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Population (year 2000): 7,897. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,590 (-3.9% change)
Males: 3,601 (45.6%), Females: 4,296 (54.4%)
Chambers County
Zip code:
36863
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $26,197 (year 2000)
Median house value: $57,400 (year 2000)
Races in Lanett:
- Black (53.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (45.0%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (16.0%), Irish (5.7%),
English (3.6%), German (3.1%), Scottish (1.3%).
Elevation: 640 feet
Land area: 5.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lanett
- High school or higher: 64.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lanett city
- Never married: 26.6%
- Now married: 46.4%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 12.0%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -1,164 (-12.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lanett:
- GEORGE H LANIER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
VALLEY, AL)
- WEST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 15 miles;
LAGRANGE, GA)
- EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER AND SNF (about 20 miles;
OPELIKA, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lanett:
- COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 32 miles; COLUMBUS, GA;
ID: CSG)
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 40 miles; FORT
BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; ID: LSF)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 67 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lanett:
- LANNET MUNI (about 5 miles; LANETT, AL; ID: 7A3)
- LAGRANGE-CALLAWAY (about 14 miles; LAGRANGE, GA; ID:
LGC)
- ROANOKE MUNI (about 21 miles; ROANOKE, AL; ID: 7A5)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lanett:
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 27 miles;
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 19,703)
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33
miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; COLUMBUS,
GA; FT enrollment: 3,886)
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,732)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 50 miles;
CARROLLTON, GA; FT enrollment: 7,241)
- GORDON COLLEGE (about 74 miles; BARNESVILLE, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,263)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)
Public high school in Lanett:
- LANETT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 271;
Location: 1301 S 8TH AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lanett:
- LANETT CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
476; Location: 200 S 8TH AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- HUGULEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 475;
Location: 3011 PHILLIPS RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- LANETT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 267;
Location: 1302 N CHERRY DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
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