age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $27,059, and the median income for a family was $40,750. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $22,969 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,742. About 12.4% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 24.1% of those age 65 or over. Government Comer is divided into four city districts, each represented by a single elected city council member, elected at-large city mayor, as well as an elected county commissioner who serves one of five county districts. Elected officials Mayor: Jimmy Yarbrough City Council members District 1 Sherman Mattox District 2 Ron Farren District 3 Laura Minish District 4 Michael Wilder State Senate District 47 Frank Ginn State House District 33 Rob Leverett US Congress District 9 Andrew Clyde Appointed officials City Clerk / Court Clerk: Mary Anderson Assist. City Clerk / Assist. Court Clerk: Donna Hawks Utilities Superintendent: Scott Porter Chief of Police: Cherilyn Bell Fire Chief: Lee Bales City Attorney: David Syfan Municipal Court Judge: Robert Sneed City Engineer: Tom Sloope Public safety Comer is served by the Comer Police Department, led by Police Chief Cherilyn Bell and with two employees. The city is also served by the Comer Volunteer Fire Department, led by Fire Chief Johnny Bridges. Madison County Emergency Medical Service provides EMS basic and advance life support services. The department is led by Director Bobby Smith, who is also the Madison County EMA director. The city is also served by the Madison County Rescue Service for basic crash rescue and advanced