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Population (year 2000): 355. Estimated
population in July 2005: 337 (-5.1% change)
Males: 159 (44.8%), Females: 196 (55.2%)
Macon County
Zip code:
36075
Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $18,929 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,200 (year 2000)
Races in Shorter:
- Black (81.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (16.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (3.9%), German (1.4%),
Subsaharan African (1.4%), English (1.1%).
Elevation: 369 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shorter
- High school or higher: 65.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 12.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shorter town
- Never married: 37.4%
- Now married: 35.6%
- Separated: 5.2%
- Widowed: 13.1%
- Divorced: 8.7%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -94 (-20.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shorter:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 11 miles; TALLASSEE,
AL)
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER EAST (about 16 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL)
- BAPTIST HEALTH DBA BAPTIST MED CTR SOU (about 22
miles; MONTGOMERY, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shorter:
- MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 32 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 67 miles; FORT
BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; ID: LSF)
- COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 71 miles; COLUMBUS, GA;
ID: CSG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shorter:
- REEVES (about 9 miles; TALLASSEE, AL; ID: 41A)
- FRANKLIN FIELD (about 19 miles; UNION SPRINGS, AL;
ID: 07A)
- MOTON FIELD MUNI (about 20 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; ID:
06A)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shorter:
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL;
FT enrollment: 2,283)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 22 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 3,677)
- ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 4,359)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 28 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; FT enrollment: 126,963)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 35 miles;
AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; FT enrollment: 19,703)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 41 miles;
TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
Public primary/middle school in Shorter:
- DC WOLFE SCHOOL (Students: 226; Location:
4450 CROSS KEYS RD; Grades: KG - 06)
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