Moving to Ider, Alabama

Population: 664. Estimated population in July 2024: 688 (+3.6% change)
Males: 326 (49.1%), Females: 338 (50.9%)

DeKalb County

Zip code: 35981

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $27,562
Median house value: $68,100

Population by Race

Races in Ider:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
• American Indian (3.2%)
• Two or more races (2.0%)
• Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (12.5%), Irish (12.3%), German (6.8%), English (4.2%), Dutch (1.8%), Scottish (1.7%).

Elevation: 1540 feet

Land area: 5.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ider

• High school or higher: 67.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 7.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ider town

• Never married: 12.6%
• Now married: 64.8%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 7.3%
• Divorced: 12.8%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -31 (-4.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ider:

• BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER DEKALB (about 18 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL)
• GRANDVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; JASPER, TN)
• JACKSON CO HOSP & NURSING HOME (about 29 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ider:

• LOVELL FIELD (about 40 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Abbreviation: CHA)
• RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 44 miles; ROME, GA; Abbreviation: RMG)
• HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 76 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ider:

• STEVENSON (about 16 miles; STEVENSON, AL; Abbreviation: 7A6)
• ISBELL FIELD (about 17 miles; FORT PAYNE, AL; Abbreviation: 4A9)
• SCOTTSBORO MUNI-WORD FIELD (about 23 miles; SCOTTSBORO, AL; Abbreviation: 4A6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ider:

• THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 36 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
• CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 4,821)
• GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GADSDEN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,360)
• MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; Tullahoma, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,256)
• ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; NORMAL, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,886)
• JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 6,418)
• LEE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,171)

Public primary/middle school in Ider:

• IDER SCHOOL (Students: 767; Location: 1064 CRAB APPLE LN; Grades: KG – 12)

Libraries

Library in Ider:

• IDER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,269; Location: 10808 ALABAMA HIGHWAY 75; 12,043 books; 35 audio materials; 364 video materials; 7 serial subscriptions)