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

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Population (year 2000): 4,610
Males: 2,301   (49.9%)
Females: 2,309   (50.1%)

Blount County

Median resident age:   36.9 years
Alabama median age:   35.8 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,600 (it was $30,745 in 2000)
Brooksville   $29,600
Alabama:   $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,100 (it was $80,200 in 2000)
Brooksville   $80,100
Alabama:   $97,500

Brooksville, AL residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Brooksville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
  • Hispanic (3.1%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 94.8 square miles.

Population density: 49 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




Brooksville

For population 25 years and over in Brooksville

  • High school or higher: 63.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 9.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brooksville CCD

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 68.7%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:   0.5%
Alabama:   2.0%

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

Brooksville:   0.2% ($199)
Alabama:   0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntsville, AL (38.4 miles , pop. 158,216).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (49.4 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (536.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Susan Moore, AL (7.9 miles ), Snead, AL (8.1 miles ), Holly Pond, AL (8.2 miles ), Blountsville, AL (8.6 miles ), Baileyton-Joppa, AL (8.6 miles ), Clarence, AL (9.2 miles ), Baileyton, AL (10.1 miles ), Arab, AL (11.2 miles ).

Latitude: 34.17 N, Longitude: 86.50 W




Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (27%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Food (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Apparel (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (4%)

Brooksville-area historical tornado activity is above Alabama state average. It is 227% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/11/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the Brooksville place center killed 2 people and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 11/18/1957, a category 4 tornado 13.0 miles away from the place center killed 3 people and injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Brooksville:
  • MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 15 miles; ONEONTA, AL)
  • CULLMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; CULLMAN, AL)
  • MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 19 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brooksville:
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 38 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 46 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 52 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brooksville:
  • ROBBINS FIELD (about 17 miles; ONEONTA, AL; ID: 20A)
  • THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 18 miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; ID: 8A0)
  • GUNTERSVILLE MUNI - JOE STARNES FIELD (about 22 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; ID: 8A1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brooksville:
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 23 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; NORMAL, AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 41 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)

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Notable location: Rainbow Crossing (A) .

Churches in Brooksville include: Brooksville Church (A) , Summit Church (B) , Cedar Grove Church (C) , Macedonia Church (D) , Shady Grove Church (E) , Salem Church (F) , Roswell Creek Church (G) , Rock Springs United Methodist Church (H) , Pleasant Valley Church (I) .

Cemeteries: Ebell Cemetery (1) , Sivley Cemetery (2) , Roswell Creek Cemetery (3) , Cox Cemetery (4) , Summit Cemetery (5) , Dickson Cemetery (6) , Pleasant Grove Cemetery (7) .

Reservoirs: Curtis Williams Lake (A) , Curtis Williams Upper Lake (B) , Osborne Lake (C) , Spradlin Pond (D) , Moman Lake (E) .

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mill Branch (A) , Pond Branch (B) , Beckworth Branch (C) , Camp Branch (D) , Buzzard Branch (E) , Aaron Branch (F) , Roswell Creek (G) , Booker Branch (H) , Holland Branch (I) .

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This place:   65.5%
Whole state:   70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:   3.9%
Whole state:   3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   16.3%
Whole state:   16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:   6.0%
Whole state:   7.3%

Brooksville compared to Alabama state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.







2004 Presidential Election results in Blount County Alabama:



7.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,685 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   7.26%
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 Jefferson County, AL  3.18% ($37,239 average AGI)
from Marshall County, AL  0.44% ($24,284)
from Cullman County, AL  0.43% ($24,528)


6.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,328 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.13%
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 Jefferson County, AL  2.09% ($35,540 average AGI)
to Cullman County, AL  0.57% ($28,872)
to Marshall County, AL  0.51% ($25,333)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brooksville:
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WCRL (1570 AM; 3 kW; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WAAX (570 AM; 5 kW; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WMCJ (1460 AM; 5 kW; CULLMAN, AL)
  • WRAB (1380 AM; 1 kW; ARAB, AL; Owner: REED BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brooksville:
  • WAFN-FM (92.7 FM; ARAB, AL; Owner: FUN MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WYDE-FM (101.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WRSA-FM (96.9 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: NCA, INC.)
  • WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
  • WQSB (105.1 FM; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Owner: SAND MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WKXX (102.9 FM; ATTALLA, AL; Owner: BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
  • WTWX-FM (95.9 FM; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Owner: GUNTERSVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
  • WKLD (97.7 FM; ONEONTA, AL; Owner: BLOUNT COUNTY BROADCASTING SERVICE INC.)
  • WFMH-FM (95.5 FM; HOLLY POND, AL; Owner: VOICE OF CULLMAN, L.L.C.)
  • W298AF (107.5 FM; HADEN, AL; Owner: HADEN RADIO COMPANY)
  • WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLRH (89.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WKUL (92.1 FM; CULLMAN, AL; Owner: JONATHAN CHRISTIAN CORP.)
  • 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)
  • WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Brooksville:
  • WPXH (Channel 44; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WTJP (Channel 60; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • 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)

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