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Population (year 2000): 1,372. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,418 (+3.4% change)
Males: 699 (50.9%), Females: 673 (49.1%)
Bibb County
Zip code:
35184
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $30,417 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,400 (year 2000)
Races in West Blocton:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.7%)
- Black (19.5%)
Ancestries: United States (23.8%), Irish (7.3%),
English (3.4%), German (2.8%), Dutch (1.6%), Italian (1.4%).
Elevation: 500 feet
Land area: 4.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in West Blocton
- High school or higher: 67.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 4.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in West Blocton town
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 54.2%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 12.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -103 (-7.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near West Blocton:
- BIBB MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
CENTREVILLE, AL)
- SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
ALABASTER, AL)
- MARY S HARPER GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CTR (about 27
miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to West
Blocton:
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 34 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL;
ID: TCL)
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 40 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID:
BHM)
- MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 77 miles;
MONTGOMERY, AL; ID: MGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to West Blocton:
- BIBB COUNTY (about 14 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; ID:
0A8)
- BESSEMER (about 19 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 25 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID:
EET)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
West Blocton:
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 18 miles;
MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 33 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL;
FT enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 35 miles; TUSCALOOSA,
AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
Public high schools in West Blocton:
- WEST BLOCTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 336;
Location: 4734 TRUMAN ALDRICH PARKWAY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BIBB COUNTY CAREER/TECHNICAL CENTER
(Location: 17191 HIGHWAY 5; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in West Blocton:
- WEST BLOCTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 422;
Location: 4721 TRUMAN ALDRICH PKWY; Grades: 05 - 08)
- WEST BLOCTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
297; Location: 828 CAHABA RIVER DR; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in West Blocton:
- WEST BLOCTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $17,647; Location: 62 WALTER OWENS DRIVE; 10,650
books; 143 audio materials; 228 video materials; 7
serial subscriptions)
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