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Population (year 2000): 944. Estimated
population in July 2005: 948 (+0.4% change)
Males: 455 (48.2%), Females: 489 (51.8%)
Walker County
Zip code:
35579
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $22,014 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,900 (year 2000)
Races in Oakman:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.9%)
- Black (19.6%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (26.0%), Irish (8.3%),
English (3.5%), German (2.3%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), West Indian
(1.1%).
Elevation: 327 feet
Land area: 3.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oakman
- High school or higher: 68.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oakman town
- Never married: 19.7%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 13.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +104 (+12.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oakman:
- WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
JASPER, AL)
- MARY S HARPER GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CTR (about 29
miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
- FAYETTE MED CTR AND LONG TERM CARE UNI (about 31
miles; FAYETTE, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oakman:
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 38 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 46 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 72 miles; MUSCLE
SHOALS, AL; ID: MSL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oakman:
- WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 15 miles; JASPER,
AL; ID: JFX)
- RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD (about 29 miles; FAYETTE, AL;
ID: M95)
- DOUBLE SPRINGS-WINSTON COUNTY (about 30 miles;
DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL; ID: 3M2)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oakman:
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 32 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 34 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 47 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
Public high school in Oakman:
- OAKMAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 385; Location:
10699 MAIN ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Oakman:
- OAKMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 392;
Location: 142 SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG - 06)
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