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Population (year 2000): 29,672. Estimated
population in July 2005: 28,641 (-3.5% change)
Males: 13,450 (45.3%), Females: 16,222 (54.7%)
Jefferson County
Zip codes:
35020,
35022,
35023.
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $23,066 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,500 (year 2000)
Races in Bessemer:
- Black (69.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (28.5%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (7.6%), Irish (3.1%),
English (2.1%), German (1.7%), Subsaharan African (1.2%).
Elevation: 510 feet
Land area: 40.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bessemer
- High school or higher: 67.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bessemer city
- Never married: 32.9%
- Now married: 38.1%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 13.7%
- Divorced: 11.6%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -4,247 (-12.5%).
Hospital/medical center in Bessemer:
- UAB MEDICAL WEST (995 9TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bessemer:
- HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
FAIRFIELD, AL)
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON (about 10 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- BROOKWOOD MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bessemer:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 18 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 47 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 64 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bessemer:
- BESSEMER (about 7 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 21 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID:
EET)
- BIBB COUNTY (about 33 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; ID:
0A8)
Amtrak station near Bessemer:
- 14 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 Bessemer:
- BESSEMER STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 794; Location: 1100 9TH AVE SW; Public;
Website: www.BessemerTech.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bessemer:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 11 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 20 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 44 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
Public high schools in Bessemer:
- JESS LANIER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,053;
Location: 100 HIGH SCHOOL DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BESSEMER CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY (Location:
1621 5TH AVENUE NORTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Bessemer:
- BESSEMER ACADEMY (Students: 400; Location:
1705 4TH AVE SW; Grades: PK - 12)
- BRENTWOOD CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 72;
Location: 831 EASTERN VALLEY ROAD; Grades: 1 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Bessemer:
- JAMES A DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 865;
Location: 1224 CLARENDON AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 845;
Location: 9494 OAK GROVE PARKWAY; Grades: 06 - 12)
- JONESBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 622;
Location: 125 OWEN AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 598;
Location: 9000 TIGER CUB TRAIL; Grades: KG - 05)
- ABRAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 526;
Location: 1200 N 23RD ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- CHARLES F HARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
398; Location: 2801 ARLINGTON AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 365;
Location: 5012 ROSLYN RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- CONCORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 348;
Location: 6015 WARRIOR RIVER RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- WESTHILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 287;
Location: 710 GLENN RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 204;
Location: 1219 SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Bessemer:
- DUNNAMS PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 282;
Location: 811 GLENN ROAD; Grades: PK - 5)
- FLINT HILL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 271;
Location: 1630 POWDER PLANT ROAD; Grades: PK - 11)
- ST ALOYSIUS SCHOOL (Students: 206; Location:
751A ACADEMY DR; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI (Students: 61; Location:
2410 7TH AVE N; Grades: UG - UG)
- ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 32; Location:
1201 24TH STREET NORTH; Grades: PK - 3)
Library in Bessemer:
- BESSEMER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$591,852; Location: 701 9TH AVENUE N; 65,247 books;
1,999 audio materials; 1,415 video materials; 120 serial
subscriptions)
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