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Population (year 2000): 466. Estimated
population in July 2005: 472 (+1.3% change)
Males: 210 (45.1%), Females: 256 (54.9%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
32420
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $19,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,300 (year 2000)
Races in Alford:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Black (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: Irish (13.7%), United States
(10.7%), English (8.6%), German (5.6%), Polish (4.5%),
Scotch-Irish (3.4%).
Elevation: 146 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alford
- High school or higher: 53.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alford town
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 53.2%
- Separated: 4.1%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 13.2%
2.1% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.4% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-1.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alford:
- NORTHWEST FLORIDA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14
miles; CHIPLEY, FL)
- JACKSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MARIANNA,
FL)
- SUNLAND COX MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
MARIANNA, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alford:
- PANAMA CITY-BAY CO INTL (about 39 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; ID: PFN)
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 43 miles; DOTHAN, AL; ID: DHN)
- TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 76 miles; TALLAHASSEE,
FL; ID: TLH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alford:
- TRI-COUNTY (about 18 miles; BONIFAY, FL; ID: 1J0)
- MARIANNA MUNI (about 19 miles; MARIANNA, FL; ID:
MAI)
- CALHOUN COUNTY (about 25 miles; BLOUNTSTOWN, FL; ID:
F95)
Amtrak station near Alford:
- 12 miles: CHIPLEY (101 S. 7TH ST.). Services: fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
payphones, free short-term parking, paid long-term
parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alford:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 39 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment:
2,703)
- GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; PANAMA
CITY, FL; FT enrollment: 3,140)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 79 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 87 miles;
TROY, AL; FT enrollment: 9,143)
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