Population: 580. Estimated population in 2021: 609 (+5.0% change)
Males: 294 (50.7%), Females: 286 (49.3%)
Shelby County
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $33,750
Median house value: $75,500
Races in Wilton:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
- Black (23.6%)
- Hispanic (3.3%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
Ancestries: United States (18.8%), Irish (14.5%), English (8.1%), German (6.7%), Dutch (3.1%), Polish (1.4%).
Elevation: 400 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Wilton
- High school or higher: 77.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 0.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wilton town
- Never married: 28.4%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 6.5%
3.3% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +51 (+9.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wilton:
- SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; ALABASTER, AL)
- BIBB MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL)
- CHILTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; CLANTON, AL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wilton:
- BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 34 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Abbreviation: BHM)
- TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 51 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Abbreviation: TCL)
- MONTGOMERY RGNL (DANNELLY FIELD) (about 64 miles; MONTGOMERY, AL; Abbreviation: MGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wilton:
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 10 miles; ALABASTER, AL; Abbreviation: EET)
- BESSEMER (about 16 miles; BESSEMER, AL; Abbreviation: EKY)
- BIBB COUNTY (about 18 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; Abbreviation: 0A8)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilton:
- UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 3 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 4,106)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 32 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 12,178)
- JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,279)
- SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 3,635)
- BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SUMITON, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,670)
- UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 52 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Full-time enrollment: 17,453)