River Bend, Alabama
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| Males: 532 |  (50.6%) |
| Females: 522 |  (49.4%) |
| Median resident age: | 36.9 years |
| Alabama median age: | 35.8 years |
Zip code: 36744
| River Bend: | $24,724 |
| AL: | $59,674 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $16,037 (it was $8,461 in 2000)
River Bend CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $107,955 (it was $44,500 in 2000)
| River Bend: | $107,955 |
| AL: | $200,900 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $187,223; detached houses: $234,385; townhouses or other attached units: $196,557; mobile homes: $116,649
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in River Bend, AL
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- 80175.1%Black alone
- 24322.8%White alone
- 121.1%Hispanic
- 70.7%Two or more races
- 30.3%American Indian alone
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 573 feet
Land area: 68.9 square miles.
Population density: 15 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| River Bend CCD: | 0.4% ($199) |
| Alabama: | 0.4% ($289) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tuscaloosa, AL 
(40.6 miles , pop. 77,906).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (79.6 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (496.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).
Nearest cities:
Prairie Eden-Newbern, AL (2.7 miles ),
), Sawyerville, AL (3.0 miles ),
), Newbern, AL (3.0 miles ),
), Forkland, AL (3.3 miles ),
), Forkland-Tishabee, AL (3.4 miles ),
), Faunsdale, AL (3.6 miles)
Latitude: 32.63 N, Longitude: 87.68 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 334
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Alabama: | 2.6% |
- Health care (18.7%)
- Food (13.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (7.8%)
- Construction (7.8%)
- Wood products (7.8%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.5%)
- Apparel (4.8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.5%)
- Wood products (17.5%)
- Construction (17.5%)
- Finance & insurance (8.7%)
- Repair & maintenance (8.7%)
- Personal & laundry services (8.7%)
- Food (7.8%)
- Health care (28.3%)
- Food (18.9%)
- Apparel (8.7%)
- Metal & metal products (7.9%)
- U. S. Postal service (7.1%)
- Educational services (7.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (6.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.9%)
- Farmers and farm managers (7.8%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (4.8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.8%)
- Farmers and farm managers (17.5%)
- Carpenters (9.7%)
- Personal appearance workers (8.7%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8.7%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (8.7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.7%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (13.4%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (8.7%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8.7%)
- Registered nurses (7.1%)
- Teachers, secondary school (7.1%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7.1%)
Average climate in River Bend, Alabama
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
River Bend-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 56% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/27/1973, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.9 miles away from the River Bend place center killed 7 people and injured 199 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 12/16/2000, a category F4 tornado 28.9 miles away from the place center killed 11 people and injured 144 people and caused $12 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
River Bend-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 124% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 58.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 107.1 miles away from the city center
On 11/7/2004 at 11:20:21, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 14.7 miles away from River Bend center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 75.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 174.8 miles away from River Bend center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 174.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hale County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near River Bend:
- HALE COUNTY HOSPITAL HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; GREENSBORO, AL)
- COLONIAL HAVEN CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; GREENSBORO, AL)
- MARENGO NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; LINDEN, AL)
- DEMOPOLIS DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 13 miles away; DEMOPOLIS, AL)
- WOODHAVEN MANOR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 13 miles away; DEMOPOLIS, AL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to River Bend:
- University of West Alabama (about 30 miles; Livingston, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,394)
- Shelton State Community College (about 35 miles; Tuscaloosa, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
- The University of Alabama (about 42 miles; Tuscaloosa, AL; FT enrollment: 30,931)
- East Mississippi Community College (about 49 miles; Scooba, MS; FT enrollment: 5,180)
- University of Montevallo (about 58 miles; Montevallo, AL; FT enrollment: 2,826)
- Meridian Community College (about 65 miles; Meridian, MS; FT enrollment: 2,750)
- Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus (about 73 miles; Birmingham, AL; FT enrollment: 2,695)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in River Bend: Tindells Landing (A), Drakes Landing (B), Clements Landing (C), Candys Landing (D), Lake Bend Landing (E), Cedarville Community Hall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in River Bend include: Christian Valley Church (A), Pine Grove Church (B), Saint Pauls Church (C), Mars Hill Church (D), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (E), Morning Star Baptist Church (F), Mars Hill Church (G), Saint Marys African Methodist Episcopal Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Crooks Cemetery (1), Washington Cemetery (2), Pickens Cemetery (3), Washington Cemetery (4), Pickens Cemetery (5), Eaton Cemetery (6), Saint Pauls Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Sully Ponds (A), Jimmy Seale Lake (B), Lelia Myers Lake (C), Richards Lake (D), Sullivan Lakes (E), Lewis Lawson Lake Number Five (F), Sullivan Lakes (G), J L Morrison Lake Number One (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Little German Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in River Bend: Lock Number Five Left Bank Public Use Area (1). 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: | 56.3% |
| Whole state: | 70.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 3.3% |
| Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
| This place: | 25.9% |
| Whole state: | 16.1% |
| This place: | 19.1% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
For population 15 years and over in River Bend:
- Never married: 30.9%
- Now married: 50.8%
- Separated: 9.2%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 10.3%
For population 25 years and over in River Bend:
- High school or higher: 57.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 11.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 16.6 |
| Alabama average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for River Bend, AL (based on Hale County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,362 | 25 |
| Black Protestant | 3,493 | 24 |
| Mainline Protestant | 1,386 | 16 |
| Other | 165 | 2 |
| Orthodox | 100 | 1 |
| Catholic | 25 | 1 |
| None | 6,229 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Hale County: | 2.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
| Hale County: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 14
| This county: | 7.74 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
| Here: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Hale County: | 14.4% |
| Alabama: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Hale County: | 38.6% |
| Alabama: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 7.5% |
| Alabama: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in River Bend:
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WJUS (1310 AM; 5 kW; MARION, AL; Owner: GRACE BAPTIST TEMPLE CHURCH)
- WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WYLS (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; YORK, AL; Owner: GRANTELL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTSK (790 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
- WXAL (1400 AM; 1 kW; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ROSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
- WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WMOX (1010 AM; 10 kW; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: MAGNOLIA STATE B/C CO., INC.)
- WACT (1420 AM; 5 kW; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Strongest FM radio stations in River Bend:
- WNPT-FM (102.9 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: BECKHAM PALMER III AS RECEIVER)
- WZNJ (106.5 FM; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ROSS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDGM (99.1 FM; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: WARRIOR BROADCASTING INC.)
- WTUG-FM (92.9 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING INC.)
- WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WQZZ (104.3 FM; EUTAW, AL; Owner: JIM LAWSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJDQ (101.3 FM; MERIDIAN, MS; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBHJ (95.7 FM; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WVFG (107.5 FM; UNIONTOWN, AL; Owner: CHARLES E. JONES, JR.)
- WINL (98.5 FM; LINDEN, AL; Owner: WEST ALABAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)
- WMBV (91.9 FM; DIXONS MILLS, AL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
TV broadcast stations around River Bend:
- WJMY-CA (Channel 28; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
- WIIQ (Channel 41; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WDVZ-CA (Channel 3; GREENSBORO, AL; Owner: TTI, INC.)
- WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
- WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
- WLDM (Channel 23; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 23, LLC)
- WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W46BU (Channel 46; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 52.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.8%Electricity
- 19.1%Utility gas
- 45.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 45.2%Electricity
- 9.7%Utility gas
River Bend compared to Alabama state average:
- Median household income significantly 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.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.