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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.3%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tallapoosa County is $356 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $436 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $615 a month.
Cities in this county include: Alexander City
, Dadeville
, Camp Hill
, New Site
, Daviston
, Goldville
.
Neighboring
counties: Chambers County
, Clay County
, Coosa County
, Elmore County
, Lee County
, Macon County
, Randolph County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Tallapoosa County: Pine
Point Marina
(A),
Piney Woods Marina
(B),
Pleasant Point Marina
(C),
Smyrna Community Center
(D),
Still Waters Marina
(E),
The Barroom
(F),
Willow Point Country Club
(G),
Blue Creek Marina
(H),
Camp Alamisco
(I),
Camp Assca
(J),
Hutchinson Ford
(K),
Lake Hill Marina
(L),
Coley Creek Sewage Disposal Plant
(M)
Churches in Tallapoosa County include: West
End Church
(A),
Valley Grove Church
(B),
Union Church
(C),
Town Creek Missionary Church
(D),
Calvary Heights Baptist Church
(E),
Macedonia Church
(F),
Centerview Baptist Church
(G),
Sougahatchee Church
(H),
Church of God
(I)
Cemeteries: Milam
Cemetery
(1),
Punkin Hill Cemetery
(2),
Friendship Cemetery
(3),
Pentecost Cemetery
(4),
Slaughters Cemetery
(5),
Canaan Cemetery
(6),
Kennedy-Christian-Sasser Cemetery
(7)
Reservoirs: Miller
Lake
(A),
Parrish Pond
(B),
Bradshaw Lake
(C),
Cobbs, Allen and Hall Reservoir
(D),
Denny Lake
(E),
Swindall Lake
(F),
Whatley Pond
(G),
Nolen Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elkahatchee
Creek
(A),
Ingram Branch
(B),
Soapstone Creek
(C),
Sougahatchee Creek
(D),
Jack Branch
(E),
Moore Creek
(F),
Jay Bird Creek
(G),
Chatahospee Creek
(H),
Mitchell Creek
(I)
Parks in Tallapoosa County include: Maxwell-Gunter
Recreation Area
(1),
Double Bridges Park
(2),
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
(3),
Wind Creek State Park
(4)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,221
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Number of foreign born residents: 183 (70% naturalized citizens)
| Tallapoosa
County: |
0.4% | | Whole
state: | 2.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 60
- 1990
to 1994: 49
- 1985
to 1989: 11
- 1980
to 1984: 19
- 1975
to 1979: 8
- 1970
to 1974: 6
- 1970
to 1974: 3
- 1965
to 1969: 27
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Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 14,327
- One,
attached: 248
- Two:
569
- 3
or 4: 711
- 5
to 9: 326
- 10
to 19: 101
- 20
or more: 230
- Mobile
homes: 3,961
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 37
Housing units in Tallapoosa County with a mortgage: 4,622 (390 second mortgage, 381 home equity loan, 51 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,944 Agriculture
in Tallapoosa County
Average size of farms: 207 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $13747
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $215.54
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.49%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 72.65%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $16183
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.42%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32071
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 98.14%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 10.79
Corn for grain: 188 harvested acres
Vegetables: 24 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 56 acresTallapoosa
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 1.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/22/1992, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Textile
mills and textile products (23%)
- Construction
(14%)
- Public
administration (4%)
- Educational
services (3%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)
- Health
care (3%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Textile
mills and textile products (19%)
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (5%)
- Public
administration (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (7%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Russia
(37%)
- Germany
(21%)
- Philippines
(9%)
- Canada
(5%)
- United
Kingdom (4%)
- Vietnam
(4%)
- Argentina
(4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Tallapoosa County:
|
- United
States or American (30%)
- English
(10%)
- Irish
(6%)
- German
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(2%)
- Scottish
(2%)
- European
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 13,984 (82%)
- Carpooled:
2,379 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 35 (0%)
- Bicycle:
7 (0%)
- Walked:
139 (1%)
- Other
means: 139 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 326 (2%)
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People
in group quarters in Tallapoosa County, Alabama
- 681
people in nursing homes
- 112
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 27
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 15
people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 13
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 11
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,228.
6.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($48,407 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.18% | | Alabama
average: | 6.81% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.11% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($31,346 average AGI)
2.07% relocated from other states ($17,061 average AGI)
| Tallapoosa
County: |
2.07% | | Alabama
average: | 3.11% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Coosa County, AL
|
0.72% ($23,598 average AGI) |
| from
Lee County, AL
|
0.62% ($81,705) |
| from
Montgomery County, AL
|
0.39% ($53,709) |
| from
Elmore County, AL
|
0.37% ($47,500) |
| from
Talladega County, AL
|
0.34% ($28,625) |
| from
Clay County, AL
|
0.23% ($21,273) |
| from
Jefferson County, AL
|
0.21% ($124,433) |
5.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,708 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.85% | | Alabama
average: | 6.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.53% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($23,843 average AGI)
1.32% relocated to other states ($8,864 average AGI)
| Tallapoosa
County: |
1.32% | | Alabama
average: | 2.51% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lee County, AL
|
0.87% ($35,195 average AGI) |
| to
Coosa County, AL
|
0.71% ($24,710) |
| to
Montgomery County, AL
|
0.49% ($29,783) |
| to
Elmore County, AL
|
0.46% ($30,154) |
| to
Talladega County, AL
|
0.33% ($28,000) |
| to
Jefferson County, AL
|
0.25% ($27,400) |
| to
Chambers County, AL
|
0.16% ($22,609) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0
Births
per 1000 population in Tallapoosa County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Tallapoosa County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Tallapoosa County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,557 (5,808 aged, 1,749 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 40,619
- In
family households: 35,354 (8,561 male householders, 3,272 female householders)
8,813
spouses, 11,912 children (10,848 natural, 226 adopted, 838 stepchildren), 1,180 grandchildren, 282 brothers or sisters, 348 parents, 444 other relatives, 542 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 5,265 (1,977 male householders (1,726 living alone)), 2,821 female householders (2,688 living alone)), 467 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 856 (825 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,542 2-persons, 2,824 3-persons, 2,231 4-persons, 875 5-persons, 246 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,414 1-person, 330 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 12 5-persons.
5,904 married couples with children.
2,777 single-parent households (408 men, 2,369 women).
97.9% of residents of Tallapoosa County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 18% speak English not well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $288,419,000 ($7059 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,075,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $124,417,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $63,372,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,749,000
Federal grants: $85,893,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,331,000 ($7,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,657,000 ($5,644,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $398,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,559,000
Federal Government insurance: $350,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,544
| Here: |
62 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,867
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: |
53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +31
| Here: |
+1 per 1000 residents | | State: | +6
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -740
| Here: |
-18 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Tallapoosa County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.72 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 472
- 1995
to 1998: 2,379
- 1990
to 1994: 1,938
- 1980
to 1989: 3,422
- 1970
to 1979: 3,812
- 1960
to 1969: 3,008
- 1950
to 1959: 1,996
- 1940
to 1949: 1,412
- 1939
or earlier: 2,071
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Tallapoosa County, Alabama: |
- 1
room: 10
- 2
rooms: 61
- 3
rooms: 372
- 4
rooms: 1,400
- 5
rooms: 3,661
- 6
rooms: 3,263
- 7
rooms: 1,904
- 8
rooms: 1,078
- 9
or more rooms: 966
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Tallapoosa County, Alabama: |
- 1
room: 38
- 2
rooms: 165
- 3
rooms: 460
- 4
rooms: 1,208
- 5
rooms: 1,165
- 6
rooms: 565
- 7
rooms: 224
- 8
rooms: 69
- 9
or more rooms: 47
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tallapoosa County: |
- no
bedroom: 17
- 1
bedroom: 198
- 2
bedrooms: 3,124
- 3
bedrooms: 7,418
- 4
bedrooms: 1,670
- 5
or more bedrooms: 288
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Tallapoosa County: |
- no
bedroom: 41
- 1
bedroom: 574
- 2
bedrooms: 1,877
- 3
bedrooms: 1,251
- 4
bedrooms: 180
- 5
or more bedrooms: 18
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Tallapoosa County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 704
- 1
vehicle: 3,306
- 2
vehicles: 5,217
- 3
vehicles: 2,443
- 4
vehicles: 786
- 5
or more vehicles: 259
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Tallapoosa County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 855
- 1
vehicle: 1,744
- 2
vehicles: 1,006
- 3
vehicles: 257
- 4
vehicles: 51
- 5
or more vehicles: 28
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63% of Tallapoosa County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Alabama.
| Tallapoosa
County: |
63.3% | | State
average: |
58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 35566
- Northeast:
526
- Midwest:
989
- South:
3738
- West:
366
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $78,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Electricity
(45%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (27%)
- Utility
gas (25%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(40%)
- Utility
gas (37%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (21%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 135
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 85
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 128
| Here: |
11.6% | | Alabama: | 14.1% |
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