Henagar, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,400. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,507 (+4.5% change)
Males: 1,162 (48.4%), Females: 1,238 (51.6%)
DeKalb County
Zip code: 35978
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $29,777
Median house value: $64,700
Population by Race
Races in Henagar:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
- American Indian (3.1%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (32.3%), Irish (8.8%), English (8.3%), German (6.8%), Dutch (1.8%).
Elevation: 1450 feet
Land area: 21.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Henagar
- High school or higher: 59.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Henagar town
- Never married: 14.4%
- Now married: 66.2%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 9.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +462 (+23.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Henagar:
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 13 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
- JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 25 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)
- GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; JASPER, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Henagar:
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 46 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 47 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 71 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Henagar:
- ISBELL FIELD (about 12 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; Abbreviation: 4A9)
- STEVENSON (about 18 miles; STEVENSON, AL; Abbreviation: 7A6)
- SCOTTSBORO MUNI-WORD FIELD (about 19 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Abbreviation: 4A6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Henagar:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 42 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,821)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 63 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
Public primary/middle school in Henagar:
- HENAGAR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 341; Location: 85 WOODVIEW RD; Grades: KG – 08)