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

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Population (year 2000): 2,369
Males: 1,424   (60.1%)
Females: 945   (39.9%)

Wilcox County

Median resident age:   23.9 years
Alabama median age:   35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,100 (it was $35,435 in 2000)
Arsenal   $34,100
Alabama:   $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $0 (it was $0 in 2000)
Arsenal   $0
Alabama:   $97,500

Arsenal, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Arsenal:

  • White Non-Hispanic (56.9%)
  • Black (31.7%)
  • American Indian (31.7%)
  • Hispanic (9.3%)
  • Two or more races (4.8%)
  • Other race (3.3%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.8%)
  • Korean (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 75 feet

Land area: 60.3 square miles.

Population density: 39 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Arsenal

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: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Arsenal CCD

  • Never married: 28.6%
  • Now married: 65.1%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.9%
Alabama:   2.0%

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

Arsenal:   -1.$% ($0)
Alabama:   0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (5.9 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (79.2 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (501.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Redstone Arsenal, AL (1.8 miles ), Huntsville, AL (5.9 miles ), Triana-Blackwall, AL (6.0 miles ), Madison, AL (6.4 miles ), Triana, AL (7.0 miles ), Laceys Spring, AL (10.4 miles ), Harvest, AL (14.5 miles ), Mooresville, AL (15.0 miles) .

Latitude: 34.66 N, Longitude: 86.66 W


587 people in military barracks, etc.
85 people in wards in military hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere



Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (56%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (8%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Health care (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (8%)
  • Construction (6%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Business operations specialists (19%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (15%)
  • Secondary school teachers (9%)
  • Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Child care workers (11%)
  • Computer specialists (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)

Arsenal-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 204% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Arsenal place center killed 28 people and injured 267 people.

On 11/15/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.2 miles away from the place center killed 21 people and injured 463 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Arsenal:
  • CRESTWOOD HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
  • HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF NORTH ALA (about 8 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL)
  • HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Arsenal:
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 8 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 65 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 77 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Arsenal:
  • REDSTONE AAF (about 2 miles; REDSTONE ARSNL HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HUA)
  • MADISON COUNTY EXECUTIVE (about 16 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: MDQ)
  • MOONTOWN (about 16 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: 3M5)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Arsenal:
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 6 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 44 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
  • NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 67 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; FT enrollment: 2,669)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)

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Notable location: Byrd Spring Rod and Gun Club (A) .

Shopping Center: North Park Center Shopping Center (1) .

Churches in Arsenal include: Post Chapel (A) , First Seventh Day Adventist Church (B) .

Cemeteries: Joiner Cemetery (1) , Jones Cemetery (2) , Clark Cemetery (3) , Jordan Cemetery (4) , Jordan-Lanier Cemetery (5) , Penland-Cooper Cemetery (6) , McDonnell Cemetery (7) .

Lakes and reservoirs: Swan Pond (A) , Cribbs Pond (B) , Rock Pond (C) , Lees Pond (D) , Byrd Spring Lake (E) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Huntsville Spring Branch (A) , McDonald Creek (B) , Byrd Spring Branch (C) .

Park in Arsenal: Redstone Arsenal Recreation Area (1) .

 

Average household size:
This place:   3.5 people
Alabama:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:   0.8%
Whole state:   70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   10.4%
Whole state:   16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   6.4%
Whole state:   7.3%

Arsenal compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above 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 above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in Wilcox County Alabama:



5.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,204 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.12%
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  0.50% ($8,000 average AGI)
from Dallas County, AL  0.47% ($21,722)
from Marengo County, AL  0.37% ($28,071)


5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,684 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.83%
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 Clarke County, AL  0.67% ($23,269 average AGI)
to Montgomery County, AL  0.54% ($23,143)
to Marengo County, AL  0.49% ($27,737)


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.)
  • WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
  • WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, 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)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
  • 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.)
  • WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • 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)
  • W38BQ (Channel 38; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: THREE ANGELS 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)
  • WYAM-LP (Channel 56; DECATUR, AL; Owner: DECATUR COMMUNICATION PROPERTIES, LLC)
  • WMJN-LP (Channel 43; DECATUR, AL; Owner: FIRST CULLMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)

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