Jemison, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,248. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,487 (+10.6% change)
Males: 1,073 (47.7%), Females: 1,175 (52.3%)
Chilton County
Zip code: 35085
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $33,250
Median house value: $73,100
Population by Race
Races in Jemison:
- White Non-Hispanic (76.5%)
- Black (19.5%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Other race (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (26.1%), Irish (4.6%), German (4.0%), English (3.1%).
Elevation: 720 feet
Land area: 8.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jemison
- High school or higher: 67.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 37.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jemison town
- Never married: 18.3%
- Now married: 61.7%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 8.0%
3.1% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +72 (+3.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Jemison:
- CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; CLANTON, AL)
- SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; ALABASTER, AL)
- BIBB MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jemison:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 41 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
- MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 52 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Abbreviation: MGM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 62 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jemison:
- GRAGG-WADE FIELD (about 13 miles; CLANTON, AL; Abbreviation: 02A)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 15 miles; ALABASTER, AL; Abbreviation: EET)
- BIBB COUNTY (about 24 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 0A8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jemison:
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 15 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 43 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 49 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 126,963)
- FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,283)
- ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,359)
Schools
Public high school in Jemison:
- JEMISON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 509; Location: 25195 US HIGHWAY 31; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Jemison:
- CHILTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 191; Location: 23240 US HWY 31; Grades: PK – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jemison:
- JEMISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 778; Location: 1495 COUNTY ROAD 44; Grades: KG – 04)
- JEMISON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 619; Location: 25125 US HIGHWAY 31; Grades: 05 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Jemison:
- THREE SPRING SCHOOL/JEMISON (Students: 15; Location: 130 COUNTY ROAD 187; Grades: 5 – 9; Boys only)