Cortelyou's Livability
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About Cortelyou, AL
Cortelyou, AL is located in Washington County in the state of Alabama.
The total City Population for Cortelyou is about 972 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $98,749 for Washington County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $129,418 for the state of Alabama, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $27,672, which is roughly 45% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $50,110 for the state of Alabama, and roughly 57% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.67Male Population Estimate: 50.1%
Female Population Estimate: 49.9%
Median Age: 39.3
Male Median Age: 38.8
Female Median Age: 39.9
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:20.7%
Indian:0.9%
Hispanic:0.4%
Other:0.3%
Asian:0.2%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Tommy Tuberville](/assets/images/politicians/senators/tommy_tuberville.jpg)
![Katie Britt](/assets/images/politicians/senators/katie_britt.jpg)
![Kay Ivey](/assets/images/politicians/governors/kay_ivey.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 25.44%
Other: 0.61%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Cortelyou specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Washington County: About 10.2999 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Washington County: About 243.105 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Washington County is about 62% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 16% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Alabama is ranked #49 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 10.63 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 7.82The average living wage for the state of Alabama is $30.04/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Alabama a minimum wage score of 11.87 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Alabama a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Alabama is $145.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 8.98 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Alabama does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Alabama does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Alabama does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Alabama does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Alabama does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Alabama does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Alabama does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Alabama does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Alabama does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Alabama does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
X Alabama does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Alabama does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Alabama does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Alabama does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Alabama does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Alabama does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
X Alabama does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Alabama does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 36585Latitude: 31.423500
Longitude: -88.008300
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 64.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 251