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Population (year 2000): 1,119. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,124 (+0.4% change)
Males: 536 (47.9%), Females: 583 (52.1%)
Lauderdale County
Zip code:
35645
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $43,203 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,200 (year 2000)
Races in Killen:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.3%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Black (2.2%)
- Other race (1.6%)
Ancestries: United States (28.6%), Irish
(13.0%), English (9.5%), German (7.4%), Scottish (1.8%), French
(1.7%).
Elevation: 610 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Killen
- High school or higher: 78.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Killen town
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 10.7%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +111 (+11.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Killen:
- SHOALS HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL)
- ELIZA COFFEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
FLORENCE, AL)
- HELEN KELLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
SHEFFIELD, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Killen:
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 11 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 56 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
- TUPELO RGNL (about 95 miles; TUPELO, MS; ID: TUP)
Other public-use airports nearest to Killen:
- LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 20 miles; COURTLAND, AL; ID:
9A4)
- RUSSELLVILLE MUNI (about 32 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AL;
ID: M22)
- LAWRENCEBURG-LAWRENCE COUNTY (about 33 miles;
LAWRENCEBURG, TN; ID: 2M2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Killen:
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS
(about 10 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time
enrollment: 2,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 13 miles;
FLORENCE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,770)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42
miles; DECATUR, AL; FT enrollment: 4,547)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 62 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles;
COLUMBIA, TN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72
miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,628)
Public high schools in Killen:
- BROOKS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 790; Location:
4300 HIGHWAY 72; Grades: 07 - 12)
- ALLEN THORNTON CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER
(Students: 8; Location: 7275 HIGHWAY 72; Grades: 10 -
12)
Public primary/middle school in Killen:
- BROOKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 957;
Location: 100 SCHOOL LN; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Killen:
- KILLEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$24,478; Location: 229 J C MAULDIN HWY; 10,858 books; 45
audio materials; 3 serial subscriptions)
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