Pennington, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 353. Estimated population in July 2024: 332 (-5.9% change)
Males: 175 (49.6%), Females: 178 (50.4%)

Choctaw County

Zip code: 36916

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $32,917
Median house value: $69,000

Population by Race

Races in Pennington:

• White Non-Hispanic (64.3%)
• Black (34.8%)
• Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (11.0%), English (7.1%), Irish (5.4%), French Canadian (2.3%), German (2.0%), Dutch (1.7%).

Elevation: 102 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pennington

• High school or higher: 68.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
• Unemployed: 10.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pennington town

• Never married: 28.0%
• Now married: 51.6%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 4.7%
• Divorced: 13.6%

2.3% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +52 (+17.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pennington:

• HILL HOSPITAL OF SUMTER COUNTY (about 25 miles; YORK, AL)
• BRYAN W WHITFIELD MEM HOSP INC (about 25 miles; DEMOPOLIS, AL)
• THOMASVILLE INFIRMARY (about 27 miles; THOMASVILLE, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pennington:

• KEY FIELD (about 49 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Abbreviation: MEI)
• TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 77 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
• GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 94 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pennington:

• BUTLER-CHOCTAW COUNTY (about 8 miles; BUTLER, AL; Abbreviation: 09A)
• DEMOPOLIS MUNI (about 19 miles; DEMOPOLIS, AL; Abbreviation: 7A2)
• FREDDIE JONES FIELD (about 24 miles; LINDEN, AL; Abbreviation: 70A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pennington:

• MERIDIAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MERIDIAN, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
• SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
• UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 83 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
• JONES COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 91 miles; ELLISVILLE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 4,072)
• MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 93 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
• JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 94 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
• MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)