Brilliant, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 762. Estimated population in July 2024: 733 (-3.8% change)
Males: 364 (47.8%), Females: 398 (52.2%)
Marion County
Zip code: 35548
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $18,224
Median house value: $44,600
Population by Race
Races in Brilliant:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (34.3%), Irish (13.9%), English (5.9%), German (2.4%), Scottish (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).
Elevation: 620 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Brilliant
- High school or higher: 58.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Brilliant town
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 51.6%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 15.3%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Brilliant:
- CARRAWAY NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; WINFIELD, AL)
- CARRAWAY BURDICK WEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; HALEYVILLE, AL)
- MARION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; HAMILTON, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brilliant:
- NORTHWEST ALABAMA RGNL (about 51 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Abbreviation: MSL)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 54 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 57 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brilliant:
- MARION COUNTY-RANKIN FITE (about 17 miles; HAMILTON, AL; Abbreviation: HAB)
- POSEY FIELD (about 21 miles; HALEYVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 1M4)
- RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD (about 23 miles; FAYETTE, AL; Abbreviation: M95)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brilliant:
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 51 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
- NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MUSCLE SHOALS (about 52 miles; MUSCLE SHOALS, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,669)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA (about 59 miles; FLORENCE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,770)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 59 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
Public primary/middle schools in Brilliant:
- BRILLIANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 10180 STATE HIGHWAY 129; Grades: PK – 06)
- BRILLIANT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 188; Location: ODIS DICKINSON DR; Grades: 06 – 12)