 35 miles; SELMA, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Camden, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Camden:
  • MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 67 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 87 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • KEY FIELD (about 103 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Camden:
  • CAMDEN MUNI (about 4 miles; CAMDEN, AL; ID: 61A)
  • PINE HILL MUNI (about 19 miles; PINE HILL, AL; ID: 71A)
  • SKYHARBOR (about 29 miles; SELMA, AL; ID: S63)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Camden:
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 71 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 126,963)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 77 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 83 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
Public high school in Camden:
Private high school in Camden:
  • WILCOX ACADEMY (Students: 396; Location: P O BOX 1149; Grades: KG - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Camden:
Library in Camden:
  • WILCOX COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $108,825; Location: BROAD STREET; 43,633 books; 567 audio materials; 548 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Wilcox County Courthouse (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Camden include: West Gate Church of Christ (A), Camden Baptist Church (B), Camden Methodist Church (C), Camden Presbyterian Church (D), Saint Pauls African Methodist Episcopal Church (E), First Episcopal Church (F), Old School Presbyterian Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotels: Southern Inn (40 Camden Bypass), Camden-Days Inn (Highway 10 Bypass), Days Inn Camden (44 Highway 10 Bypass).

Court: Wilcox County - Commissioner's Court (Court House Building).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Camden and their reported violations in the past:

CAMDEN WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT (Address: 108 WATER STREET, Population served: 4170, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-29-1997), St Public Notif received (JUN-26-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
  • 17 regular monitoring violations
MILLERS FERRY WATER AUTHORITY, INC. (Population served: 1428, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1998 and SEP-02-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-02-1998), St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-1998)
  • One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  67.3%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  33.6%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  14.5%
Whole state:  7.3%

Camden compared to Alabama state average:

Camden, Alabama environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Camden (2007 data):
  • Town-Country National Bank: at 234 North Broad Street, branch established on 1978-03-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $78.8 mil, Deposits: $68.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
  • The Camden National Bank: at 3 Water Street, branch established on 1906-04-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $112.0 mil, Deposits: $95.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: First Camden Bancshares, Inc.



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5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.12%
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 Clarke County, AL  0.50% ($8,000 average AGI)
from Dallas County, AL  0.47% ($21,722)
from Marengo County, AL  0.37% ($28,071)


5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,684 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.83%
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 Clarke County, AL  0.67% ($23,269 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, AL  0.54% ($23,143)
to Marengo County, AL  0.49% ($27,737)


Strongest AM radio stations in Camden:
  • WCOX (1450 AM; 1 kW; CAMDEN, AL; Owner: DOWN HOME BROADCASTING)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYNI (930 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, AL; Owner: MCKISSICK ENTERPRISES)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)

Strongest FM radio stations in Camden:
  • WYVC (102.3 FM; CAMDEN, AL; Owner: DOWN HOME BROADCASTING)
  • WKXK (96.7 FM; PINE HILL, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
  • WAPR (88.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: UA-ASU-TSU EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
  • WBFZ (105.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: IMANI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, INC)
  • WINL (98.5 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMBV (91.9 FM; DIXONS MILLS, AL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WVFG (107.5 FM; UNIONTOWN, AL; Owner: CHARLES E. JONES, JR.)
  • WJAM-FM (97.3 FM; ORRVILLE, AL; Owner: SCOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Camden:
  • WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)


Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)




Camden fatal accident list for 1998:
Dec 27, 1998 12:20 AM, Sr-41, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Camden fatal accident list for 1995:
Jun 5, 1995 06:12 AM, 41, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 12, 1995 10:21 AM, 10, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Camden fatal accident list for 1994:
Apr 7, 1994 04:22 AM, 164, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Camden fatal accident list for 1991:
Apr 15, 1991 04:20 AM, 10, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


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