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Wage Policies

Overall Wage Policy Score: 7.82
The average living wage for the state of Alabama is $30.04/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can not be set above the state standard, and is not 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, resulting in a UI benefit score of 8.98 compared to all other states.

Worker Protection Policies

Overall Worker Protection Score: 14.29

X Alabama does not provide accommodations for pregnant workers.
X Alabama does not 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 not provide some form of paid family leave.
X Alabama does not 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 not provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
X Alabama does not 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: 10

X Alabama does have a "right-to-work" law.
X Alabama does not 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 not provide collective bargaining for teachers.
X Alabama does not provide wage negotiations for teachers.

Data from Oxfam America, Inc.
A global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice.

Voting

Jefferson County voted Democratic in the 2020 Presidential Election with a significant difference of 23.58% between the winner and runner up.

Voting Results by Party

Democratic: 55.76%
Republican: 42.61%
Other: 1.63%

Nearby Locations

Additional Location Details

Zip Code(s) : 35214
Latitude : 33.578614
Longitude : -86.893912
TimeZone : Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving : Yes
Region : South
Average Elevation : 600 ft.
Area Code(s) : 205

Demographic Details

Average # of People Per Household : 2.49
Male Population Estimate : 43.68%
Female Population Estimate : 51.94%
Median Age : 40.7
Male Median Age : 38.5
Female Median Age : 42.7

White Population Estimate : 20.92%
Black Population Estimate : 73.86%
Hispanic Population Estimate : 1.35%
Asian Population Estimate : 0.28%
Hawaiian Population Estimate : 0.01%
Indian Population Estimate : 0.56%
Other Population Estimate : 0.88%

Crime Details

NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Forestdale specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Jefferson County: About 20 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Jefferson County: About 873 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Jefferson County is about 80% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 67% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.