Moving to Mentone, Alabama
Population: 451. Estimated population in July 2024: 472 (+4.7% change)
Males: 214 (47.5%), Females: 237 (52.5%)
DeKalb County
Zip code: 35984
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.5 years
Median household income: $24,625
Median house value: $65,700
Population by Race
Races in Mentone:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- American Indian (3.5%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- Black (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (29.0%), English (20.2%), Irish (16.2%), German (7.3%), Welsh (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%).
Elevation: 1708 feet
Land area: 4.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mentone
- High school or higher: 76.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 33.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mentone town
- Never married: 11.5%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 14.5%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-4.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mentone:
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 16 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
- REDMOND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; ROME, GA)
- BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER CHEROKEE (about 30 miles; CENTRE, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mentone:
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 34 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
- LOVELL FIELD (about 42 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 71 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mentone:
- ISBELL FIELD (about 12 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; Abbreviation: 4A9)
- BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 22 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA; Abbreviation: 9A5)
- STEVENSON (about 27 miles; STEVENSON, AL; Abbreviation: 7A6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mentone:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 38 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,821)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
Public primary/middle school in Mentone:
- MOON LAKE SCHOOL (Students: 124; Location: 5855 E RIVER RD; Grades: KG – 06)