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Population (year 2000): 11,626. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,830 (+10.4% change)
Males: 5,437 (46.8%), Females: 6,189 (53.2%)
Jefferson County
Zip code:
35071
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $45,786 (year 2000)
Median house value: $110,200 (year 2000)
Races in Gardendale:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (24.4%), Irish (9.5%),
English (9.0%), German (7.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%), French
(2.6%).
Elevation: 680 feet
Land area: 17.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gardendale
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gardendale city
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 64.2%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 9.7%
1.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,784 (+18.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gardendale:
- CARRAWAY METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- HILL CREST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 10
miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- CALLAHAN EYE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gardendale:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 9 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 54 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 63 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gardendale:
- BESSEMER (about 26 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 35 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID:
EET)
- ROBBINS FIELD (about 38 miles; ONEONTA, AL; ID: 20A)
Amtrak station near Gardendale:
- 11 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.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gardendale:
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 12 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 27 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 38 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 59 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
Public high school in Gardendale:
- GARDENDALE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 886;
Location: 800 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Gardendale:
- TABERNACLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 275;
Location: 2649 DECATUR HWY; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gardendale:
- BRAGG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 772; Location:
840 ASH AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GARDENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 600;
Location: 860 BAUER LN; Grades: KG - 05)
- SNOW ROGERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 222;
Location: 2636 SNOW ROGERS RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Gardendale:
- GARDENDALE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 196;
Location: 1800 DECATUR HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Gardendale:
- GARDENDALE- MARTHA MOORE PUBLIC LIBRARY
(Operating income: $396,432; Location: 995 MT. OLIVE
ROAD; 53,218 books; 2,195 audio materials; 2,262 video
materials; 68 serial subscriptions)
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