ZIP Code 35178

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Alabama.

Population: 2,867
Median household income: $48,382
Median home value: $152,300

ZIP Code 35178 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Shelby County, Alabama, home to about 2,867 residents. The median household income of $48,382 is below the Shelby County median ($93,543).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 35178's population declined 10.5% from 3,202 to 2,867, while its median gross rent rose 37.3% from $636 to $873.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 70.1% of the population. 82.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,867
Median age: 53.1 yrs
Median household income: $48,382
Median home value: $152,300
Median gross rent: $873
Housing units: 1,527
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2022,867

Median household income

$34,088$48,382

Median home value

$99,000$152,300

Median gross rent

$636$873

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,202	$34,088	$99,000	$636
2020	3,126	$33,530	$118,600	$767
2021	2,894	$34,216	$124,500	—
2022	2,632	$36,065	$134,700	$821
2023	2,867	$48,382	$152,300	$873

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6418.7%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	4.2%
5 to 17	379	13.2%
18 to 24	138	4.8%
25 to 34	283	9.9%
35 to 44	331	11.5%
45 to 54	312	10.9%
55 to 64	536	18.7%
65 to 74	392	13.7%
75 and over	375	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,009	70.1%
Black or African American	746	26.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.5%
Two or more races	97	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate48.7%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	322	14.4%
High school graduate	1,085	48.7%
Some college or associate's	467	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	253	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	102	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	858	82.4%
Carpooled	120	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	6.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	127	13.0%
15 to 29 min	209	21.4%
30 to 44 min	393	40.2%
45 to 59 min	139	14.2%
60+ min	110	11.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 27.9% (799 of 2,867)

	Count	Share
Family households	716	61.4%
Nonfamily households	450	38.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,166	76.4%
Vacant	361	23.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	969	83.1%
Renter-occupied	197	16.9%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other40.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	881	57.7%
1-unit, attached	5	0.3%
2 to 4 units	23	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	618	40.5%

ZIP Code 35178

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