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Population (year 2000): 19,435. Estimated
population in July 2005: 21,216 (+9.2% change)
Males: 8,867 (45.6%), Females: 10,568 (54.4%)
Tuscaloosa County
Zip codes:
35473,
35475,
35476.
Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $40,206 (year 2000)
Median house value: $111,600 (year 2000)
Races in Northport:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.5%)
- Black (26.0%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (13.4%), English
(8.3%), Irish (7.1%), German (6.5%), Scottish (2.4%),
Scotch-Irish (2.4%).
Elevation: 200 feet
Land area: 14.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Northport
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 12.9%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Northport city
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 51.4%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 11.2%
3.3% Foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 1.3%
Asia, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,910 (+10.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Northport:
- NORTHPORT MEDICAL CENTER (2700 HOSPITAL
DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Northport:
- BRYCE HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
- D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL)
- TAYLOR HARDIN SECURE MEDICAL FACILITY (about 8
miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Northport:
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 3 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 62 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 64 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; ID: CBM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Northport:
- MOUNDVILLE (about 20 miles; MOUNDVILLE, AL; ID: L44)
- NORTH PICKENS (about 30 miles; REFORM, AL; ID: 3M8)
- RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD (about 34 miles; FAYETTE, AL;
ID: M95)
Amtrak station near Northport:
- 5 miles: TUSCALOOSA (2105 GREENSBORO AVE.).
Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Northport:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 4 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 51 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 51 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 61 miles;
COLUMBUS, MS; FT enrollment: 2,115)
Public high schools in Northport:
- TUSCALOOSA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
1,637; Location: 12500 WILDCAT DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 401;
Location: 19230 NORTHSIDE PARKWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Northport:
- AMERICAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 471;
Location: 701 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD; Grades: PK -
12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Northport:
- HUNTINGTON PLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
613; Location: 11601 HUNTINGTON PL; Grades: KG - 05)
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 608;
Location: 13051 NORTHSIDE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- LLOYD WOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 599;
Location: 2300 26TH AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ECHOLS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 500;
Location: 2701 ECHOLS AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GREENSBORO EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
488; Location: 5124 BRIARCLIFF DR; Grades: KG - 06)
- FAUCETT-VESTAVIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
445; Location: 1150 VESTAVIA CIR; Grades: KG - 05)
- MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 367;
Location: 1225 RICE MINE ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- COLLINS-RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
361; Location: 1400 3RD ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FLATWOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 333;
Location: 3800 66TH AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- NORTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 302;
Location: 12945 NORTHSIDE ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
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