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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 Chambers County is $392 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $590 a month.
Cities in this county include: Valley
, Lanett
, Huguley
, Waverly
, Five Points
, Langdale
, Milltown
.
Neighboring
counties: Lee County
, Randolph County
, Tallapoosa County
, Harris County, Georgia
, Troup County, Georgia
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Chambers County: Moores
Cut
(A),
Mount Olive Community Center
(B),
Penton Racetrack
(C),
Post Oak Fork
(D),
Sparkling Springs
(E),
Bibbys Ferry
(F),
Burnt Village Marina
(G),
Hickory Flat
(H)
Churches in Chambers County include: White
Hall Church
(A),
Victory Church
(B),
Union Hill Church
(C),
True Faith Church
(D),
The Greater Pine Hill Church
(E),
Cannan Church
(F),
Sweet Home Church
(G),
Center Church
(H),
State Line Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Milltown
Cemetery
(1),
Midway Cemetery
(2),
Maddox Family Cemetery
(3),
Bailey Cemetery
(4),
Peace and Goodwill Cemetery
(5),
McCord Cemetery
(6),
Sky View Memorial Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Jeff
Beards Lake
(A),
Thompson Lake
(B),
Baker Lake
(C),
Robinson Lake
(D),
Chambers County State Lake
(E),
Cunningham Lake
(F),
Hudson Lake
(G),
Brown Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hunter
Creek
(A),
Snapper Creek
(B),
Chikasanoxee Creek
(C),
Davis Creek
(D),
Emfinger Branch
(E),
Little Osanippa Creek
(F),
Mill Creek
(G),
Double Branch
(H),
Caty Creek
(I)
Parks in Chambers County include: Amity
Park
(1),
Rocky Point Recreation Area
(2),
Dewberry Recreation Area
(3),
Burnt Village Park
(4),
Oakland Recreation Park
(5),
Veasey Creek Recreation Area
(6),
West Lake Recreation Area
(7),
West Over Look Area
(8)
Post office: Cusseta
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,122
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
Number of foreign born residents: 294 (21% naturalized citizens)
| Chambers
County: |
0.8% | | Whole
state: | 2.0% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 106
- 1990
to 1994: 41
- 1985
to 1989: 31
- 1980
to 1984: 20
- 1975
to 1979: 16
- 1970
to 1974: 4
- 1970
to 1974: 18
- 1965
to 1969: 58
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Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 11,712
- One,
attached: 233
- Two:
378
- 3
or 4: 397
- 5
to 9: 325
- 10
to 19: 65
- 20
or more: 80
- Mobile
homes: 3,044
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 22
Housing units in Chambers County with a mortgage: 4,155 (382 second mortgage, 345 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,590 Agriculture
in Chambers County
Average size of farms: 303 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18293
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $157.22
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 10.89%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.67%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17752
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 8.57%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27990
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.81%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 15.71
Corn for grain: 157 harvested acres
Vegetables: 103 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 126 acresChambers
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Alabama state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 fatalities and 20 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 3/19/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Textile
mills and textile products (25%)
- Construction
(13%)
- Educational
services (4%)
- Repair
and maintenance (4%)
- Truck
transportation (3%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
- Plastics
and rubber products (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Textile
mills and textile products (21%)
- Health
care (13%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Textile,
apparel, and furnishings workers (13%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Cashiers
(6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Germany
(17%)
- Mexico
(16%)
- Canada
(9%)
- Australia
(9%)
- Japan
(7%)
- Netherlands
(7%)
- Other
Western Africa (6%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Chambers County:
|
- United
States or American (33%)
- Irish
(6%)
- English
(6%)
- German
(3%)
- Scotch-Irish
(1%)
- Scottish
(1%)
- African
(1%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 12,703 (82%)
- Carpooled:
2,239 (14%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 21 (0%)
- Railroad:
6 (0%)
- Taxi:
22 (0%)
- Walked:
213 (1%)
- Other
means: 85 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 191 (1%)
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People
in group quarters in Chambers County, Alabama
- 303
people in nursing homes
- 173
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 30
people in other group homes
- 12
people in homes for the mentally retarded
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $34,574.
5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,794 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.49% | | Alabama
average: | 6.81% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.70% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($15,223 average AGI)
2.79% relocated from other states ($14,572 average AGI)
| Chambers
County: |
2.79% | | Alabama
average: | 3.11% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Lee County, AL
|
1.67% ($32,773 average AGI) |
| from
Troup County, GA
|
0.89% ($23,795) |
| from
Randolph County, AL
|
0.19% ($33,417) |
| from
Tallapoosa County, AL
|
0.18% ($22,609) |
| from
Russell County, AL
|
0.09% ($21,667) |
| from
Muscogee County, GA
|
0.08% ($24,800) |
6.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,265 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.07% | | Alabama
average: | 6.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.38% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($15,373 average AGI)
2.69% relocated to other states ($11,893 average AGI)
| Chambers
County: |
2.69% | | Alabama
average: |
2.51% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Lee County, AL
|
2.12% ($27,056 average AGI) |
| to
Troup County, GA
|
1.01% ($27,907) |
| to
Randolph County, AL
|
0.32% ($24,610) |
| to
Tallapoosa County, AL
|
0.14% ($22,889) |
| to
Fulton County, GA
|
0.13% ($23,000) |
| to
Muscogee County, GA
|
0.13% ($33,500) |
| to
Russell County, AL
|
0.12% ($31,533) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4
Births
per 1000 population in Chambers County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4
Deaths
per 1000 population in Chambers County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Chambers County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,970 (5,473 aged, 1,497 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 36,066
- In
family households: 31,367 (7,102 male householders, 3,183 female householders)
7,161
spouses, 10,705 children (9,645 natural, 221 adopted, 839 stepchildren), 1,447 grandchildren, 411 brothers or sisters, 317 parents, 624 other relatives, 417 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,699 (1,778 male householders (1,577 living alone)), 2,482 female householders (2,352 living alone)), 439 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 517 (477 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,536 2-persons, 2,600 3-persons, 1,915 4-persons, 797 5-persons, 274 6-persons, 163 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,929 1-person, 247 2-persons, 72 3-persons, 12 4-persons.
4,787 married couples with children.
2,674 single-parent households (394 men, 2,280 women).
97.7% of residents of Chambers County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $225,636,000 ($6344 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $16,747,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $106,220,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $57,518,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,394,000
Federal grants: $44,438,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,877,000 ($10,932,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,190,000 ($558,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $317,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,942,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,221,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,377
| Here: |
67 per 1000 residents | | State: | 70
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,488
| Here: |
70 per 1000 residents | | State: |
53 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +85
| Here: |
+2 per 1000 residents | | State: | +6
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,056
| Here: |
-30 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+2 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Chambers County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.21 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:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 230
- 1995
to 1998: 1,538
- 1990
to 1994: 1,077
- 1980
to 1989: 2,013
- 1970
to 1979: 2,804
- 1960
to 1969: 2,167
- 1950
to 1959: 2,226
- 1940
to 1949: 1,369
- 1939
or earlier: 2,832
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Chambers County, Alabama: |
- 1
room: 19
- 2
rooms: 49
- 3
rooms: 243
- 4
rooms: 1,252
- 5
rooms: 3,148
- 6
rooms: 3,135
- 7
rooms: 1,820
- 8
rooms: 625
- 9
or more rooms: 701
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chambers County, Alabama: |
- 1
room: 14
- 2
rooms: 166
- 3
rooms: 473
- 4
rooms: 973
- 5
rooms: 939
- 6
rooms: 586
- 7
rooms: 237
- 8
rooms: 101
- 9
or more rooms: 41
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chambers County: |
- no
bedroom: 19
- 1
bedroom: 240
- 2
bedrooms: 2,767
- 3
bedrooms: 6,363
- 4
bedrooms: 1,325
- 5
or more bedrooms: 278
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Chambers County: |
- no
bedroom: 34
- 1
bedroom: 654
- 2
bedrooms: 1,503
- 3
bedrooms: 1,128
- 4
bedrooms: 186
- 5
or more bedrooms: 25
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Chambers County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 731
- 1
vehicle: 3,363
- 2
vehicles: 4,316
- 3
vehicles: 1,793
- 4
vehicles: 570
- 5
or more vehicles: 219
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Chambers County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 746
- 1
vehicle: 1,716
- 2
vehicles: 845
- 3
vehicles: 164
- 4
vehicles: 54
- 5
or more vehicles: 5
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64% of Chambers County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Alabama.
| Chambers
County: |
63.9% | | State
average: |
58.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 28474
- Northeast:
555
- Midwest:
586
- South:
6189
- West:
413
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,600 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (40%)
- Electricity
(35%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (22%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (45%)
- Electricity
(36%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (16%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 523
| Here: |
13.2% | | Alabama: |
10.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 237
| Here: |
11.8% | | Alabama: |
10.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 93
Chambers
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $406,000
Solid Waste Management: $271,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $2,757,000
Corrections - Other: $956,000
Police Protection: $827,000
General Public Buildings: $484,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $437,000
General - Other: $372,000
Solid Waste Management: $357,000
Central Staff Services: $218,000
Fire Protection: $190,000
Financial Administration: $171,000
Libraries: $25,000
Health Services - Other: $21,000
Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Natural Resources - Other: $2,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $306,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,326,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,065,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,261,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $188,000
Interest Earnings: $126,000
Rents: $83,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,050,000
- Short
Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $1,288,000
Beginning: $231,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $552,000
General Support: $291,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,050,000
Total General Sales: $742,000
Motor Vehicle License: $604,000
NEC: $155,000
Tobacco Sales: $85,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $2,008,000
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