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Population (year 2000): 2,413. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,391 (-0.9% change)
Males: 1,086 (45.0%), Females: 1,327 (55.0%)
Walker County
Zip code:
35062
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $21,458 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,700 (year 2000)
Races in Dora:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.6%)
- Black (16.7%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (31.6%), Irish (9.8%),
English (3.4%), German (2.8%), Dutch (1.9%), Scottish (1.2%).
Elevation: 387 feet
Land area: 7.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dora
- High school or higher: 61.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dora city
- Never married: 16.5%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 14.2%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +212 (+9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dora:
- WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
JASPER, AL)
- UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 17 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
FAIRFIELD, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dora:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 27 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 50 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 66 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dora:
- WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 19 miles; JASPER,
AL; ID: JFX)
- BESSEMER (about 32 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
- DOUBLE SPRINGS-WINSTON COUNTY (about 32 miles;
DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL; ID: 3M2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Dora:
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles;
SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 17 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 30 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 45 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 46 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
Public high school in Dora:
- DORA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 491; Location:
330 GLENN C GANT DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dora:
- BAGLEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 648;
Location: 8581 TATE MILL RD; Grades: KG - 09)
- T S BOYD SCHOOL (Students: 266; Location: 23
AUSTIN CIR; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Dora:
- DORA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$21,320; Location: 1485 SHARON BLVD (PO BOX 700); 6,845
books)
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