Fort Deposit, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,270. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,229 (-3.2% change)
Males: 588 (46.3%), Females: 682 (53.7%)

Lowndes County

Zip code: 36032

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.7 years
Median household income: $20,433
Median house value: $54,200

Population by Race

Races in Fort Deposit:

  • Black (68.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (31.3%)

Ancestries: English (4.7%), Irish (3.0%), United States (1.7%), Subsaharan African (1.3%).

Elevation: 467 feet

Land area: 5.6 square miles

Map of Fort Deposit, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fort Deposit

  • High school or higher: 56.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Deposit town

  • Never married: 33.2%
  • Now married: 41.0%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 10.5%
  • Divorced: 11.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+0.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Deposit:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Deposit:

  • MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 26 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Abbreviation: MGM)
  • DOTHAN RGNL (about 92 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Abbreviation: DHN)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 109 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Deposit:

  • FORT DEPOSIT-LOWNDES COUNTY (about 2 miles; FORT DEPOSIT, AL; Abbreviation: 67A)
  • MAC CRENSHAW MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; GREENVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: PRN)
  • FRANK SIKES (about 29 miles; LUVERNE, AL; Abbreviation: 04A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Deposit:

  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 31 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,677)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 31 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 126,963)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,359)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,283)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 81 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)

Public primary/middle school in Fort Deposit:

  • LOWNDES COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 259; Location: 510 MONTGOMERY ST; Grades: 06 – 08)