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Moving to Pelham, Alabama

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Population: 14,369. Estimated population in July 2024: 19,450 (+35.4% change)
Males: 6,992 (48.7%), Females: 7,377 (51.3%)

Zip code: 35124

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $54,808
Median house value: $127,800

Population by Race

Races in Pelham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.8%)
  • Hispanic (6.4%)
  • Black (4.0%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (14.2%), English (12.9%), Irish (11.3%), German (9.9%), Italian (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%).

Land area: 38.0 square miles

Map of Pelham, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pelham

  • High school or higher: 89.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pelham city

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 62.7%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 5.2%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

5.6% Foreign born (3.8% Latin America, 1.1% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +4,825 (+50.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pelham:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pelham:

  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 18 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 54 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
  • TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 57 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pelham:

Amtrak station near Pelham:

  • 15 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pelham:

  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 15 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 20 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 51 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
  • SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)

Schools

Public high school in Pelham:

  • PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,112; Location: 2500 PANTHER CIR; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Pelham:

  • PELHAM CHRISTIAN SCOOL (Students: 149; Location: PO 1329; Grades: PK – 12)
  • BRADFORD HEALTH SERVICES-OAK (Students: 42; Location: 2280 HIGHWAY 35 SOUTH; Grades: 7 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pelham:

  • VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 617; Location: 310 OPPORTUNITY DR; Grades: KG – 02)
  • VALLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 578; Location: 2200 HIGHWAY 33; Grades: 03 – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Pelham:

  • SHELBY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL/WEE CA (Students: 32; Location: 419 PHILIPPIANS BLVD.; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Pelham:

  • PELHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $614,363; Location: 3160 PELHAM PARKWAY; 35,281 books; 1,878 audio materials; 2,250 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)

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