ZIP Code 35020

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Population: 25,308
Median household income: $33,247
Median home value: $90,900

ZIP Code 35020 (Jefferson County, Alabama) is home to about 25,308 residents. The median household income of $33,247 is below the Jefferson County median ($64,589).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 35020's population declined 1.7% from 25,757 to 25,308, while its median gross rent rose 16.9% from $732 to $856.

The typical home was built around 1959. 34.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,308
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $33,247
Median home value: $90,900
Median gross rent: $856
Housing units: 12,327
Homeownership rate: 56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,75725,308

Median household income

$29,133$33,247

Median home value

$68,800$90,900

Median gross rent

$732$856

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,757	$29,133	$68,800	$732
2020	24,821	$28,129	$73,700	$746
2021	25,763	$28,812	$76,600	$755
2022	25,713	$31,257	$87,000	$828
2023	25,308	$33,247	$90,900	$856

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,888	7.5%
5 to 17	4,292	17.0%
18 to 24	1,797	7.1%
25 to 34	2,770	10.9%
35 to 44	2,955	11.7%
45 to 54	2,794	11.0%
55 to 64	3,887	15.4%
65 to 74	3,047	12.0%
75 and over	1,878	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,876	11.4%
Black or African American	18,659	73.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	16	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	550	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,191	12.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.6%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,047	17.6%
High school graduate	7,102	41.0%
Some college or associate's	5,467	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,174	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	541	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit1.2%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,639	77.2%
Carpooled	1,143	13.3%
Public transit	103	1.2%
Walked	232	2.7%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	347	4.0%
Other means	128	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,809	21.9%
15 to 29 min	3,310	40.1%
30 to 44 min	2,306	27.9%
45 to 59 min	602	7.3%
60+ min	226	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 34.9% (8,758 of 25,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,564	55.2%
Nonfamily households	4,512	44.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,076	81.7%
Vacant	2,251	18.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,663	56.2%
Renter-occupied	4,413	43.8%

1-unit, detached76.4%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units3.1%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,416	76.4%
1-unit, attached	252	2.0%
2 to 4 units	1,296	10.5%
5 to 19 units	384	3.1%
20 or more units	385	3.1%
Mobile home & other	594	4.8%

ZIP Code 35020

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