Population: 2,987. Estimated population in 2021: 2,963 (-0.8% change)
Males: 1,351 (45.2%), Females: 1,636 (54.8%)
Henry County
Zip code: 36310
Median resident age: 42.2 years
Median household income: $23,266
Median house value: $58,900
Races in Abbeville:
- White Non-Hispanic (56.2%)
- Black (39.9%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Other race (2.8%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (16.9%), English (8.0%), Irish (5.4%), German (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), Italian (1.1%).
Elevation: 447 feet
Land area: 15.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Abbeville
- High school or higher: 58.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Abbeville city
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 46.3%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 16.3%
- Divorced: 8.6%
2.0% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -190 (-6.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Abbeville:
- LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; EUFAULA, AL)
- EARLY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BLAKELY, GA)
- DALE MED CTR GER PSY UNIT NEW DAY SENI (about 28 miles; OZARK, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Abbeville:
- DOTHAN RGNL (about 22 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Abbreviation: DHN)
- LAWSON AAF (FORT BENNING) (about 56 miles; FORT BENNING(COLUMBUS), GA; Abbreviation: LSF)
- COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN (about 68 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; Abbreviation: CSG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Abbeville:
- ABBEVILLE MUNI (about 3 miles; ABBEVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 0J0)
- HEADLAND MUNI (about 16 miles; HEADLAND, AL; Abbreviation: 0J6)
- CLAYTON MUNI (about 27 miles; CLAYTON, AL; Abbreviation: 11A)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Abbeville:
- GEORGE C WALLACE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-DOTHAN (about 25 miles; DOTHAN, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,703)
- TROY STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 53 miles; TROY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,143)
- TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; TUSKEGEE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; COLUMBUS, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,886)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 74 miles; AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 19,703)
- ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; ALBANY, GA; Full-time enrollment: 2,996)
- AUBURN UNIVERSITY-MONTGOMERY (about 81 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,677)
Schools
Public high school in Abbeville:
- ABBEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 336; Location: 300 TRAWICK ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Abbeville:
- ABBEVILLE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 236; Location: P O BOX 9 M L TILLIS DR; Grades: KG – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Abbeville:
- ABBEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 612; Location: 100 ELM ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- ABBEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: GILLIAM ST; Grades: 06 – 08)