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Population (year 2000): 3,295. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,123 (-5.2% change)
Males: 1,506 (45.7%), Females: 1,789 (54.3%)
Marion County
Zip code:
37380
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $26,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,700 (year 2000)
Races in South Pittsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.1%)
- Black (17.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (11.0%), English
(8.3%), Irish (7.6%), German (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Dutch
(1.7%).
Elevation: 624 feet
Land area: 5.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in South Pittsburg
- High school or higher: 66.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in South Pittsburg city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 46.2%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 18.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-1.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near South Pittsburg:
- GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; JASPER, TN)
- MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 28
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL - CHATTANOOGA (about 28 miles;
CHATTANOOGA, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
South Pittsburg:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 36 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 60 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 78 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; ID: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Pittsburg:
- MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 10 miles; JASPER,
TN; ID: APT)
- STEVENSON (about 11 miles; STEVENSON, AL; ID: 7A6)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 18 miles; SEWANEE, TN; ID:
UOS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
South Pittsburg:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 29
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
33 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; NORMAL,
AL; FT enrollment: 4,886)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 68 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 4,795)
Public high school in South Pittsburg:
- SOUTH PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 381;
Location: 717 ELM AV; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in South Pittsburg:
- SOUTH PITTSBURG ELEMENTARY (Students: 637;
Location: 310 ELM AV; Grades: KG - 06)
- R HARDY MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 350;
Location: 1620 HAMILTON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in South Pittsburg:
- BEENE-PEARSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $70,787; Location: 208 ELM AVENUE; 14,038 books;
245 audio materials; 776 video materials; 16 serial
subscriptions)
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