Moving to Coosada, Alabama

Population: 1,382. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,484 (+7.4% change)
Males: 676 (48.9%), Females: 706 (51.1%)

Elmore County

Zip code: 36020

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $39,405
Median house value: $85,300

Population by Race

Races in Coosada:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.9%)
  • Black (42.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (17.4%), English (4.7%), Irish (4.4%), German (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), Subsaharan African (1.4%).

Elevation: 175 feet

Land area: 7.0 square miles

Map of Coosada, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Coosada

  • High school or higher: 70.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coosada town

  • Never married: 24.5%
  • Now married: 60.9%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +334 (+31.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Coosada:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coosada:

  • MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 15 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Abbreviation: MGM)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 76 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 78 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Coosada:

  • WETUMPKA MUNI (about 2 miles; WETUMPKA, AL; Abbreviation: 08A)
  • AUTAUGA COUNTY (about 13 miles; PRATTVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 1A9)
  • GRAGG-WADE FIELD (about 31 miles; CLANTON, AL; Abbreviation: 02A)

Amtrak station near Coosada:

  • 13 miles: MONTGOMERY (950 W. SOUTH BLVD.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coosada:

  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 9 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 126,963)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,283)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,359)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 21 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,677)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 54 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 57 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)