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Population (year 2000): 5,120. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,969 (-2.9% change)
Males: 2,346 (45.8%), Females: 2,774 (54.2%)
Zip code:
36272
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $24,893 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,800 (year 2000)
Races in Piedmont:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.3%)
- Black (9.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (33.3%), Irish
(10.1%), English (5.7%), German (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%),
French (1.0%).
Land area: 9.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Piedmont
- High school or higher: 61.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Piedmont city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 13.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -427 (-7.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Piedmont:
- JACKSONVILLE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; JACKSONVILLE,
AL)
- MOUNTAIN VIEW HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; GADSDEN, AL)
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 15 miles;
CENTRE, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Piedmont:
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 29 miles; ANNISTON, AL;
ID: ANB)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 40 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID:
ASN)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 44 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Piedmont:
- CENTRE MUNI (about 16 miles; CENTRE, AL; ID: C22)
- MCMINN (about 20 miles; WEAVER, AL; ID: 25A)
- GADSDEN MUNI (about 33 miles; GADSDEN, AL; ID: GAD)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Piedmont:
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
- STATE UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA (about 44 miles;
CARROLLTON, GA; FT enrollment: 7,241)
- SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54
miles; WADLEY, AL; FT enrollment: 2,925)
- KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; KENNESAW,
GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
- LIFE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT
enrollment: 2,881)
- SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74
miles; MARIETTA, GA; FT enrollment: 2,559)
Public high school in Piedmont:
- PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 310;
Location: 750 AL HIGHWAY 200; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Piedmont:
- PIEDMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 481;
Location: 504 HOOD ST WEST; Grades: KG - 05)
- PIEDMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 255;
Location: 401 N MAIN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Piedmont:
- THE LEARNING TREE (Students: 31; Location:
6344 ROY WEBB RD; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Piedmont:
- PIEDMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$80,604; Location: 106 NORTH MAIN STREET; 30,054 books;
921 audio materials; 899 video materials; 46 serial
subscriptions)
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