Moving to Jacksons Gap, Alabama

Population: 761. Estimated population in July 2024: 748 (-1.7% change)
Males: 383 (50.3%), Females: 378 (49.7%)

Zip code: 36861

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $23,026
Median house value: $60,500

Population by Race

Races in Jacksons’ Gap:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.3%)
  • Black (29.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (18.9%), Irish (9.7%), German (3.8%), English (3.2%), Subsaharan African (2.8%), Polish (2.1%).

Land area: 8.4 square miles

Map of Jacksons Gap, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Jacksons’ Gap

  • High school or higher: 49.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 8.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jacksons’ Gap town

  • Never married: 21.5%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -44 (-5.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Jacksons’ Gap:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jacksons’ Gap:

  • ANNISTON METROPOLITAN (about 49 miles; ANNISTON, AL; Abbreviation: ANB)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 50 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
  • MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 56 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Abbreviation: MGM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Jacksons’ Gap:

  • THOMAS C RUSSELL FLD (about 10 miles; ALEXANDER CITY, AL; Abbreviation: ALX)
  • REEVES (about 27 miles; TALLASSEE, AL; Abbreviation: 41A)
  • ASHLAND/LINEVILLE (about 28 miles; ASHLAND/LINEVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 26A)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jacksons’ Gap:

  • SOUTHERN UNION STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; WADLEY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,925)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 19,703)
  • TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • FAULKNER UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,283)
  • ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,359)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE (about 51 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 126,963)
  • AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 53 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,677)