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Elmore County

Population in July 2007: 1,618. Population change since 2000: +12.9%
 

Males: 791  (48.9%)
Females: 827  (51.1%)
Median resident age:  31.9 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 36020.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,300 (it was $39,405 in 2000)
Coosada  $47,300
Alabama:  $40,554

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $121,100 (it was $85,300 in 2000)
Coosada  $121,100
Alabama:  $115,600

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Races in Coosada:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.9%)
  • Black (42.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Coosada: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (17.4%), English (4.7%), Irish (4.4%), German (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Subsaharan African (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 175 feet

Land area: 7.05 square miles.

Population density: 230 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Coosada

  • High school or higher: 70.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coosada town

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

16 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Coosada, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Coosada to the number of sex offenders is 1618 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Coosada:  0.2% ($203)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)

Coosada satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (10.6 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (650.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Millbrook, AL (2.4 miles ), Elmore, AL (2.9 miles) , Deatsville, AL (7.4 miles ), Prattville, AL (8.6 miles ), Wetumpka, AL (9.0 miles ), Blue Ridge, AL (9.9 miles ), Montgomery, AL (10.6 miles ), Titus, AL (14.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $83,000
  • 1998: 5 buildings, average cost: $131,400
  • 1999: 7 buildings, average cost: $126,100
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $123,700
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $194,800
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $14,100
  • 2005: 18 buildings, average cost: $133,300
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $205,800
  • 2007: 9 buildings, average cost: $205,800

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Latitude: 32.50 N, Longitude: 86.33 W


Coosada household income distribution Coosada home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +334 (+31.9%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Repair and maintenance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)


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Crime in Coosada by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 200100
    per 100,000 144.20.00.068.20.00.0
Burglaries 030572
    per 100,000 0.0215.20.0340.8481.1133.6
Thefts 81011149
    per 100,000 576.871.70.0749.8962.2601.2
Auto thefts 000001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.066.8
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 51.917.90.067.572.238.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.85
US city average:  3.00

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Coosada-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 69% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/3/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the Coosada town center killed 5 people and injured 37 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/25/1979, a category 3 tornado 7.9 miles away from the town center injured 20 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Coosada:
  • GREIL MEMORIAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSP (about 10 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL)
  • ELMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; WETUMPKA, AL)
  • JACKSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC INC (about 12 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Coosada, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coosada:
  • MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 15 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 76 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 78 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Coosada:
  • WETUMPKA MUNI (about 2 miles; WETUMPKA, AL; ID: 08A)
  • AUTAUGA COUNTY (about 13 miles; PRATTVILLE, AL; ID: 1A9)
  • GRAGG-WADE FIELD (about 31 miles; CLANTON, AL; ID: 02A)

Amtrak station near Coosada:
  • 13 miles: MONTGOMERY (950 W. SOUTH BLVD.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coosada:
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 9 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 126,963)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,283)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 21 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 54 miles; TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 57 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)

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Churches in Coosada include: Pine Grove Church (A), Zion Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Coosada Cemetery (1), Bibbs Cemetery (2), Rives Cemetery (3), Glenn Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Berry Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Creek (A), Cottonford Creek (B), Coosada Creek (C), Zion Branch (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This town:  2.9 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  78.4%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.0%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  10.9%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.7%
Whole state:  7.3%

Coosada compared to Alabama state average:

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  • 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.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 1$2,063$24,7566$1,364
Police Protection - Officers 2$4,346$26,0760$0
Totals for Government 3$6,410$25,6406$1,364



Coosada government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $121,000
    Financial Administration: $106,000
    Fire Protection: $12,000
    Regular Highways: $8,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $22,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $12,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $84,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $22,000
    Fire Protection: $12,000
    Regular Highways: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $244,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
    General Support: $4,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $102,000
    NEC: $81,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $98,000

10.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,584 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.64%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($673 average AGI)
Elmore County:  0.13%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, AL  3.72% ($44,758 average AGI)
from Autauga County, AL  1.36% ($36,435)
from Tallapoosa County, AL  0.26% ($30,154)


8.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,662 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.46%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($341 average AGI)
Elmore County:  0.07%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, AL  2.75% ($35,981 average AGI)
to Autauga County, AL  1.38% ($33,309)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.21% ($36,981)


Strongest AM radio stations in Coosada:
  • WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAPZ (1250 AM; 5 kW; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: J & W PROMOTIONS, INC.)
  • WXVI (1600 AM; 5 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: SUNSHINE 16 RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WMGY (800 AM; 1 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WMGY RADIO, INC.)
  • WLWI (1440 AM; 5 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WNZZ (950 AM; 1 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Coosada:
  • WMXS (103.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WXFX (95.1 FM; PRATTVILLE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBAM-FM (98.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: DEEP SOUTH BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHHY-FM (101.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WQKS-FM (96.1 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WVAS (90.7 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU))
  • WMCZ (97.1 FM; MILLBROOK, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLBF (89.1 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WJWZ (97.9 FM; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAPR (88.3 FM; SELMA, AL; Owner: UA-ASU-TSU EDUCATIONAL RADIO CORP.)
  • W230AM (93.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: BHAGWAN DADLANI, INDIVIDUALLY)
  • WTSU (89.9 FM; MONTGOMERY-TROY, AL; Owner: TROY STATE UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Coosada:
  • WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
  • WETU-LP (Channel 39; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: CABLE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • WMCF-TV (Channel 45; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WAIQ (Channel 26; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • W61DH (Channel 61; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: FRAZER MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH)
  • WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WAKA (Channel 8; SELMA, AL; Owner: ALABAMA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBXM-CA (Channel 5; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)

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