Samson, Alabama - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,086
Male Share of the Population	46.4%
Female Share of the Population	53.6%
Senior Citizens	14.9%
Employed Population 16+	612
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	40.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	5.5%
Median Earnings25+	$23,523
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$12,188
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$21,711

Wealth

Median Family Income	$28,846
% Above Poverty Level	58.7%
% Below Poverty Level	41.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	30 minutes
% Working from Home	3.4%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.5%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.8%
Median Gross Rent	$472
Median House Value	$65,200

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	38.3%
Irish	7.6%
English	6.4%
German	2.6%
Norwegian	1.1%
Italian	0.7%
Scottish	0.3%
Danishn	0.3%
Polish	0.3%
Welsh	0.1%
African	0.1%
Dutch	0.1%
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Samson Almanac

Category	Value
County	Geneva County
Standard Zip Codes	36477
Phone Area Codes	334
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	31.11
Approximate Longitude	-86.04

Samson Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	GENEVA NO 2
Distance	10.6 miles
Jan Temp	36 to 59 F
Apr Temp	51 to 76 F
Jul Temp	70 to 90 F
Oct Temp	53 to 78 F
Annual Precip	58.9 inches

Station	DE FUNIAK SPRINGS
Distance	26.3 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

Station	CRESTVIEW BOB SIKES AP
Distance	36 miles
Jan Temp	39 to 62 F
Apr Temp	53 to 79 F
Jul Temp	71 to 92 F
Oct Temp	55 to 80 F
Annual Precip	63.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Coffee Springs	195	$30,972
Enterprise	27,859	$70,362
Eunola	239	$31,618
Geneva	4,379	$41,207
Kinston	708	$40,000
Opp	6,520	$41,903

Samson Public Libraries

Samson Public Library
200 NORTH JOHNSON STREET
Samson, Alabama
(334) 898-7806

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Samson Public Schools

Samson Elem Sch
823 North State Hwy 87
ZIP: 36477
Primary
Total Enrollment 313

Samson High Sch
209 N Broad St
ZIP: 36477
High
Total Enrollment 230

Samson Middle Sch
209 N Broad St
ZIP: 36477
Middle
Total Enrollment 186

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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