Moving to Reform, Alabama
Population: 1,978. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,858 (-6.1% change)
Males: 855 (43.2%), Females: 1,123 (56.8%)
Pickens County
Zip code: 35481
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $20,625
Median house value: $56,700
Population by Race
Races in Reform:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.3%)
- Black (44.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (12.1%), English (6.3%), Irish (3.6%), Scottish (1.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%), German (1.2%).
Elevation: 239 feet
Land area: 8.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Reform
- High school or higher: 63.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 13.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Reform city
- Never married: 29.1%
- Now married: 43.6%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 13.0%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -153 (-7.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Reform:
- PICKENS COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 14 miles; CARROLLTON, AL)
- FAYETTE MED CTR AND LONG TERM CARE UNI (about 25 miles; FAYETTE, AL)
- BAPTIST MEM HOSP/GOLDEN TRIANGLE INC (about 31 miles; COLUMBUS, MS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Reform:
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 31 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
- COLUMBUS AFB (about 34 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: CBM)
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGIONAL (about 40 miles; COLUMBUS/W POINT/STARKVILL, MS; Abbreviation: GTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Reform:
- NORTH PICKENS (about 2 miles; REFORM, AL; Abbreviation: 3M8)
- GEORGE DOWNER (about 23 miles; ALICEVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: AIV)
- COLUMBUS-LOWNDES COUNTY (about 25 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Abbreviation: UBS)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Reform:
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 31 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
- MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN (about 31 miles; COLUMBUS, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,115)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
- MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 14,613)
- ITAWAMBA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; FULTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,673)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 76 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
Schools
Public high school in Reform:
- PICKENS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 373; Location: 205 4TH AVE SE; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Reform:
- REFORM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 366; Location: 817 17TH AVE SW; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Library in Reform:
- REFORM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $31,058; Location: 302 1 ST STREET SOUTH; 10,801 books; 233 audio materials; 222 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)