Adamsville, Alabama Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

zip coderadio stationscrime rateweather forecastarea code

Back to Adamsville, AL housing info , Jefferson County , Alabama , AL smaller cities , AL small cities , All Cities .

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

Current weather forecast for Adamsville, AL
Population (year 2000): 4,965. Estimated population in July 2006: 4,806 (-3.2% change)
 
Males: 2,364   (47.6%)
Females: 2,601   (52.4%)

Jefferson County

Median resident age:   39.2 years
Alabama median age:   35.8 years

Zip codes: 35005 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,100 (it was $39,562 in 2000)
Adamsville   $45,100
Alabama:   $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $103,000 (it was $78,900 in 2000)
Adamsville   $103,000
Alabama:   $97,500

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 35005

Adamsville, 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

Races in Adamsville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.5%)
  • Black (22.8%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.5%)


Latest news from Adamsville, AL collected exclusively by usaelectionpolls.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: United States (16.5%), Irish (9.4%), English (6.8%), German (3.7%), Dutch (1.5%), Italian (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 576 feet

Land area: 19.6 square miles.

Population density: 247 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).


Adamsville

For population 25 years and over in Adamsville

  • High school or higher: 78.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Adamsville city

  • Never married: 18.9%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

26 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.5%
Alabama:   2.0%


According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Adamsville, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Adamsville to the number of sex offenders is 404 to 1.

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

Adamsville:   0.5% ($392)
Alabama:   0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Birmingham, AL (10.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (572.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Graysville, AL (2.7 miles ), Mulga, AL (3.1 miles ), Forestdale, AL (3.4 miles ), Minor, AL (3.6 miles ), Brookside, AL (3.8 miles ), Cardiff, AL (4.0 miles) , Maytown, AL (4.0 miles ), Edgewater, AL (4.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $124,000
  • 1997: 9 buildings, average cost: $179,900
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $179,900
  • 1999: 9 buildings, average cost: $98,400
  • 2000: 9 buildings, average cost: $104,300
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2002: 7 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2003: 7 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2004: 10 buildings, average cost: $140,100
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $127,600
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $123,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 33.59 N, Longitude: 86.95 W


13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 205


This city's Wikipedia profile

Adamsville, Alabama business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -377 (-7.1%).

Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:

  • Construction (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (8%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)


Most common industries for females:

  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (3%)


Most common occupations for females

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)


 

Crime in Adamsville by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 1 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 4 4 1 1 3 2
    per 100,000 80.3 79.9 20.1 20.2 60.9 40.9
Robberies 3 5 10 8 12 13
    per 100,000 60.2 99.8 201.3 161.5 243.5 265.9
Assaults 13 26 43 23 25 29
    per 100,000 260.8 519.1 865.7 464.4 507.2 593.2
Burglaries 42 42 41 40 51 38
    per 100,000 842.7 838.5 825.4 807.6 1034.7 777.3
Thefts 231 225 251 343 307 228
    per 100,000 4634.8 4491.9 5053.4 6925.1 6228.4 4663.5
Auto thefts 14 31 19 23 28 23
    per 100,000 280.9 618.9 382.5 464.4 568.1 470.4
usaelectionpolls.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 401.3 525.5 540.2 528.2 590.2 509.7

(click on a table row to update graph)
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 30 (18 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   3.72
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Adamsville, Alabama

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

 

Adamsville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 200% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the Adamsville city center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 5.5 miles away from the city center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.


Birthplace of: Jimmy Amerson - College basketball player (Birmingham Sou Panthers).


Hospitals/medical centers near Adamsville:
  • UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 4 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)
  • CARRAWAY METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Adamsville:
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 15 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 52 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 63 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Adamsville:
  • BESSEMER (about 21 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 32 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID: EET)
  • WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 33 miles; JASPER, AL; ID: JFX)

Amtrak station near Adamsville:
  • 12 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Adamsville:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 4 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 33 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 34 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 49 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
Public high school in Adamsville:
  • MINOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,264; Location: 2285 MINOR PKWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Adamsville:
  • BOTTENFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 950; Location: 400 HILLCREST RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • ADAMSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 397; Location: 4600 MIDWAY RD; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Adamsville:
  • ADAMSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $69,988; Location: 4825 MAIN STREET; 13,007 books; 11 audio materials; 254 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

Notable location: Adamsville City Hall (A)

Churches in Adamsville include: Union Grove Church (A) , Shady Grove Church (B) , Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (C) , Saint Matthew Baptist Church (D) , Docena Baptist Church (E) , Adamsville Church of God (F) , Midway Church (G)

Cemeteries: Midway Cemetery (1) , Union Grove Cemetery (2)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cane Creek (A) , Second Creek (B) , Corbet Branch (C) , Dry Branch (D) , Wolf Branch (E)

Park in Adamsville: Adamsville Park (1)

Tourist attraction: Jefferson County Public Libraries - Adamsville (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 4825 Main Street) (1)

 

Average household size:
This city:   2.6 people
Alabama:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   75.9%
Whole state:   70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   2.5%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   6.4%
Whole state:   16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   3.7%
Whole state:   7.3%

Adamsville compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above 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.
Banks with branches in Adamsville (2007 data):
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Adamsville Branch at 3500 Main Street, branch established on 1985-12-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation


Educational Attainment



School Enrollment by Level of School



2004 Presidential Election results in Jefferson County Alabama:



Most commonly used house heating fuel:

5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,478 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.35%
Alabama average:   6.81%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($307 average AGI)
Jefferson County:   0.13%
Alabama average:   0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Shelby County, AL  0.84% ($55,697 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL  0.23% ($35,105)
from St. Clair County, AL  0.23% ($34,538)

5.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,640 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.61%
Alabama average:   6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($192 average AGI)
Jefferson County:   0.04%
Alabama average:   0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Shelby County, AL  1.35% ($55,359 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL  0.49% ($44,314)
to Blount County, AL  0.23% ($37,239)

Strongest AM radio stations in Adamsville:
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WATV (900 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
  • WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WCOC (1010 AM; 5 kW; DORA, AL; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAYE (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WSMQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: BESSEMER RADIO INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Adamsville:
  • WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
  • WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQOP-FM (92.5 FM; DORA, AL; Owner: QUEEN OF PEACE RADIO, INC.)
  • W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • WVSU-FM (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY)
  • WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)

TV broadcast stations around Adamsville:
  • WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
  • WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
  • WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
  • WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
  • WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
  • W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
  • W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W23AK (Channel 23; JASPER, AL; Owner: WMTY, INC.)
  • W55BJ (Channel 55; JASPER, AL; Owner: COMBS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W66CN (Channel 66; JASPER, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Back to Adamsville, AL housing info , Jefferson County , Alabama , AL smaller cities , AL small cities , All Cities .