Moving to Grant, Alabama

Population: 665. Estimated population in July 2024: 677 (+1.8% change)
Males: 298 (44.8%), Females: 367 (55.2%)

Marshall County

Zip code: 35747

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $37,188
Median house value: $87,600

Population by Race

Races in Grant:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • Black (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (17.6%), English (11.7%), Irish (10.1%), German (9.6%), Dutch (2.7%), Scottish (2.7%).

Elevation: 1225 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Map of Grant, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Grant

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grant town

  • Never married: 13.3%
  • Now married: 65.0%
  • Separated: 2.3%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -151 (-18.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Grant:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grant:

  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 37 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 66 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 70 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Grant:

  • GUNTERSVILLE MUNI – JOE STARNES FIELD (about 9 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 8A1)
  • THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 20 miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 8A0)
  • MOONTOWN (about 21 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 3M5)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grant:

  • ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 32 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 50 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
  • MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)

Schools

Public high school in Grant:

  • KATE D SMITH DAR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 6077 MAIN ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Grant:

  • KATE D SMITH DAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 417; Location: 6077 MAIN ST; Grades: KG – 04)
  • KATE DUNCAN SMITH DAR MIDDLE (Students: 366; Location: 6077 MAIN ST; Grades: 05 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Grant:

  • GRANT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $29,351; Location: 5379 MAIN STREET; 13,404 books; 20 audio materials; 41 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)