Douglas, Alabama Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 530. Estimated population in July 2024: 568 (+7.2% change)
Males: 264 (49.8%), Females: 266 (50.2%)
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $33,594
Median house value: $80,000
Population by Race
Races in Douglas:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (26.6%), Irish (11.7%), English (11.1%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), German (3.6%).
Land area: 3.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Douglas
- High school or higher: 68.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Douglas town
- Never married: 12.6%
- Now married: 64.9%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 12.2%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+0.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Douglas:
- MARSHALL MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH (about 11 miles; BOAZ, AL)
- MARSHALL MEDICAL (about 13 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL)
- MEDICAL CENTER BLOUNT (about 19 miles; ONEONTA, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Douglas:
- HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 45 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)
- TALLADEGA MUNI (about 46 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
- ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 52 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Douglas:
- THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 6 miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 8A0)
- ROBBINS FIELD (about 15 miles; ONEONTA, AL; Abbreviation: 20A)
- GUNTERSVILLE MUNI – JOE STARNES FIELD (about 16 miles; GUNTERSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 8A1)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Douglas:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 35 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
- GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
- ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE (about 45 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,795)
- JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
- JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
Schools
Public high school in Douglas:
- DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 518; Location: HIGHWAY 75; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Douglas:
- DOUGLAS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 483; Location: HIGHWAY 75; Grades: 06 – 08)
- DOUGLAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 386; Location: HIGHWAY 75; Grades: 03 – 05)