Bibb County, Alabama (AL) Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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County population in 2005: 21,516 (19% urban, 81% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,951
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,470
% of renters here:   20%
State: 28%
Land area: 623 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 35 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   20.6%
Whole state:   16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This county:   9.8%
Whole state:   7.3%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.7%), Educational,health and social services (17.1%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 81%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Bibb County, Alabama business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bibb County, Alabama:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.2%)
  • Black (22.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:   34.7 years
Alabama median age:   35.8 years

Males: 10,745   (51.6%)
Females: 10,081   (48.4%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $25,169
County population in 2003: 21,224
Jobs in 2003: 4,405

Total labor force in 2004: 8,945
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:
Bibb County:   2.6 people
Alabama:   2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,946 ($31,420 in 2000)
This county   $33,946
Alabama: $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $94,831
Bibb County   $94,831
Alabama: $97,500

Median montly rent in 2000: $348
Institutionalized population: 1,024
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Bibb County in 2000: $719

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 2
  • Robberies: 3
  • Assaults: 20
  • Burglaries: 40
  • Thefts: 43
  • Auto thefts: 6



Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $163,600
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $134,900
  • 2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $152,400



2004 Presidential Election results in Bibb County Alabama:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 72.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 27.5%


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $199 (0.3%)

Area name: Birmingham-Hoover, AL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bibb County is $521 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $737 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brent , Centreville , West Blocton , North Bibb .

Neighboring counties: Chilton County , Hale County , Jefferson County , Perry County , Shelby County , Tuscaloosa County .

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Bibb County: Low Gap (A), Pine Bay Marina (B), South Sandy Hunter Camp (C), Camp Booth (D), Camp Hugh (E), Desmans Camp (F), Erharkers (G), Halls Mill (H), Keeton Corner (I), West Blocton Water Works (J), Centreville Weather Station (K), Cahaba Wildlife Management Area Headquarters (L)

Churches in Bibb County include: West Scottsville United Methodist Church (A), Blocton Third Baptist Church (B), Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church (C), Brierfield Baptist Church (D), Union Missionary Baptist Church (E), Union Grove Baptist Church (F), Cahaba Valley Missionary Baptist Church (G), Camp Branch Baptist Church (H), Tabernacle United Methodist Church (I)

Cemeteries: Ebenezer Cemetery (1), Shady Grove Cemetery (2), Ashby Cemetery (3), Johnstown Cemetery (4), Camp Branch Cemetery (5), Avery Cemetery (6), Friendship Cemetery (7)

Lakes and reservoirs: Miller Lake (A), Blue Hole (B), Beaver Pond (C), Crystal Lake (D), Robinson Lake (E), Brimwood Lakes (F), Jones Lake (G), Lightseys Pond (H)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pratt Creek (A), Reedy Branch (B), Mooney Creek (C), Splawn Branch (D), Charley Branch (E), Johnson Creek (F), Miller Branch (G), Rocky Branch (H), Lowery Branch (I)

Parks in Bibb County include: Cahaba Wildlife Management Area (1), Reed Brake Research Natural Area (2), Oakmulgee Wildlife Management Area (3)

Post offices: Green Pond Post Office (A), Lawley Post Office (B), Randolph Post Office (C), Brierfield Post Office (D)

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:   3.5%
Alabama: 3.6%

Current college students: 500
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 89 (13% naturalized citizens)

Bibb County:   0.4%
Whole state: 2.0%


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 41
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1985 to 1989: 20
  • 1980 to 1984: 12
  • 1975 to 1979: 2
  • 1970 to 1974: 5
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 9

Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.6%

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,882
  • One, attached: 102
  • Two: 50
  • 3 or 4: 139
  • 5 to 9: 168
  • 10 to 19: 23
  • 20 or more: 142
  • Mobile homes: 2,839

Housing units in Bibb County with a mortgage: 1,591 (134 second mortgage, 74 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,502

Agriculture in Bibb County
Average size of farms: 240 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8907
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $87.23
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 75.02%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $7888
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 10.62%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.65%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34839
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 98.40%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.06
Corn for grain: 167 harvested acres
Vegetables: 85 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 63 acres

Bibb County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/17/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 4 people


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
  • Carpenters (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Mexico (58%)
  • Korea (13%)
  • Other Northern Europe (10%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • Panama (6%)
  • Iran (2%)
  • Canada (2%)


Most common first ancestries reported in Bibb County:



  • United States or American (34%)
  • English (9%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • German (4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)
  • Italian (1%)
  • Scottish (1%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 6,260 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 1,275 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 35 (0%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
  • Walked: 102 (1%)
  • Other means: 66 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 121 (2%)
 

People in group quarters in Bibb County, Alabama
  • 900 people in state prisons
  • 215 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 106 people in nursing homes
  • 18 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $41,242.

6.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,977 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.63%
Alabama average: 6.81%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.48% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($27,886 average AGI)
1.14% relocated from other states ($5,089 average AGI)
Bibb County:   1.14%
Alabama average: 3.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Jefferson County, AL  1.84% ($34,000 average AGI)
from Tuscaloosa County, AL  1.30% ($37,372)
from Shelby County, AL  0.90% ($34,950)
from Chilton County, AL  0.44% ($30,828)
from Perry County, AL  0.15% ($26,100)

7.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,372 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.16%
Alabama average:   6.16%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.86% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($24,609 average AGI)
1.30% relocated to other states ($5,764 average AGI)
Bibb County:   1.30%
Alabama average: 2.51%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tuscaloosa County, AL  1.59% ($29,302 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, AL  1.54% ($28,000)
to Shelby County, AL  1.11% ($37,662)
to Chilton County, AL  0.51% ($25,912)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3


Births per 1000 population in Bibb County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2


Deaths per 1000 population in Bibb County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.4


Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Bibb County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,364 (2,390 aged, 974 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,587
  • In family households: 17,579 (4,220 male householders, 1,347 female householders)
    4,369 spouses, 6,226 children (5,689 natural, 151 adopted, 386 stepchildren), 630 grandchildren, 103 brothers or sisters, 128 parents, 330 other relatives, 226 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 2,008 (889 male householders (762 living alone)), 927 female householders (883 living alone)), 192 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,239 (946 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,329 2-persons, 1,422 3-persons, 1,109 4-persons, 439 5-persons, 197 6-persons, 71 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,645 1-person, 145 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

3,454 married couples with children.
1,143 single-parent households (233 men, 910 women).

98.2% of residents of Bibb County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $112,988,000 ($5300 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,068,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $56,470,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $29,392,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $276,000
Federal grants: $21,514,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,004,000 ($39,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,333,000 ($750,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $588,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,685,000
Federal Government insurance: $905,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,436
Here:   67 per 1000 residents
State: 70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,141
Here:   53 per 1000 residents
State: 53 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +38
Here:   +2 per 1000 residents
State: +6 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +1,307
Here:   +61 per 1000 residents
State:   +2 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Bibb County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.78 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:   5.7
State: 6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:   4.6
State:   4.3



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 282
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,155
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,075
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,338
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,461
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,031
  • 1950 to 1959: 726
  • 1940 to 1949: 450
  • 1939 or earlier: 827


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bibb County, Alabama:
  • 1 room: 3
  • 2 rooms: 50
  • 3 rooms: 170
  • 4 rooms: 846
  • 5 rooms: 1,627
  • 6 rooms: 1,487
  • 7 rooms: 939
  • 8 rooms: 424
  • 9 or more rooms: 405


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bibb County, Alabama:
  • 1 room: 21
  • 2 rooms: 48
  • 3 rooms: 230
  • 4 rooms: 414
  • 5 rooms: 407
  • 6 rooms: 225
  • 7 rooms: 77
  • 8 rooms: 36
  • 9 or more rooms: 12


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bibb County:
  • no bedroom: 14
  • 1 bedroom: 87
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,454
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,629
  • 4 bedrooms: 609
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 158


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bibb County:
  • no bedroom: 21
  • 1 bedroom: 295
  • 2 bedrooms: 636
  • 3 bedrooms: 447
  • 4 bedrooms: 64
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7


Cars and other vehicles available in Bibb County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 450
  • 1 vehicle: 1,422
  • 2 vehicles: 2,265
  • 3 vehicles: 1,263
  • 4 vehicles: 379
  • 5 or more vehicles: 172


Cars and other vehicles available in Bibb County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 271
  • 1 vehicle: 672
  • 2 vehicles: 413
  • 3 vehicles: 82
  • 4 vehicles: 9
  • 5 or more vehicles: 23

65% of Bibb County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Alabama.

Bibb County:   65.1%
State average:   58.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 18303
  • Northeast: 194
  • Midwest: 563
  • South: 1304
  • West: 326

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

  • Electricity (42%)
  • Utility gas (32%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

  • Electricity (48%)
  • Utility gas (30%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 199
Here:   7.5%
Alabama: 10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 177
Here:   15.0%
Alabama:   10.0%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 43
Here:   10.2%
Alabama: 14.1%


Bibb County government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $890,000
    Solid Waste Management: $351,000
  • Construction - Police Protection: $1,082,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,465,000
    Solid Waste Management: $964,000
    Police Protection: $888,000
    Financial Administration: $609,000
    Corrections - Other: $500,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $383,000
    Central Staff Services: $283,000
    General Public Buildings: $110,000
    Health Services - Other: $47,000
    Parks & Recreation: $22,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,082,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,082,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $201,000
    Interest Earnings: $119,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,979,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,962,000
    General Support: $313,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $1,054,000
    Property: $794,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $63,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $42,000
    NEC: $16,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,565,000

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