Gantt, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 241. Estimated population in July 2024: 239 (-0.8% change)
Males: 118 (49.0%), Females: 123 (51.0%)

Covington County

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $25,536
Median house value: $35,600

Population by Race

Races in Gantt:

• White Non-Hispanic (75.9%)
• Black (22.0%)
• American Indian (1.2%)
• Hispanic (0.8%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: English (20.3%), Irish (13.7%), United States (10.0%), German (5.0%), Polish (3.7%), Italian (1.2%).

Elevation: 232 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Gantt

• High school or higher: 68.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 34.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gantt town

• Never married: 21.4%
• Now married: 53.4%
• Separated: 1.0%
• Widowed: 8.7%
• Divorced: 15.5%

2.1% Foreign born (1.2% Asia, 0.8% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-9.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Gantt:

• ANDALUSIA REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ANDALUSIA, AL)
• MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; OPP, AL)
• GEORGIANA HOSP (about 26 miles; GEORGIANA, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gantt:

• MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 62 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Abbreviation: MGM)
• HURLBURT FIELD (about 70 miles; MARY ESTHER, FL; Abbreviation: HRT)
• DOTHAN RGNL (about 73 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Abbreviation: DHN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gantt:

• ANDALUSIA-OPP (about 11 miles; ANDALUSIA/OPP, AL; Abbreviation: 79J)
• FRANK SIKES (about 28 miles; LUVERNE, AL; Abbreviation: 04A)
• CARL FOLSOM (about 28 miles; ELBA, AL; Abbreviation: 14J)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gantt:

• TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 46 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
• AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 60 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,677)
• OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)
• ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,359)
• COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 68 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 126,963)
• FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,283)
• GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 76 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)