Moving to South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Population: 3,295. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,123 (-5.2% change)
Males: 1,506 (45.7%), Females: 1,789 (54.3%)
Marion County
Zip code: 37380
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $26,000
Median house value: $71,700
Population by Race
Races in South Pittsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (80.1%)
- Black (17.5%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (11.0%), English (8.3%), Irish (7.6%), German (5.0%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Dutch (1.7%).
Elevation: 624 feet
Land area: 5.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in South Pittsburg
- High school or higher: 66.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in South Pittsburg city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 46.2%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 11.7%
- Divorced: 18.7%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -34 (-1.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near South Pittsburg:
- GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; JASPER, TN)
- MOCCASSIN BEND MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 28 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL – CHATTANOOGA (about 28 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Pittsburg:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 36 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 60 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 78 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Pittsburg:
- MARION COUNTY-BROWN FIELD (about 10 miles; JASPER, TN; Abbreviation: APT)
- STEVENSON (about 11 miles; STEVENSON, AL; Abbreviation: 7A6)
- FRANKLIN COUNTY (about 18 miles; SEWANEE, TN; Abbreviation: UOS)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Pittsburg:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 29 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,821)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,022)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 68 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
Schools
Public high school in South Pittsburg:
- SOUTH PITTSBURG HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 381; Location: 717 ELM AV; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in South Pittsburg:
- SOUTH PITTSBURG ELEMENTARY (Students: 637; Location: 310 ELM AV; Grades: KG – 06)
- R HARDY MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 350; Location: 1620 HAMILTON AVENUE; Grades: KG – 12)
Libraries
Library in South Pittsburg:
- BEENE-PEARSON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $70,787; Location: 208 ELM AVENUE; 14,038 books; 245 audio materials; 776 video materials; 16 serial subscriptions)