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New Albany, Mississippi Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 7,607. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,009 (+5.3% change)
Males: 3,523 (46.3%), Females: 4,084 (53.7%)

Union County

Zip code: 38652

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $28,730
Median house value: $70,500

Population by Race

Races in New Albany:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.2%)
  • Black (33.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.8%)
  • Other race (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: United States (16.9%), English (5.5%), Irish (5.3%), German (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Subsaharan African (1.7%).

Elevation: 364 feet

Land area: 17.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in New Albany

  • High school or higher: 68.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
  • Unemployed: 8.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Albany city

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 51.4%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 13.8%
  • Divorced: 11.7%

4.4% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 0.8% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +956 (+14.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in New Albany:

  • BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (200 HWY 30 WEST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near New Albany:

  • PONTOTOC HEALTH SERVICE CAH (about 18 miles; PONTOTOC, MS)
  • TIPPAH COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; RIPLEY, MS)
  • NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; TUPELO, MS)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Albany:

  • TUPELO RGNL (about 23 miles; TUPELO, MS; Abbreviation: TUP)
  • UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 37 miles; OXFORD, MS; Abbreviation: UOX)
  • COLUMBUS AFB (about 72 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)

Other public-use airports nearest to New Albany:

  • NEW ALBANY-UNION CO (about 3 miles; NEW ALBANY, MS; Abbreviation: M72)
  • RIPLEY (about 16 miles; RIPLEY, MS; Abbreviation: 25M)
  • PONTOTOC COUNTY (about 16 miles; PONTOTOC, MS; Abbreviation: 22M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Albany:

  • NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; BOONEVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,628)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS (about 38 miles; UNIVERSITY, MS; Full-time enrollment: 11,068)
  • ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
  • NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; SENATOBIA, MS; Full-time enrollment: 3,842)
  • MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 77 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)

Schools

Public high schools in New Albany:

  • NEW ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 547; Location: 201 HIGHWAY 15 NORTH; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NEW ALBANY VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 203 HIGHWAY 15 NORTH; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in New Albany:

  • NEW ALBANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 996; Location: 874 SAM T. BARKLEY DR.; Grades: KG – 05)
  • INGOMAR ATTENDANCE CENTER (Students: 589; Location: 1384 CR 101; Grades: KG – 12)
  • NEW ALBANY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 491; Location: 400 APPLE STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NEW ALBANY/S.TIPPAH/UNION CO. ALT (Location: 915 DENMILL ROAD; Grades: 05 – 12)

Libraries

Library in New Albany:

  • UNION COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating income: $201,782; Location: 219 KING STREET; 59,726 books; 768 audio materials; 1,328 video materials; 62 serial subscriptions)

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