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
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:
- LAKEMARTIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; DADEVILLE, AL)
- RUSSELL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ALEXANDER CITY, AL)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC (about 24 miles; TALLASSEE, AL)
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)