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Population (year 2000): 2,392. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,380 (-0.5% change)
Males: 1,077 (45.0%), Females: 1,315 (55.0%)
Crockett County
Zip code:
38001
Median resident age: 39.0 years
Median household income: $25,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,900 (year 2000)
Races in Alamo:
- White Non-Hispanic (75.3%)
- Black (21.3%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (15.3%), Irish (6.9%),
German (4.6%), English (2.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%), Scottish
(1.1%).
Elevation: 367 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Alamo
- High school or higher: 65.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Alamo town
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -255 (-9.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Alamo:
- HUMBOLDT GENERAL HOSPITAL INC (about 16 miles;
HUMBOLDT, TN)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE-BROWNSVILLE HOSP (about 17
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN)
- GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; TRENTON,
TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Alamo:
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 21 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 60 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 79 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Alamo:
- THORNTON (about 10 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TN; ID: 47M)
- HUMBOLDT MUNI (about 18 miles; HUMBOLDT, TN; ID:
M53)
- ARNOLD FIELD (about 21 miles; HALLS, TN; ID: M31)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Alamo:
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; JACKSON, TN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 44 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 66 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 72 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 72 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 72 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
Public high school in Alamo:
- CROCKETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 733;
Location: 2014 HWY 88; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Alamo:
- CROCKETT COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 655;
Location: 497 NORTH CAVALIER DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ALAMO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 486;
Location: 264 E PARK ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Alamo:
- CROCKETT COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$67,306; Location: 258 E. CHURCH STREET; 28,843 books;
263 audio materials; 557 video materials; 43 serial
subscriptions)
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