Montgomery, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

by btobers · Published June 4, 2019 · Updated September 14, 2024

Population: 201,568. Estimated population in July 2024: 200,127 (-0.7% change)
Males: 94,573 (46.9%), Females: 106,995 (53.1%)

Zip codes: 36104, 36105, 36106, 36107, 36108, 36109, 36110, 36111, 36113, 36115, 36116, 36117.

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.9 years
Median household income: $35,627
Median house value: $86,800

Population by Race

Races in Montgomery:

Black (49.6%)
White Non-Hispanic (47.1%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (9.4%), English (6.7%), Irish (5.4%), German (4.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Scottish (1.8%).

Elevation: 250 feet

Land area: 155.4 square miles

Map of Montgomery, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Montgomery

High school or higher: 80.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
Unemployed: 6.9%
Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Montgomery city

Never married: 30.7%
Now married: 47.3%
Separated: 2.5%
Widowed: 7.5%
Divorced: 12.0%

2.1% Foreign born (0.8% Asia, 0.6% Europe, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +10,500 (+5.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Montgomery:

BAPTIST HEALTH DBA BAPTIST MED CTR SOU (2105 E SOUTH BLVD)
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER EAST (400 TAYLOR ROAD)
GREIL MEMORIAL PSYCHIATRIC HOSP (2140 UPPER WETUMPKA RD)
HEALTH SOUTH REHAB HOSP OF MONTGOMERY (4465 NARROW LANE RD)
JACKSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC INC (1725 PINE STREET)
LONG TERM CARE HOSP OF JACKSON, THE (1725 PINE STREET 5TH FLOOR NORTH WING)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Montgomery:

MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 9 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Abbreviation: MGM)
TALLADEGA MUNI (about 85 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 88 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Montgomery:

WETUMPKA MUNI (about 11 miles; WETUMPKA, AL; Abbreviation: 08A)
AUTAUGA COUNTY (about 17 miles; PRATTVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 1A9)
REEVES (about 31 miles; TALLASSEE, AL; Abbreviation: 41A)

Amtrak station:
MONTGOMERY (950 W. SOUTH BLVD.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Montgomery:

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (Full-time enrollment: 126,963; Location: 130 W MAXWELL BLVD; Public; Website: www.au.af.mil/au/ccaf/)
ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 4,359; Location: 915 S JACKSON ST; Public; Website: www.alasu.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (Full-time enrollment: 3,677; Location: PO BOX 244023; Public; Website: www.aum.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 2,283; Location: 5345 ATLANTA HWY; Private, not-for-profit; Offers Master’s degree)
TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (Full-time enrollment: 1,835; Location: 231 MONTGOMERY ST; Public; Website: www.tsum.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
JOHN M PATTERSON STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 643; Location: 3920 TROY HWY; Public; Website: jptech.cc.al.us)
HUNTINGDON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 617; Location: 1500 E FAIRVIEW; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.huntingdon.edu)
TRENHOLM STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 505; Location: 1225 AIR BASE BLVD; Public; Website: www.tstc.cc.al.us)
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 175; Location: 1200 TAYLOR RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.southernchristian.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
SOUTH COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 169; Location: 122 COMMERCE ST; Private, for-profit; Website: www.southcollege.edu)
PRINCE INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES INC (Full-time enrollment: 74; Location: 7735 ATLANTA HWY; Private, for-profit; Website: princeinstitute.com)
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (Location: 2105 E SOUTH BLVD; Private, not-for-profit)
AMERICAN REAL ESTATE INSTITUTE INC (Location: PO BOX 42; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Montgomery:

TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 58 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 19,703)
UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 67 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)

Schools

Public high schools in Montgomery:

LEE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,564; Location: 225 ANN ST; Grades: 10 – 12)
CARVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,352; Location: 2001 W FAIRVIEW AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,332; Location: 3420 CARTER HILL RD; Grades: 10 – 12)
LANIER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 927; Location: 1756 S COURT ST; Grades: 10 – 12)
BOOKER T WASHINGTON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 538; Location: 632 S UNION ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
BREWBAKER TECHNOLOGY MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 468; Location: 4405 BREWBAKER DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
LOVELESS ACADEMIC MAGNET PROGRAM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 415; Location: 921 WEST JEFF DAVIS; Grades: 09 – 12)
FEWS SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE (Students: 191; Location: 321 EARLY ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Biggest private high schools in Montgomery:

ST JAMES SCHOOL (Students: 1,295; Location: 2005 N COUNTRY CLUB DR; Grades: PK – 12)
TRINITY PRESBYTERIAN SCH INC (Students: 960; Location: 1700 EAST TRINITY BLVD; Grades: KG – 12)
ALABAMA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 902; Location: 4700 WARES FERRY ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
THE MONTGOMERY ACADEMY (Students: 888; Location: 3240 VAUGHN ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)
TAYLOR ROAD ACADEMY (Students: 285; Location: 7050 UNIVERSITY COURT; Grades: PK – 12)
EVANGEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 272; Location: 3975 VAUGHN RD; Grades: PK – 12)
MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC HI SCHOOL (Students: 240; Location: 5350 VAUGHN ROAD; Grades: 9 – 12)
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 240; Location: 3560 BELL ROAD; Grades: PK – 12)
ST JUDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 178; Location: 2048 W FAIRVIEW AVENUE; Grades: 9 – 12)
OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 111; Location: 6001 E SHIRLEY LANE; Grades: 9 – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Montgomery:

BREWBAKER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,237; Location: 4425 BREWBAKER DR; Grades: 07 – 09)
GOODWYN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 849; Location: 209 PERRY HILL RD; Grades: 07 – 09)
BREWBAKER PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 841; Location: 4445 BREWBAKER DR; Grades: KG – 03)
BELLINGRATH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 821; Location: 3488 S COURT ST; Grades: 07 – 09)
WALTER T MCKEE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 789; Location: 4017 MCINNIS ROAD; Grades: 07 – 09)
CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 740; Location: 307 E VANDIVER BLVD; Grades: KG – 06)
FITZPATRICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 735; Location: 4055 FITZPATRICK BLVD; Grades: KG – 06)
CAPITOL HEIGHTS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 727; Location: 116 FEDERAL DR; Grades: 07 – 09)
SOUTHLAWN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 705; Location: 5533 MOBILE HWY; Grades: 06 – 08)
FOREST AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 644; Location: 1700 W 5TH ST; Grades: KG – 05)

Biggest private primary/middle schools in Montgomery:

ST BEDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 425; Location: 3850 ATLANTA HIGHWAY; Grades: KG – 8)
ST JUDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 224; Location: 2048 W FAIRVIEW AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
GREEN GATE SCHOOLS OF ALAMAMA (Students: 193; Location: 3265 MCGEE ROAD; Grades: PK – 6)
OUR LADY QUEEN OF MERCY SCHOOL (Students: 161; Location: 4437 NARROW LANE RD.; Grades: KG – 8)
BETHANY SDA DAY CARE CTR #3 (Students: 140; Location: 714 CEDAR STREET; Grades: KG – 6)
ST JOHN-RESURRECTION CATH (Students: 133; Location: 2815 FORBES DRIVE; Grades: PK – 8)
BETHANY DAY CARE – KG (Students: 122; Location: 714 CEDAR STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
ALDERSGATE WEEKDAY CHILDREN S (Students: 112; Location: 6610 VAUGHN ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
BROWNS PRIVATE SCHOOL (Students: 109; Location: 1130 BELLVIEW STREET; Grades: PK – 4)
BETHANY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 78; Location: 1765 HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: 1 – 6)

Libraries

Library in Montgomery:

MONTGOMERY CITY-COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,282,072; Location: 245 HIGH STREET; 561,370 books; 9,885 audio materials; 2,319 video materials; 781 serial subscriptions)