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Population (year 2000): 22,619. Estimated
population in July 2005: 27,517 (+21.7% change)
Males: 11,004 (48.6%), Females: 11,615 (51.4%)
Shelby County
Zip code:
35007
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $58,379 (year 2000)
Median house value: $123,500 (year 2000)
Races in Alabaster:
- White Non-Hispanic (86.9%)
- Black (9.9%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (17.0%), English
(13.3%), German (10.7%), Irish (10.6%), Scottish (3.3%), Italian
(2.8%).
Elevation: 499 feet
Land area: 20.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alabaster
- High school or higher: 88.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alabaster city
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 67.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 8.0%
2.3% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.7%
Europe, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +7,196 (+46.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Alabaster:
- SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (1000 FIRST
STREET NORTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Alabaster:
- BROOKWOOD MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH LAKESHORE REHAB HOSPITAL (about 17
miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON (about 18 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alabaster:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 23 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 54 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 59 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alabaster:
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 6 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID: EET)
- BESSEMER (about 8 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
- BIBB COUNTY (about 28 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; ID:
0A8)
Amtrak station near Alabaster:
- 20 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
College/University in Alabaster:
- MITCHELL COSMETOLOGY COLLEGE (Location: 116
FIRST ST; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alabaster:
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 9 miles; MONTEVALLO,
AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 23 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 53 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
Public high schools in Alabaster:
- THOMPSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,299;
Location: 100 WARRIOR DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SHELBY COUNTY INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES
CENTER-CAREER (Location: 601 1ST ST S; Grades: 09 -
12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alabaster:
- THOMPSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,223;
Location: 1509 KENT DAIRY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MEADOW VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 867;
Location: 2800 SMOKEY ROAD; Grades: KG - 03)
- THOMPSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 802;
Location: 1425 MONTEVALLO RD; Grades: 02 - 06)
- LINDA NOLEN LEARNING CENTER (Students: 51;
Location: 1411 MONTEVALLO HWY; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Alabaster:
- DEVELOPING ALABAMA YOUTH DAY P (Students: 47;
Location: PO BOX 1811; Grades: 7 - 11)
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