Moving to Vance, Alabama

Population: 500. Estimated population in July 2024: 555 (+11.0% change)
Males: 262 (52.4%), Females: 238 (47.6%)

Tuscaloosa County

Zip code: 35490

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $43,750
Median house value: $101,700

Population by Race

Races in Vance:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)
• Other race (1.0%)
• American Indian (1.0%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)
• Black (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (18.8%), Irish (11.0%), English (8.0%), German (4.8%), French (3.0%), Welsh (2.4%).

Elevation: 516 feet

Land area: 8.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Vance

• High school or higher: 80.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 14.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vance town

• Never married: 16.5%
• Now married: 63.7%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 3.3%
• Divorced: 16.5%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +251 (+100.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Vance:

• BIBB MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL)
• MARY S HARPER GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY CTR (about 19 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)
• TAYLOR HARDIN SECURE MEDICAL FACILITY (about 19 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Vance:

• TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 26 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
• BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 43 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
• MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 84 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Abbreviation: MGM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Vance:

• BIBB COUNTY (about 19 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 0A8)
• BESSEMER (about 24 miles; BESSEMER, AL; Abbreviation: EKY)
• MOUNDVILLE (about 31 miles; MOUNDVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: L44)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Vance:

• SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
• UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 25 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
• UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 27 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)
• UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 34 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
• SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
• BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
• JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)

Public primary/middle schools in Vance:

• BROOKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 750; Location: 17021 BROOKWOOD PARKWAY; Grades: 06 – 08)
• VANCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 493; Location: 18202 HWY 11 N; Grades: KG – 05)