Sipsey, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 552. Estimated population in July 2024: 548 (-0.7% change)
Males: 268 (48.6%), Females: 284 (51.4%)
Walker County
Zip code: 35584
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $23,000
Median house value: $36,700
Population by Race
Races in Sipsey:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.9%)
- Black (31.3%)
Ancestries: United States (18.3%), Irish (11.8%), German (4.7%), English (4.0%).
Elevation: 437 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Sipsey
- High school or higher: 56.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 10.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Sipsey town
- Never married: 28.4%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 8.9%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +14 (+2.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Sipsey:
- WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; JASPER, AL)
- UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 22 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
- HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sipsey:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 30 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 55 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 60 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sipsey:
- WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 16 miles; JASPER, AL; Abbreviation: JFX)
- ADDISON MUNICIPAL (about 27 miles; ADDISON, AL; Abbreviation: 2A8)
- DOUBLE SPRINGS-WINSTON COUNTY (about 27 miles; DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL; Abbreviation: 3M2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sipsey:
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 22 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 25 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 50 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 51 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
Public primary/middle school in Sipsey:
- SIPSEY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 320; Location: PARK ST; Grades: KG – 08)