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Population (year 2000): 2,665. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,582 (-3.1% change)
Males: 1,273 (47.8%), Females: 1,392 (52.2%)
Walker County
Zip code:
35148
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $26,364 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,300 (year 2000)
Races in Sumiton:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.0%)
- Black (3.6%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (25.0%), Irish
(13.6%), English (6.4%), German (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%),
Scottish (2.3%).
Elevation: 480 feet
Land area: 5.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sumiton
- High school or higher: 66.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sumiton city
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 63.5%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +32 (+1.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sumiton:
- UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 17 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
- WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
JASPER, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
FAIRFIELD, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sumiton:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 25 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 53 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 64 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sumiton:
- WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 21 miles; JASPER,
AL; ID: JFX)
- ADDISON MUNICIPAL (about 32 miles; ADDISON, AL; ID:
2A8)
- BESSEMER (about 33 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
College/University in Sumiton:
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,670; Location: 100 STATE ST; Public;
Website: www.bevillst.cc.al.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Sumiton:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 17 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE
(about 27 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 3,272)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 46 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; FT enrollment: 2,651)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 49 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
Private high school in Sumiton:
- SUMITON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 549;
Location: PO BOX 40; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Sumiton:
- SUMITON ELEMENTARY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
868; Location: 275 1ST ST N; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Sumiton:
- SUMITON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$38,554; Location: STATE STREET (PO BOX 10); 10,030
books; 16 audio materials; 21 video materials; 12 serial
subscriptions)
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