Belk, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 214. Estimated population in July 2024: 211 (-1.4% change)
Males: 100 (46.7%), Females: 114 (53.3%)
Fayette County
Zip code: 35545
Demographics
Median resident age: 47.0 years
Median household income: $32,188
Median house value: $80,400
Population by Race
Races in Belk:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- Black (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (21.0%), German (10.3%), English (7.9%), Irish (2.3%), French (1.9%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).
Elevation: 314 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Belk
- High school or higher: 65.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Belk town
- Never married: 13.2%
- Now married: 68.7%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 9.9%
- Divorced: 6.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-16.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Belk:
- FAYETTE MED CTR AND LONG TERM CARE UNI (about 8 miles; FAYETTE, AL)
- CARRAWAY NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; WINFIELD, AL)
- PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 32 miles; CARROLLTON, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Belk:
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 35 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 38 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belk:
- RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD (about 10 miles; FAYETTE, AL; Abbreviation: M95)
- LAMAR COUNTY (about 18 miles; VERNON, AL; Abbreviation: M55)
- NORTH PICKENS (about 19 miles; REFORM, AL; Abbreviation: 3M8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Belk:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 34 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 37 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 70 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)