Reeltown, Alabama

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Population in 2010: 766.
Males: 340  (44.4%)
Females: 426  (55.6%)
Median resident age:

35.0 years
Alabama median age:

39.6 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $53,340
Reeltown:

$53,340
AL:

$59,674

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $30,067

Reeltown CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $142,332
Reeltown:

$142,332
AL:

$200,900

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $84,309; detached houses: $132,061; mobile homes: $54,185
March 2022 cost of living index in Reeltown: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 28.8%
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  • Races in Reeltown, AL (2022)
    • 22448.1%Black alone
    • 21846.8%White alone
    • 173.6%Asian alone
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Ancestries: German (26.3%), Scottish (6.3%), American (6.0%), English (5.7%), Italian (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 628 feet

16 residents are foreign born (3.4% Latin America).

This place:

3.4%
Alabama:

3.5%

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Montgomery, AL (32.3 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (599.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities:

Tallassee, AL (2.6 miles ),
Notasulga, AL (2.9 miles ),
Franklin, AL (3.2 miles),
Loachapoka, AL (3.5 miles),
Tuskegee-Milstead, AL (3.6 miles ),
Tuskegee, AL (3.6 miles ),
Eclectic, AL (3.7 miles ),
Loachapoka-Roxana, AL (3.7 miles )

Latitude: 32.60 N, Longitude: 85.81 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 334

Distribution of median household income in Reeltown, AL in 2022
Distribution of house value in Reeltown, AL in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.5%
Alabama:

2.6%

Tornado activity:

Reeltown-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 48% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1969, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.9 miles away from the Reeltown place center killed 2 people and injured 14 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1976, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.8 miles away from the place center injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Reeltown-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 61% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 100.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 131.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 133.8 miles away from Reeltown center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 131.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 211.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 140.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Tallapoosa County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Hurricanes: 5, Tornadoes: 5, Floods: 4, Winds: 4, Drought: 1, Snowfall: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Reeltown:

  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC Acute Care Hospitals (about 8 miles away; TALLASSEE, AL)
  • TALLASSEE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; TALLASSEE, AL)
  • MAGNOLIA HAVEN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; TUSKEGEE, AL)
  • FMC TUSKEGEE (Dialysis Facility, about 15 miles away; TUSKEGEE, AL)
  • LAKE MARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 15 miles away; DADEVILLE, AL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Reeltown:

  • Tuskegee University (about 14 miles; Tuskegee, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,810)
  • Auburn University (about 19 miles; Auburn University, AL; FT enrollment: 22,741)
  • Auburn University at Montgomery (about 28 miles; Montgomery, AL; FT enrollment: 4,092)
  • Faulkner University (about 29 miles; Montgomery, AL; FT enrollment: 2,887)
  • Alabama State University (about 34 miles; Montgomery, AL; FT enrollment: 5,457)
  • Southern Union State Community College (about 39 miles; Wadley, AL; FT enrollment: 4,120)
  • Columbus Technical College (about 49 miles; Columbus, GA; FT enrollment: 3,241)

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Churches in Reeltown include: Reeltown Church (A), Old Hicks Chapel Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Reeltown Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tallapoosa County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.7 people
Alabama:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

74.6%
Whole state:

67.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.7%
Whole state:

4.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Reeltown:

Marital status in Reeltown, AL
  • Never married: 40.5%
  • Now married: 46.4%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Reeltown:

  • High school or higher: 87.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

5.2
Alabama average:

11.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Reeltown, AL (based on Tallapoosa County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant19,71486
Mainline Protestant4,58033
Black Protestant3,52616
Catholic8941
Other1916
None12,711-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5
Tallapoosa County:

1.23 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Tallapoosa County:

0.25 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Tallapoosa County:

0.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
This county:

7.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 25
This county:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:

5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

14.2%
State:

11.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

33.0%
Alabama:

31.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

15.0%
State:

13.5%

Strongest AM radio stations in Reeltown:

  • WACQ (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CARRVILLE, AL; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMSP (740 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WTLS (1300 AM; 1 kW; TALLASSEE, AL; Owner: MICHAEL BUTLER BROADCASTING. LLC)
  • WACV (1170 AM; 10 kW; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
  • WTLM (1520 AM; daytime; 5 kW; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WAPZ (1250 AM; 5 kW; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: J & W PROMOTIONS, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WDAK (540 AM; 5 kW; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Reeltown:

  • WQNR (99.9 FM; TALLASSEE, AL; Owner: TIGER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WLWI-FM (92.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSTH-FM (106.1 FM; ALEXANDER CITY, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBAM-FM (98.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: DEEP SOUTH BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WHHY-FM (101.9 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WMXS (103.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WZLM (97.3 FM; DADEVILLE, AL; Owner: GREAT SOUTH RFDC, LLC)
  • WQLD (104.3 FM; LUVERNE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZHT (105.7 FM; TROY, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKKR (97.7 FM; AUBURN, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WMXA (96.7 FM; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: QANTUM OF AUBURN LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • W212AP (90.3 FM; NOTASULGA, ETC., AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WTGZ (95.9 FM; TUSKEGEE, AL; Owner: NEW WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WMCZ (97.1 FM; MILLBROOK, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WELL-FM (88.7 FM; DADEVILLE, AL; Owner: TIGER COMMUNICATIONS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WQKS-FM (96.1 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: MONTGOMERY BROADCAST PROPERTIES, LTD)
  • WLBF (89.1 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: FAITH BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WCGQ (107.3 FM; COLUMBUS, GA; Owner: ABG GEORGIA, LLC)
  • WVAS (90.7 FM; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (ASU))
  • WEGL (91.1 FM; AUBURN, AL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES AUBURN UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Reeltown:

  • WNCF (Channel 32; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: CHANNEL 32 MONTGOMERY LLC)
  • WSWS-TV (Channel 66; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF OPELIKA)
  • WMCF-TV (Channel 45; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WRJM-TV (Channel 67; TROY, AL; Owner: JOSIE PARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSFA (Channel 12; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WCOV-TV (Channel 20; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: WOODS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • W18CD (Channel 18; OPELIKA, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W61DH (Channel 61; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: FRAZER MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH)
  • WETU-LP (Channel 39; WETUMPKA, AL; Owner: CABLE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
  • WAIQ (Channel 26; MONTGOMERY, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • Reeltown, Alabama
  • Fatal accident count11
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents18
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:2
  • Fatalities12
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents26
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents0
  • Alabama average
  • Fatal accident count9416
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents14204
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons2655
  • Fatalities10469
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents22643
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents953
See more detailed statistics of Reeltown fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 13Number of bridges
  • 148ft / 44.7mTotal length
  • $16,585,000Total costs
  • 27,379Total average daily traffic
  • 3,499Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Reeltown, AL - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11930-1939
  • 11940-1949
  • 71960-1969
  • 11990-1999
  • 32000-2009
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Reeltown, AL

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • REELTOWN WT, Webster Ford Rd (Lat: 32.617139 Lon: -85.812361), Type: Tank, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: WRUN449,
    Assigned Frequencies: 11365.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz, 11365.0 MHz, Grant Date: 09/14/2022, Expiration Date: 09/14/2032, Certifier: Anita Haggerty, Registrant: Allcomm Wireless, 4116 1st Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35222, Phone: (205) 591-8804, Email:


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Reeltown, AL
  • 56.6%Electricity
  • 38.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 4.8%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Reeltown, AL
  • 100.0%Electricity


Reeltown compared to Alabama state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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