ZIP Code 35204

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Population: 9,154
Median household income: $32,880
Median home value: $81,600

ZIP Code 35204 (Jefferson County, Alabama) is home to about 9,154 residents. The median household income of $32,880 is below the Jefferson County median ($64,589).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 35204's population declined 1.2% from 9,262 to 9,154, while its median gross rent rose 17.6% from $609 to $716.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 86.5% of the population. 70.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,154
Median age: 42.9 yrs
Median household income: $32,880
Median home value: $81,600
Median gross rent: $716
Housing units: 5,333
Homeownership rate: 45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 12.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,2629,154

Median household income

$23,027$32,880

Median home value

$63,900$81,600

Median gross rent

$609$716

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,262	$23,027	$63,900	$609
2020	9,907	$26,618	$63,200	$605
2021	9,287	$27,140	$65,200	$682
2022	9,343	$30,414	$80,000	$718
2023	9,154	$32,880	$81,600	$716

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	590	6.4%
5 to 17	1,313	14.3%
18 to 24	870	9.5%
25 to 34	1,064	11.6%
35 to 44	1,041	11.4%
45 to 54	1,394	15.2%
55 to 64	1,121	12.2%
65 to 74	1,104	12.1%
75 and over	657	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	610	6.7%
Black or African American	7,918	86.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	88	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	67	0.7%
Two or more races	48	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	418	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate42.2%

Some college or associate's26.4%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,093	17.1%
High school graduate	2,693	42.2%
Some college or associate's	1,687	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	569	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	339	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.6%

Carpooled14.7%

Public transit4.4%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,980	70.6%
Carpooled	411	14.7%
Public transit	123	4.4%
Walked	41	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	120	4.3%
Other means	129	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	855	31.9%
15 to 29 min	1,237	46.1%
30 to 44 min	378	14.1%
45 to 59 min	39	1.5%
60+ min	175	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 34.7% (3,027 of 8,715)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,941	47.4%
Nonfamily households	2,158	52.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,099	76.9%
Vacant	1,234	23.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,852	45.2%
Renter-occupied	2,247	54.8%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units24.6%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,177	59.6%
1-unit, attached	140	2.6%
2 to 4 units	506	9.5%
5 to 19 units	1,313	24.6%
20 or more units	110	2.1%
Mobile home & other	87	1.6%

ZIP Code 35204

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