Community Profile
| HARTSELLE, ALABAMA LATITUDE: 34:36:43.576 – LONGITUDE: -86:55:54.771 |
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DISTANCES TO MAJOR CITIES |
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| Location | Distance to (mi.): | Location | Distance to (mi.): |
| Birmingham, AL | 70 | New York, NY | 987 |
| Mobile, AL | 321 | Chicago, IL | 562 |
| Atlanta, GA | 180 | Los Angeles, CA | 2100 |
| Tampa, FL | 619 | Jacksonville, FL | 486 |
| Memphis, TN | 201 | Nashville, TN | 126 |
| Huntsville, AL | 35 | Montgomery, AL | 164 |
| POPULATION | 2010 | 2000 | 1990 |
| County | 119,490 | 111,064 | 100,043 |
| City | 14,255 | 12,019 | 10,795 |
HARTSELLE AREA SCHOOLS |
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| Type of School | # Schools | Teachers | Students |
| Elementary | 3 | 110 | 1,413 |
| Junior High | 1 | 47 | 770 |
| High School | 1 | 68 | 941 |
| Vo-Tech | 1 (part of high school) | ||
| Area Colleges & Universities: Athens State Univ | Calhoun CC | Wallace State CC | |
COMMUNITY FACILITIES |
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| Number of Hospitals: 1 | Total Beds: 150 | Number of Doctors: 41 | Number of Dentists: 8 |
| Hotel/Motels: 2 | Total Rooms: 73 | Libraries: 1 | Volumes: 30,600 |
| CHURCHES | |||
| Catholic: 1 | Jewish: 1 (45 miles) | Protestant: 44 | |
RECREATION |
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| Bowling: 1 | Ball Fields: 10 | Pools: 1 | Tennis Courts: 8 |
| Golf Courses: 1 | Auditorium / Coliseum: 1 | Parks: 3 | |
COMMUNICATIONS |
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| Newspapers: | Radio Stations: | ||
| The Hartselle Enquirer – Weekly Paper | WYAM-FM | ||
| The Decatur Daily – Daily Paper | |||
| Other Media: | |||
| Local TV Stations: 5 | Market: Huntsville | Cable: Charter | |
| Telephone Service: AT&T | Telegraph Service: Western Union |
Channels: 75 | |
GOVERNMENT |
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| County Government: Commission | Municipal Government: Mayor & Council | ||
| Fire Insurance Rating: 5 | Zoning Regulation: Yes | Planning Commission: Yes | |
| POLICE DEPARTMENT | FIRE DEPARTMENT | ||
| Total Personnel: 37 | Patrol Cars: 18 | Personnel (Full-Time): 20 | Volunteers: 11 |
| Total Trucks: 5 | |||
| HOUSING (2010) | |||
| Total Housing Units: 6,076 | |||
| Vacancy: 6.6% | |||
AVG. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (COUNTY): 4.1% |
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| UTILITIES AND SERVICES | |||
| Water: Hartselle Utilities | Power Distributors: Hartselle Utilities; Joe Wheeler EMC | ||
| Capacity of Water Plant: 5,000,000 GPD | Source: Tennessee Valley Authority | ||
| Peak Consumption: 2,500,000 GPD | Storage Capacity: 3,350,000 GAL | ||
| Average Daily Consumption: 2,000,000 GPD | |||
| Natural Gas Provided By: Various Suppliers (Fuel Oils, Coal, and LP Gas also available) . |
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| Sanitary Sewer: Yes Coverage: 85% |
Storm Sewer: Yes Coverage: 75% |
Plant Capacity: 2,700,00 Present Load: 60% |
Solid Waste Disposal: County Landfill |
| LABOR ANALYSIS | |||
| Civilian Labor Force: 58,300 |
Manufacturing: 15,600 |
Transport, Communications, Utilities: 1,900 | Wholesale & Retail Trade: 13,100 |
| Services: 12,500 |
Construction, Mining: 4,100 |
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate: 2,100 |
Government: 9,000 |
| Average Annual High School Graduates (county): 1,043 | Manufacturing workforce unionized (County): 7.5% Unionized Plant Percentage (County): 4.6% |
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TRANSPORTATION |
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| Railroads Serving Community: CSX Transportation | ||
| Piggy-Back or TOFC Facilities: None Frequency of Switching Service: As Required | ||
| Highways Serving Community: US 31; AL 36 | ||
| Interstate Exchanges: I-65 #325 & #328 | ||
FREIGHT SERVICES |
AIR SERVICES: |
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| TRUCKING: | Nearest Airport: Hartselle-Morgan County |
Runway Length: 3,600 ft. | |
| ABF Freight System | Decatur | Surface: Paved | |
| Birmingham-Nashville | Decatur | Commercial Air Service: Port of Huntsville | |
| Consolidated Freight | Decatur | Distance: 22 miles | Multiple Carriers |
| Overnite Transportation | Decatur | ||
| River City Trucking Co. | Decatur | OTHER SERVICES: | |
| White Oak Transp. | Decatur | Bus Service: Greyhound | |
| Yellow Freight Systems | Decatur | Nearest navigable waterway: 10 Miles (Tennessee River – 9ft. Channel Depth) |
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| Youngblood Trucking | Decatur | Port Facilities: 10 Miles (2 Public; 1 Private) | |
| LOCAL TAXES – PROPERTY | |||
| Manufacturers real property tax rate is assessed at 20% of assessment value. | |||
| City of Hartselle Millage: .0163 | Morgan County Millage: .0166 | State of Alabama Millage: .0065 | Total Millage Inside City: .0394 |
| LOCAL TAXES – NON-PROPERTY | |||||
| Type | City | County | State | Total | |
| Retail Sales | 4% | 1% | 4% | 9% | |
| STATE TAXES | |||||
| Type | Rate | Type | Rate | ||
| Corporate | 5% | Gasoline | $.18 | ||
| Retail Sales | 4% | Individual Income | 1.5-5% | ||
| AVAILABLE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES | |||
| Hartselle Industrial Park – 26 acres avail. | |||
| Morgan Center Business Park - 127 acres avail. | |||
| (Additional sites available upon request) | |||
| FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | |||
| Banks: 6 | |||
| Credit Unions: 2 | |||
| TOP 20 EMPLOYERS | |||
| Name | Product | Total Employees | |
| 1. CR Compressors 2. Hartselle Board of Ed. |
Compressors City Schools |
450 373 |
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| 3. Sonoco – Baker | Wood Reels | 350 | |
| 4. Wal-Mart | Retail Sales | 287 | |
| 5. Sonoco – Wood Reels | Wood Cable Reels | 189 | |
| 6. Cerro Wire & Cable | Electrical Cable | 185 | |
| 7. Hartselle Medical Center | Hospital/Medical | 178 | |
| 8. Cracker Barrel | Restaurant/Hospitality | 160 | |
| 9. City of Hartselle | Municipal Government | 120 | |
| 10. Lowe’s | Retail Home Improvement | 105 | |
| 11. Sonoco – Metco | Steel Shipping Reels | 90 | |
| 12. ILPEA (Holm) Industries | Refrigerator Gaskets | 84 | |
| 13. Kroger | Retail Grocery | 70 | |
| 14. Russell Forest Products | Lumber & Plywood | 70 | |
| 15. C & L Wood Products | Wood Pallets | 68 | |
| 16. United Parcel Service | Shipping | 61 | |
| 17. Hartselle Utilities | Public Utilities | 60 | |
| 18. Slate Security Systems | Detention/Jail Equipment | 56 | |
| 19. Terrell Industries | Cylinder Line Assembly | 49 | |
| 20. JIT Industries | Cylinders | 46 | |
Employer data obtained from Hartselle Development Board & Morgan County Economic Development Association
