Arsenal, Alabama
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Males: 1,607 | (60.1%) |
Females: 1,068 | (39.9%) |
Median resident age: | 23.9 years |
Alabama median age: | 35.8 years |
Zip code: 35808
Arsenal: | $63,510 |
AL: | $59,674 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,560 (it was $14,860 in 2000)
Arsenal CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $338,072 (it was $112,500 in 2000)
Arsenal: | $338,072 |
AL: | $200,900 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $359,078; detached houses: $372,826; townhouses or other attached units: $229,990; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $148,927; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $174,592; mobile homes: $80,916; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $55,000
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Arsenal, AL
- 1,24552.6%White alone
- 73431.0%Black alone
- 2209.3%Hispanic
- 1004.2%Two or more races
- 451.9%Asian alone
- 120.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 80.3%American Indian alone
- 50.2%Other race alone
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 60.3 square miles.
Population density: 44 people per square mile (very low).
Arsenal CCD: | 0.0% ($0) |
Alabama: | 0.4% ($289) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (5.3 miles , pop. 158,216).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (79.0 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (499.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 34.66 N, Longitude: 86.66 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 256
Here: | 2.2% |
Alabama: | 2.6% |
- Public administration (28.8%)
- Health care (15.0%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (9.7%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (8.4%)
- Social assistance (6.9%)
- Construction (6.2%)
- Educational services (5.3%)
- Public administration (56.4%)
- Educational services (8.5%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (8.5%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (7.7%)
- Other transportation, support activities, couriers (7.7%)
- Construction (6.8%)
- Health care (4.3%)
- Health care (21.2%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (15.3%)
- Public administration (12.8%)
- Social assistance (10.8%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (8.4%)
- Construction (5.9%)
- Computer & electronic products (4.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.1%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7.8%)
- Child care workers (6.9%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (6.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.9%)
- Computer specialists (5.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (15.4%)
- Teachers, secondary school (8.5%)
- Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (8.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.5%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (7.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.7%)
- Child care workers (10.8%)
- Computer specialists (8.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6.4%)
Average climate in Arsenal, Alabama
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 71.0. This is about average.
City: | 71.0 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 5.26. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 5.26 |
U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2003 was 1.61. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 1.61 |
U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.2 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 18.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 18.7 |
U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.69. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 8.69 |
U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Arsenal-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 151% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 11.9 miles away from the Arsenal place center killed 28 people and injured 267 people.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 tornado 22.1 miles away from the place center killed 28 people and injured 272 people.
Earthquake activity:
Arsenal-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 164% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 60.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 93.2 miles away from Arsenal center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 60.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 270.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 93.6 miles away from Arsenal center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 217.9 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 Madison County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Tornadoes: 8, Floods: 6, Hurricanes: 3, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Arsenal:
- AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF HUNTSVILLE (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
- BROOKSHIRE HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
- HOSPICE FAMILY CARE (Hospital, about 5 miles away; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
- HUNTSVILLE HOSPICE CARE INC (Hospital, about 5 miles away; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
- ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE OF HUNTSVILLE (Hospital, about 6 miles away; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
- HUNTSVILLE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
- MADISON MANOR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; MADISON, AL)
Operable nuclear power plants near Arsenal:
- 19 miles: Browns Ferry 1 and 2 in Decatur, AL.
- 19 miles: Browns Ferry 3 in Decatur, AL.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Arsenal:
- University of Alabama in Huntsville (about 5 miles; Huntsville, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,006)
- Alabama A & M University (about 11 miles; Normal, AL; FT enrollment: 4,524)
- John C Calhoun State Community College (about 17 miles; Tanner, AL; FT enrollment: 7,911)
- Athens State University (about 20 miles; Athens, AL; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville (about 42 miles; Hanceville, AL; FT enrollment: 4,486)
- Snead State Community College (about 43 miles; Boaz, AL; FT enrollment: 2,023)
- Northeast Alabama Community College (about 44 miles; Rainsville, AL; FT enrollment: 2,409)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Arsenal: Byrd Spring Rod and Gun Club (A), Saturn V Dynamic Test Stand (B), Redstone Test Stand (C), Propulsion and Structural Test Facility (D), Neutral Buoyancy Space Simulator (E), Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment System (RAID) (F), Redstone Arsenal Fire Station 4 (G), Redstone Arsenal Fire Station 3 (H), Redstone Arsenal Fire Station 2 (I), Redstone Arsenal Fire Station 1 (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: North Park Center Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Arsenal include: Post Chapel (A), First Seventh Day Adventist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Moore Cemetery (1), Jones Cemetery (2), Jordan Cemetery (3), Lacey Cemetery (4), Williams Cemetery (5), Lanier Cemetery (6), Lacey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Cribbs Pond (A), Lees Pond (B), Rock Pond (C), Swan Pond (D), Byrd Spring Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Huntsville Spring Branch (A), McDonald Creek (B), Byrd Spring Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Arsenal: Redstone Arsenal Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This place: | 3.5 people |
Alabama: | 2.5 people |
This place: | 0.8% |
Whole state: | 70.4% |
This place: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 3.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
This place: | 10.4% |
Whole state: | 16.1% |
This place: | 6.4% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
85 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Arsenal:
- Never married: 28.6%
- Now married: 65.1%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 0.0%
- Divorced: 6.2%
For population 25 years and over in Arsenal:
- High school or higher: 99.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.0%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.2 minutes
Here: | 7.3 |
Alabama average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Arsenal, AL (based on Madison County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 105,503 | 284 |
Mainline Protestant | 35,533 | 72 |
Catholic | 14,157 | 6 |
Black Protestant | 6,710 | 41 |
Other | 6,587 | 27 |
Orthodox | 340 | 2 |
None | 165,981 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Madison County: | 1.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Madison County: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Madison County: | 5.66 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 6.47 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 12.1% |
Alabama: | 11.8% |
Madison County: | 30.9% |
Alabama: | 31.7% |
This county: | 14.1% |
State: | 13.5% |
7.25% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($73,277 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 7.25% |
Alabama average: | 6.87% |
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,008 average AGI)
Madison County: 0.07% Alabama average: 0.02%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Limestone County, AL | 0.65% ($70,786 average AGI) |
from Morgan County, AL | 0.32% ($57,412) |
from Jefferson County, AL | 0.25% ($55,789) |
6.24% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($77,445 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.24% |
Alabama average: | 6.41% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($728 average AGI)
Madison County: 0.04% Alabama average: 0.02%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Limestone County, AL | 1.12% ($78,609 average AGI) |
to Morgan County, AL | 0.39% ($52,747) |
to Marshall County, AL | 0.25% ($77,763) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Arsenal:
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
- WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
- WEUV (1700 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
- WUMP (730 AM; 1 kW; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
- WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
- WBHP (1230 AM; 1 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WTKI (1450 AM; 1 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: MOUNTAIN MIST MEDIA, LLC)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WYAM (890 AM; daytime; 2 kW; HARTSELLE, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATIONS PROPERTIES, LLC)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Arsenal:
- WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
- W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
- W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
- W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
- WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
- WYFD (91.7 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
- WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAYH (88.1 FM; HARVEST, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W251AC (98.1 FM; CHAPSHAW, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- WOCG (90.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: OAKWOOD COLLEGE)
TV broadcast stations around Arsenal:
- WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
- WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- W67CO (Channel 67; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
- WHIQ (Channel 25; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- W38BQ (Channel 38; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W64BJ (Channel 64; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WYAM-LP (Channel 56; DECATUR, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES, LLC)
- WMJN-LP (Channel 43; DECATUR, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 69.7%Utility gas
- 26.7%Electricity
- 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%No fuel used
Arsenal compared to Alabama state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age significantly 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.
Arsenal on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest percentage of family households, population 1,000+"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere (population 1,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in military barracks, etc. (population 1,000+)"
- #95 (35808) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the smallest percentage of taxpayers using paid preparers for 2012 taxes (pop 1,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
- #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"