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Population (year 2000): 4,126. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,914 (-5.1% change)
Males: 1,954 (47.4%), Females: 2,172 (52.6%)
Mitchell County
Zip code:
31779
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $20,040 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,300 (year 2000)
Races in Pelham:
- Black (56.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (41.5%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (9.8%), English
(6.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), German (3.2%), Irish (3.0%).
Elevation: 365 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pelham
- High school or higher: 55.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pelham city
- Never married: 34.1%
- Now married: 40.5%
- Separated: 5.8%
- Widowed: 11.5%
- Divorced: 8.1%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +187 (+4.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pelham:
- MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; CAMILLA,
GA)
- GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CAIRO, GA)
- JOHN D ARCHBOLD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
THOMASVILLE, GA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pelham:
- SOUTHWEST GEORGIA REGIONAL (about 29 miles; ALBANY,
GA; ID: ABY)
- TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL (about 53 miles; TALLAHASSEE,
FL; ID: TLH)
- VALDOSTA RGNL (about 67 miles; VALDOSTA, GA; ID:
VLD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pelham:
- CAMILLA-MITCHELL COUNTY (about 8 miles; CAMILLA, GA;
ID: CXU)
- CAIRO-GRADY COUNTY (about 17 miles; CAIRO, GA; ID:
70J)
- MOULTRIE MUNI (about 25 miles; MOULTRIE, GA; ID:
MGR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pelham:
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; ALBANY, GA;
Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 29,949)
- TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 7,016)
- FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY
(about 50 miles; TALLAHASSEE, FL; FT enrollment: 10,991)
- VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; VALDOSTA,
GA; FT enrollment: 7,157)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN
(about 88 miles; DOTHAN, AL; FT enrollment: 2,703)
- FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; FT
VALLEY, GA; FT enrollment: 2,233)
Public high school in Pelham:
- PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 420; Location:
203 MATHEWSON AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pelham:
- PELHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 757;
Location: 534 BARROW AVENUE, SW; Grades: PK - 05)
- SHIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 489;
Location: 1847 HIGHWAY 93; Grades: PK - 08)
- PELHAM CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 406;
Location: 209 MATHEWSON AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
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