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Alford, Florida

Alford, Florida, in Jackson county, is 36 miles S of Dothan, Alabama (center to center) and 219 miles S of Atlanta, Georgia. The town has a population of 466.

The People and Families of Alford

In Alford, about 56% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Alford had a median family income of $24,375.

Political Inclinations

Residents of Alford gave more campaign money ($2,000) to George W. Bush than to the other people running for President in 2004. Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Alford Housing

Owners occupy 83% of the housing units in Alford.

Commuting

In Alford, 93% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	36 miles S of Dothan, Alabama (center to center)
Nearest Large City	219 miles S of Atlanta, Georgia
County	Jackson
Standard Zip Codes	32420
Phone Area Codes	850
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	30.694
Longitude	-85.391

Station	CHIPLEY 3 E
Distance	8.2 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 61 F
Apr Temp	52 to 78 F
Jul Temp	71 to 91 F
Oct Temp	54 to 80 F
Annual Precip	58.2 inches

Station	PANAMA CITY 5 NE
Distance	35.2 miles
Jan Temp	39 to 62 F
Apr Temp	53 to 77 F
Jul Temp	71 to 89 F
Oct Temp	55 to 80 F
Annual Precip	64.7 inches

Station	DE FUNIAK SPRINGS
Distance	40.2 miles
Jan Temp	37 to 61 F
Apr Temp	52 to 78 F
Jul Temp	70 to 91 F
Oct Temp	53 to 80 F
Annual Precip	65.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	466	100%
Male	210	45.1%
Female	256	54.9%
Under 18	129	27.7%
18+	337	72.3%
65+	78	16.7%
Median Age	37.2
Average Family Size	2.93
White	449	96.4%
African-American	7	1.5%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.9%
Other	1	0.2%
Mixed Race	5	1.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	11	2.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	472
Growth	6
Growth %	1.3%

Ancestry	Percent
US/American	23%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	20.7%
Irish	16.6%
English	12%
Scotch-Irish	7.4%
Polish	4.6%
Norwegian	3.7%
German	3.7%
Swedish	2.8%
Hungarian	1.4%
Greek	1.4%
Russian	0.9%
African	0.9%
French Canadian	0.9%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Alford	466	$24,375
Altha	506	$40,156
Campbellton	212	$26,875
Chipley	3,592	$28,792
Cottondale	869	$26,667
Marianna	6,230	$29,590
Wausau	398	$23,000

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