Dixons Mill, Alabama

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Population (year 2000): 2,482

Males: 1,199	(48.3%)
Females: 1,283	(51.7%)

Marengo County

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $17,600 (it was $18,258 in 2000)

Dixons Mill	$17,600
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $57,800 (it was $57,900 in 2000)

Dixons Mill	$57,800
Alabama:	$97,500

Dixons Mill, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Dixons Mill:

Black (66.2%)
American Indian (66.2%)
White Non-Hispanic (33.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Dixons Mill: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 200 feet

Land area: 110.5 square miles.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dixons Mill

High school or higher: 67.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 8.4%
Mean travel time to work: 38.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dixons Mill CCD

Never married: 24.2%
Now married: 51.9%
Separated: 2.6%
Widowed: 12.0%
Divorced: 11.9%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.8%
Alabama:	2.0%

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

Dixons Mill:	0.3% ($199)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL (80.0 miles , pop. 77,906).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (101.7 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (549.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Sweet Water, AL (9.6 miles ), Thomasville, AL (10.8 miles ), Pine Hill, AL (10.9 miles ), Thomaston, AL (15.8 miles ), Linden, AL (16.8 miles ), Yellow Bluff, AL (18.5 miles) , Fulton, AL (19.1 miles ), Myrtlewood, AL (19.5 miles) .

Latitude: 32.07 N, Longitude: 87.73 W

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
Paper (12%)
Wood products (12%)
Construction (10%)
Food (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (18%)
Health care (18%)
Public administration (13%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Apparel (6%)
Food (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Food processing workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (13%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Cashiers (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)

Dixons Mill-area historical tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/27/1973, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.4 miles away from the Dixons Mill place center killed 7 people and injured 199 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/2/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.1 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Dixons Mill:

THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (about 10 miles; THOMASVILLE, AL)
GROVE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; GROVE HILL, AL)
J PAUL JONES HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; CAMDEN, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dixons Mill:

KEY FIELD (about 73 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; ID: MEI)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 80 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 95 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Dixons Mill:

PINE HILL MUNI (about 14 miles; PINE HILL, AL; ID: 71A)
FREDDIE JONES FIELD (about 14 miles; LINDEN, AL; ID: 70A)
GROVE HILL MUNI (about 27 miles; GROVE HILL, AL; ID: 3A0)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dixons Mill:

MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 86 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 90 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 94 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 98 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)

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Notable location: Magnolia Terminal (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Dixons Mill include: Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (A), Vineland Macedonia Church (B), Vineland Church (C), Union Grove Church (D), Union Baptist Church (E), C J Holy Church (F), Central Baptist Church (G), Christian Hope Church (H), Christian Union Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Arbor Cemetery (1), Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery (2), Paynes Chapel Methodist Cemetery (3), Pearson Cemetery (4), Living Cemetery (5), Dixon Cemetery (6), Dunning Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Turkey Creek (A), Talbert Branch (B), Baptizing Creek (C), Threadgill Mill Creek (D), Pritchett Mill Creek (E), Piney Woods Creek (F), Dry Creek (G), Cypress Creek (H), Quinney Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Dixons Mill: Steeles Landing Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Dixons Mills Post Office (A). 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:	62.5%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.4%
Whole state:	3.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	29.3%
Whole state:	16.1%

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

This place:	10.8%
Whole state:	7.3%

Dixons Mill compared to Alabama state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly 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.
Number of college students 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 Marengo County Alabama:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.29% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,335 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.29%
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	0.40% ($27,250 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.34% ($26,000)
from Jefferson County, AL	0.33% ($24,043)

5.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,203 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.76%
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 Tuscaloosa County, AL	0.80% ($31,947 average AGI)
to Hale County, AL	0.38% ($32,148)
to Montgomery County, AL	0.37% ($26,962)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dixons Mill:

WJDB (630 AM; 1 kW; THOMASVILLE, AL; Owner: GRIFFIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WYNI (930 AM; 5 kW; MONROEVILLE, AL; Owner: MCKISSICK ENTERPRISES)
WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
WJNT (1180 AM; 50 kW; PEARL, MS; Owner: BUCHANAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dixons Mill:

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)
WKXK (96.7 FM; PINE HILL, AL; Owner: AUTAUGAVILLE RADIO, INC.)
WJDB-FM (95.5 FM; THOMASVILLE, AL; Owner: GRIFFIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNPT-FM (102.9 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: BECKHAM PALMER III AS RECEIVER)
WBMH (106.1 FM; GROVE HILL, AL; Owner: CAPITAL ASSETS, INC.)
WVFG (107.5 FM; UNIONTOWN, AL; Owner: CHARLES E. JONES, JR.)
WZNJ (106.5 FM; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ROSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Dixons Mill:

WIIQ (Channel 41; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)

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