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County:

Wilcox County

State:

Alabama

FIPS Code:

1131

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

468,438

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

10.88

% Water:

2.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

47

Mean July Temp:

81

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Population Loss, Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low

Education, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

16,303

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

14,755

-9.5%

-20.4%

10.9%

1990:

13,568

-8.0%

-16.6%

8.6%

2000:

13,183

-2.8%

-7.3%

4.5%

2005:

12,937

-1.9%

-5.0%

3.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,611

27.4%

0-to-19:

4,468

33.9%

Black:

9,423

71.5%

20-to-39:

3,233

24.5%

Hispanic:

97

0.7%

40-to-59:

3,100

23.5%

American Indian:

19

0.1%

60-plus:

2,382

18.1%

Other:

33

0.3%

Median Age:

33.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

14.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

59.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

10.1%

Median Family Income:

$22,200

Families Below Poverty Line:

36.1%

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