Moving to Locust Fork, Alabama

Population: 1,016. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,136 (+11.8% change)
Males: 515 (50.7%), Females: 501 (49.3%)

Blount County

Zip code: 35097

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $39,333
Median house value: $99,400

Population by Race

Races in Locust Fork:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (26.4%), Irish (12.9%), English (6.8%), German (6.1%), Italian (3.3%), Scottish (2.6%).

Elevation: 584 feet

Land area: 3.5 square miles

Map of Locust Fork, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Locust Fork

  • High school or higher: 75.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 40.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Locust Fork town

  • Never married: 14.3%
  • Now married: 69.3%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +611 (+150.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Locust Fork:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Locust Fork:

  • BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 26 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
  • TALLADEGA MUNI (about 47 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; Abbreviation: ASN)
  • HUNTSVILLE INTL-CARL T JONES FIELD (about 52 miles; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: HSV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Locust Fork:

  • ROBBINS FIELD (about 19 miles; ONEONTA, AL; Abbreviation: 20A)
  • FOLSOM FIELD (about 30 miles; CULLMAN, AL; Abbreviation: 3A1)
  • THE ALBERTVILLE MUNI-THOMAS J BRUMLIK FLD (about 35 miles; ALBERTVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 8A0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Locust Fork:

  • GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLL-HANCEVILLE (about 16 miles; HANCEVILLE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,272)
  • JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
  • BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
  • SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 32 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
  • JOHN C CALHOUN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; DECATUR, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,547)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 57 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)

Schools

Public high school in Locust Fork:

  • LOCUST FORK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 646; Location: 77 SCHOOL RD; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Locust Fork:

  • LOCUST FORK ELEMENTARY (Students: 610; Location: 155 SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG – 06)