Chelsea, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,949
Males: 1,466 (49.7%), Females: 1,483 (50.3%)
Zip code: 35043
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $67,083
Median house value: $187,700
Population by Race
Races in Chelsea:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (25.3%), German (9.9%), Irish (9.9%), English (9.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), French (3.5%).
Land area: 10.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Chelsea
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Chelsea town
- Never married: 16.9%
- Now married: 70.8%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 3.2%
- Divorced: 7.9%
0.7% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Chelsea:
- SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ALABASTER, AL)
- BIRMINGHAM BAPT MED CNTR MONTCLAIR SNU (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSP-BIRMINGHAM (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chelsea:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 17 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 45 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 59 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chelsea:
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 14 miles; ALABASTER, AL; Abbreviation: EET)
- BESSEMER (about 19 miles; BESSEMER, AL; Abbreviation: EKY)
- MERKEL FIELD SYLACAUGA MUNI (about 27 miles; SYLACAUGA, AL; Abbreviation: SCD)
Amtrak station near Chelsea:
- 17 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 Chelsea:
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 22 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 25 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 51 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
Schools
Public high school in Chelsea:
- CHELSEA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 573; Location: 10510 HIGHWAY 11; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Chelsea:
- CHELSEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 1,014; Location: 2315 HIGHWAY 39; Grades: KG – 05)
- CHELSEA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 494; Location: 2321 HIGHWAY 39; Grades: 06 – 08)