Moving to Brookside, Alabama

Population: 1,393. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,355 (-2.7% change)
Males: 675 (48.5%), Females: 718 (51.5%)

Zip code: 35036

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $29,792
Median house value: $68,300

Population by Race

Races in Brookside:

• White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
• Black (8.7%)
• Hispanic (0.9%)
• American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (25.6%), Irish (12.7%), English (8.0%), German (7.1%), Italian (4.1%), Dutch (3.5%).

Land area: 6.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Brookside

• High school or higher: 65.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
• Unemployed: 2.6%
• Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookside town

• Never married: 23.8%
• Now married: 53.0%
• Separated: 1.7%
• Widowed: 8.1%
• Divorced: 13.4%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -48 (-3.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Brookside:

• UAB MEDICAL WEST (about 7 miles; BESSEMER, AL)
• CARRAWAY METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
• HEALTHSOUTH METRO WEST HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; FAIRFIELD, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brookside:

• BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 13 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
• TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 56 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
• TALLADEGA MUNI (about 60 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Brookside:

• BESSEMER (about 23 miles; BESSEMER, AL; Abbreviation: EKY)
• WALKER COUNTY-BEVILL FIELD (about 33 miles; JASPER, AL; Abbreviation: JFX)
• SHELBY COUNTY (about 34 miles; ALABASTER, AL; Abbreviation: EET)

Amtrak station near Brookside:

• 12 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookside:

• UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 7 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
• BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
• SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
• JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
• GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 30 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
• UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 36 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
• UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 52 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)