Tri-Cities, Alabama
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| Males: 15,464 |  (46.8%) |
| Females: 17,600 |  (53.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 38.8 years |
| Alabama median age: | 35.8 years |
Zip code: 35661
| Tri-Cities: | $56,664 |
| AL: | $59,674 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,967 (it was $18,572 in 2000)
Tri-Cities CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $179,708 (it was $73,700 in 2000)
| Tri-Cities: | $179,708 |
| AL: | $200,900 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tri-Cities, AL
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- 25,91077.8%White alone
- 6,48319.5%Black alone
- 4011.2%Hispanic
- 2850.9%Two or more races
- 1060.3%American Indian alone
- 1080.3%Asian alone
- 210.06%Other race alone
- 40.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 69.6 square miles.
Population density: 475 people per square mile (low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Tri-Cities CCD: | 0.4% ($274) |
| Alabama: | 0.4% ($289) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL 
(40.9 miles , pop. 53,929).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (97.9 miles , pop. 242,820).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (490.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Muscle Shoals, AL (1.2 miles ),
), Sheffield, AL (1.2 miles ),
), Underwood-Petersville, AL (3.0 miles ),
), Leighton, AL (3.0 miles ),
), St. Florian, AL (3.0 miles ),
), Oakland, AL (3.1 miles )
)Latitude: 34.75 N, Longitude: 87.67 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 256
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Alabama: | 2.6% |
- Health care (10.1%)
- Construction (8.8%)
- Educational services (8.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
- Utilities (4.5%)
- Public administration (4.1%)
- Metal & metal products (3.9%)
- Construction (14.1%)
- Utilities (7.0%)
- Metal & metal products (6.0%)
- Public administration (5.1%)
- Health care (3.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (3.8%)
- Educational services (3.8%)
- Health care (17.4%)
- Educational services (13.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.4%)
- Finance & insurance (5.6%)
- Social assistance (4.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.7%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (3.6%)
- Cashiers (3.3%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (3.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.6%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.7%)
- Cashiers (6.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.8%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.2%)
- Health technologists and technicians (3.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.6%)
Average climate in Tri-Cities, Alabama
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2019 was 47.2. This is significantly better than average.
| City: | 47.2 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2002 was 5.86. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.3 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.86 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2007 was 1.62. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 1.62 |
| U.S.: | 1.51 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2019 was 24.8. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 2.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 24.8 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Tornado activity:
Tri-Cities-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 123% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 22.1 miles away from the Tri-Cities place center killed 28 people and injured 267 people.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 tornado 35.6 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.
Earthquake activity:
Tri-Cities-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Alabama state average. It is 218% 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 95.9 miles away from Tri-Cities center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG) earthquake occurred 117.7 miles away from Tri-Cities center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 162.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 174.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1975 at 11:11:36, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 71.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 256.5 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 Colbert County (19) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 9, Storms: 9, Tornadoes: 7, Hurricanes: 4, Winds: 4, Freezes: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Tri-Cities:
- SHOALS HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 1 miles away; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL)
- COTTAGE OF THE SHOALS CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; TUSCUMBIA, AL)
- HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 2 miles away; SHEFFIELD, AL)
- SHEFFIELD DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 2 miles away; SHEFFIELD, AL)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA REGIONAL HOME CARE AGENCY (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; SHEFFIELD, AL)
- KELLER LANDING CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; TUSCUMBIA, AL)
- CYPRESS COVE CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tri-Cities:
- Northwest-Shoals Community College (about 1 miles; Muscle Shoals, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,702)
- University of North Alabama (about 5 miles; Florence, AL; FT enrollment: 5,886)
- Athens State University (about 41 miles; Athens, AL; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- John C Calhoun State Community College (about 42 miles; Tanner, AL; FT enrollment: 7,911)
- Northeast Mississippi Community College (about 51 miles; Booneville, MS; FT enrollment: 3,024)
- Itawamba Community College (about 54 miles; Fulton, MS; FT enrollment: 5,489)
- University of Alabama in Huntsville (about 59 miles; Huntsville, AL; FT enrollment: 6,006)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Tri-Cities: Muscle Shoals Golf and Country Club (A), National Fertilizer Development Center (B), Spring Creek Golf Course (C), TVA Forage Research (D), Kellar Quarry Landing (E), Sheffield Dock (F), Steenson Marina (G), Tennessee Valley Country Club and Golf Course (H), McReynolds Crossroads (I), Diamond Park and Golf Course (J), Helen Keller Home (K), Tuscumbia Fire Department (L), Sheffield Fire and Rescue Station 1 (M), Muscle Shoals Fire Department Station 1 (N), Muscle Shoals Fire Department Station 2 (O), Sheffield Fire and Rescue Station 2 (P), Muscle Shoals Fire Department Station 3 (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Town Plaza Shopping Center (1), Southgate Mall Shopping Center (2), Shoals Plaza Shopping Center (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Tri-Cities include: Okolona Baptist Church (A), Mount Olivia Church (B), Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church (C), Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church (D), Lesley Christian Methodist Episcopal Temple (E), Brown Christian Methodist Episcopal Temple (F), Annapolis Avenue Church of Christ (G), Calvary Baptist Church (H), Cave Springs Missionary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Colbert County Memorial Gardens (1), Cole Cemetery (2), Oakwood Cemetery (3), Old Mount Moriah Cemetery (4), Jackson Cemetery (5), Morning Star Cemetery (6), Pearsall Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes: Alcock Pond (A), Haw Pond (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Throckmorton Branch (A), Isbell Branch (B), Pond Creek (C), Polk Branch (D), Spring Creek (E), James Creek (F), Hipps Creek (G), Cabin Branch (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Tri-Cities include: Tri Cities Park (1), Buffington Field (2), Colbert County Courthouse Square Historic District (3), Nitrate Village Number 1 Historic District (4), Tuscumbia Historic District (5), York Terrace Park (6), The Commons (7), Tenth Avenue Park (8), Spring Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.3 people |
| Alabama: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 65.4% |
| Whole state: | 67.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
| This place: | 13.1% |
| Whole state: | 16.1% |
| This place: | 5.9% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
People in group quarters in Tri-Cities in 2010:
- 276 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 77 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 75 people in college/university student housing
- 6 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
People in group quarters in Tri-Cities in 2000:
- 350 people in nursing homes
- 75 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 64 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 22 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 21 people in other group homes
- 12 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
For population 15 years and over in Tri-Cities:
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 11.6%
For population 25 years and over in Tri-Cities:
- High school or higher: 76.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.6 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.6 |
| Alabama average: | 13.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Tri-Cities, AL (based on Colbert County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 29,759 | 103 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,368 | 17 |
| Black Protestant | 3,256 | 18 |
| Catholic | 1,415 | 1 |
| Other | 7 | 1 |
| None | 16,623 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 10
| Colbert County: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Here: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 0.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9
| This county: | 1.65 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 32
| This county: | 5.87 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 6.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34
| Colbert County: | 6.24 / 10,000 pop. |
| Alabama: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 13.5% |
| State: | 11.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 35.7% |
| State: | 31.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 14.7% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Tri-Cities:
- WVNA (1590 AM; 5 kW; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLAY (1450 AM; 1 kW; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBTG (1290 AM; 1 kW; SHEFFIELD, AL)
- WBCF (1240 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSBM (1340 AM; 1 kW; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER B/CING. CORP.)
- WZZA (1410 AM; 0 kW; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: MUSCLE SHOALS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WCPC (940 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, MS; Owner: WCPC BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Tri-Cities:
- WLAY-FM (100.3 FM; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQLT-FM (107.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFIX (91.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRI-STATE INSPIRATIONAL B/C CORP.)
- WXFL (96.1 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WVNA-FM (105.5 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBTG-FM (106.3 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: SLATTON & ASSOCS. BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WMXV (103.5 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W274AA (102.7 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
- W254AA (98.7 FM; COLBERT HEIGHTS, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
- W280DA (103.9 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WAKD (89.9 FM; SHEFFIELD, AL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- W232AH (94.3 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: SLATTON & ASSOCIATES B/CSTERS INC.)
- W258AE (99.5 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WQPR (88.7 FM; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Owner: THE BD OF TRUSTEES UNIV. OF ALABAMA)
- W202BY (88.3 FM; KILLEN, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WYTK (93.9 FM; ROGERSVILLE, AL; Owner: SHOALS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W225AB (92.9 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM P. ROGERS)
- WMSR-FM (94.9 FM; COLLINWOOD, TN; Owner: OHIO BROADCAST ASSOCIATES)
- WJOR-FM (101.5 FM; ST. JOSEPH, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- W253AH (98.5 FM; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BIG RIVER BROADCASTING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Tri-Cities:
- WBCF-LP (Channel 3; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXFL-LP (Channel 5; FLORENCE, ETC., AL; Owner: BENNY CARLE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W57BV (Channel 57; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WHDF (Channel 15; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: VALLEY TELEVISION, LLC)
- WYLE (Channel 26; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ETC COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WFIQ (Channel 36; FLORENCE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
- W46CF (Channel 46; TUSCUMBIA, AL; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- W59CF (Channel 59; RUSSELLVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 58.9%Utility gas
- 35.6%Electricity
- 4.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Wood
- 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 48.6%Electricity
- 46.0%Utility gas
- 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.3%No fuel used
Tri-Cities compared to Alabama state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Tri-Cities on our top lists:
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: music stores (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #56 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: apparel (population 5,000+)"
- #57 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: vending machine operators (population 5,000+)"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: utilities (population 5,000+)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: rail transportation (population 5,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: plant and system operators (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: rail and water transportation workers (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: food processing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: food (population 5,000+)"
- #78 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (population 5,000+)"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other construction workers and helpers (population 5,000+)"
- #86 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: painters and paperhangers (population 5,000+)"
- #91 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: electricians (population 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"