U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Double Springs, Alabama

Back to Double Springs, AL housing info, Winston County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities.

Double Springs: Winston County Court House, Double Springs, Alabama Double Springs: Night view of the civil war statue in Double Springs.
 

Submit pictures of this town

Double Springs, AL map Current weather forecast for Double Springs, AL

Population (year 2000): 1,003. Estimated population in July 2006: 993 (-1.0% change)
 

Males: 485  (48.4%)
Females: 518  (51.6%)

Winston County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 35553.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,900 (it was $25,865 in 2000)
Double Springs  $24,900
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,200 (it was $61,300 in 2000)
Double Springs  $61,200
Alabama:  $97,500

Double Springs, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Profiles of local businesses:
 Bill's Custom Signs
Carpet & Hardware Building Supply

Races in Double Springs:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Double Springs, AL forum
Recent posts about Double Springs, Alabama on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users:
Double Springs Jobs  (4 replies)
Thinking about relocating to Alabama  (42 replies)
Moving from NYC to Haleyville  (7 replies)

Ancestries: United States (16.2%), Irish (10.0%), English (8.0%), German (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%), Scottish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 827 feet

Land area: 3.86 square miles.

Population density: 255 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



Home Value Estimate
Address:
 Unit (optional):
City
 State
 Zip


Double Springs, Alabama map

For population 25 years and over in Double Springs

  • High school or higher: 62.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Double Springs town

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 11.5%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.0%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Double Springs, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Double Springs to the number of sex offenders is 197 to 1.

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

Double Springs:  0.3% ($214)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
Double Springs satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL (41.5 miles , pop. 53,929).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (59.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (532.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lynn, AL (12.1 miles ), Nauvoo, AL (12.7 miles ), Arley, AL (14.2 miles ), Natural Bridge, AL (14.4 miles) , Haleyville, AL (15.7 miles ), Addison, AL (15.9 miles ), Manchester, AL (16.4 miles ), Mount Hope, AL (19.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $140,000
  • 1999: 6 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 34.15 N, Longitude: 87.40 W


74 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 205

Double Springs household income distribution Double Springs home values distribution

This town's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: -140 (-12.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Wood products (18%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Furniture and related products (9%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (24%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Carpenters (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (16%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


Double Springs races chart

Crime in Double Springs (2005):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 4 assaults (404.4 per 100,000)
  • 3 burglaries (303.3 per 100,000)
  • 16 thefts (1617.8 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (101.1 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 174.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 312.7)

Crime in Double Springs (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 robberies (201.6 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (201.6 per 100,000)
  • 3 burglaries (302.4 per 100,000)
  • 20 thefts (2016.1 per 100,000)
  • 3 auto thefts (302.4 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 226.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  5.08
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Double Springs, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Double Springs, Alabama average temperatures Double Springs, Alabama average precipitation
 
Double Springs, Alabama humidity		  
Double Springs, Alabama wind speed
 
Double Springs, Alabama snowfall		  
Double Springs, Alabama sunshine
 
Double Springs, Alabama clear and cloudy days		  

Back to the top

Double Springs-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 195% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.6 miles away from the Double Springs town center killed 28 people and injured 267 people.

On 11/17/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.9 miles away from the town center killed 4 people and injured 15 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Double Springs topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Double Springs:
  • CARRAWAY BURDICK WEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; HALEYVILLE, AL)
  • WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; JASPER, AL)
  • BAPTIST LAWRENCE (about 26 miles; MOULTON, AL)

Political contributions by individuals in Double Springs, AL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Double Springs:
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 43 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 56 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 62 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Double Springs:
  • DOUBLE SPRINGS-WINSTON COUNTY (about 7 miles; DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL; ID: 3M2)
  • POSEY FIELD (about 16 miles; HALEYVILLE, AL; ID: 1M4)
  • ADDISON MUNICIPAL (about 18 miles; ADDISON, AL; ID: 2A8)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Double Springs:
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 43 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 45 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 54 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 54 miles; FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
Public high school in Double Springs:
Public elementary/middle schools in Double Springs:
Private elementary/middle school in Double Springs:
  • FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 40; Location: BOX 583; Grades: PK - 11)
Library in Double Springs:
  • DOUBLE SPRINGS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $26,408; Location: BLAKE DRIVE; 9,644 books; 195 audio materials; 350 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)

Double Springs map

Click to draw/clear town borders

Notable location: Bankhead District Ranger Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Cockrell-West Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Eskridge Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Double Springs Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Double Springs that have no violations reported:
  • DOUBLE SPRINGS WATER WORKS (Address: P O BOX 279, Population served: 4908, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)

Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  65.0%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.3%
Whole state:  3.4%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  20.3%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.8%
Whole state:  7.3%

Double Springs compared to Alabama state average:

Double Springs, Alabama environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

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


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Double Springs (2007 data):
  • Traders & Farmers Bank: Double Springs Branch at 10 Blake Drive, branch established on 1955-05-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $357.0 mil, Deposits: $269.5 mil, headquarters in Haleyville, AL, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Traders & Farmers Bancshares, Inc.
  • First National Bank: Double Springs Branch at 15305 U.S.highway 278, West, branch established on 1996-04-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $255.2 mil, Deposits: $222.3 mil, headquarters in Hamilton, AL, positive income, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Marion County Bancshares, Inc.



Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School


Double Springs travel time to work
Double Springs mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Winston County Alabama:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Financial Administration 2$4,898$29,3881$921
Firefighters 0$0 14$2,215
Parks and Recreation 2$3,366$20,1962$842
Welfare 10$15,510$18,6120$0
Local Libraries 0$0 1$859
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$1,329
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$562
Police Protection - Officers 4$10,058$30,1741$1,063
Totals for Government 18$33,833$22,55526$7,791


Double Springs government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $219,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $117,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $732,000
    Welfare - Other: $355,000
    Financial Administration: $308,000
    Police Protection: $171,000
    Parks & Recreation: $136,000
    Regular Highways: $53,000
    Fire Protection: $28,000
    Libraries: $21,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $15,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $97,000
    Highways: $29,000
    General Support: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $993,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $409,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $400,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $946,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $47,000
    Other, NEC: $9,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $34,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $18,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,165,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $664,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $901,000
    Beginning: $595,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $58,000
    Highways: $33,000
    General Support: $16,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $441,000
    NEC: $117,000
    Other Selective Sales: $98,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $16,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $721,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $60,000

6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.18%
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 Walker County, AL  1.12% ($27,886 average AGI)
from Marion County, AL  0.61% ($26,667)
from Cullman County, AL  0.57% ($30,044)


5.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,375 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.81%
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 Walker County, AL  1.05% ($30,866 average AGI)
to Marion County, AL  0.70% ($26,455)
to Cullman County, AL  0.62% ($20,633)


Strongest AM radio stations in Double Springs:
  • 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)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, 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.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WKXM (1300 AM; 5 kW; WINFIELD, AL; Owner: AD-MEDIA MANAGEMENT CORP.)
  • WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHIY (1190 AM; daytime; 3 kW; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPL)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WJBB (1230 AM; 1 kW; HALEYVILLE, AL; Owner: HALEYVILLE BROADCASTING CO. INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Double Springs:
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFFN (95.3 FM; CORDOVA, AL; Owner: NEW CENTURY RADIO, INC.)
  • WJBB-FM (92.7 FM; HALEYVILLE, AL; Owner: HALEYVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
  • WEUP-FM (103.1 FM; MOULTON, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATES, SR. AND VIRGINIA CAPLES)
  • WQAH-FM (105.7 FM; ADDISON, AL; Owner: ALVIN ABERCROMBIE)

TV broadcast stations around Double Springs:
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
  • W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Back to Double Springs, AL housing info, Winston County, Alabama, AL smaller cities, AL small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top


Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by On Board LLC
Copyright © 2008 On Board LLC. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.