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Population (year 2000): 1,268. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,259 (-0.7% change)
Males: 607 (47.9%), Females: 661 (52.1%)
Walker County
Zip code:
35580
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $21,711 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,100 (year 2000)
Races in Parrish:
- White Non-Hispanic (72.5%)
- Black (25.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (24.8%), Irish (5.9%),
English (3.1%), German (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Dutch
(1.1%).
Elevation: 376 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Parrish
- High school or higher: 66.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 11.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Parrish town
- Never married: 24.3%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 11.1%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -134 (-9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Parrish:
- WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles;
JASPER, AL)
- UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 28 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 31 miles;
FAIRFIELD, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Parrish:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 39 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 42 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 72 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parrish:
- WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 12 miles; JASPER,
AL; ID: JFX)
- DOUBLE SPRINGS-WINSTON COUNTY (about 28 miles;
DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL; ID: 3M2)
- ADDISON MUNICIPAL (about 34 miles; ADDISON, AL; ID:
2A8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Parrish:
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 28 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 37 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 40 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
Public high school in Parrish:
- PARRISH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 245; Location:
35 TORNADO ALLEY; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Parrish:
- PARRISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261;
Location: 95 ENGEL ST; Grades: KG - 06)
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