ZIP Code 35205

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Population: 18,955
Median household income: $49,194
Median home value: $292,000

ZIP Code 35205 (Jefferson County, Alabama) is home to about 18,955 residents. At $49,194, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $64,589.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 35205's population declined 9.1% from 20,857 to 18,955, while its median gross rent rose 25.3% from $802 to $1,005.

The median resident is 29.7 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 30.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,955
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $49,194
Median home value: $292,000
Median gross rent: $1,005
Housing units: 11,908
Homeownership rate: 31.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,85718,955

Median household income

$39,236$49,194

Median home value

$179,900$292,000

Median gross rent

$802$1,005

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,857	$39,236	$179,900	$802
2020	20,145	$42,071	$200,100	$852
2021	18,709	$43,277	$226,500	$894
2022	19,047	$48,681	$268,900	$978
2023	18,955	$49,194	$292,000	$1,005

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 172.9%

18 to 2427.6%

25 to 3430.7%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	626	3.3%
5 to 17	551	2.9%
18 to 24	5,236	27.6%
25 to 34	5,813	30.7%
35 to 44	1,480	7.8%
45 to 54	1,395	7.4%
55 to 64	1,681	8.9%
65 to 74	1,355	7.1%
75 and over	818	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,435	60.3%
Black or African American	4,934	26.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	914	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.1%
Some other race	134	0.7%
Two or more races	483	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,015	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate14.5%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree29.3%

Graduate or professional degree26.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	588	4.7%
High school graduate	1,814	14.5%
Some college or associate's	3,089	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,671	29.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,380	26.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit1.2%

Walked7.4%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,358	67.8%
Carpooled	877	8.1%
Public transit	133	1.2%
Walked	798	7.4%
Bicycle	189	1.7%
Worked from home	1,323	12.2%
Other means	176	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,956	52.0%
15 to 29 min	3,301	34.6%
30 to 44 min	880	9.2%
45 to 59 min	154	1.6%
60+ min	240	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.57
Poverty rate: 18.8% (2,891 of 15,416)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,444	25.1%
Nonfamily households	7,276	74.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,720	81.6%
Vacant	2,188	18.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,037	31.2%
Renter-occupied	6,683	68.8%

1-unit, detached28.0%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units33.1%

20 or more units24.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,339	28.0%
1-unit, attached	365	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1,309	11.0%
5 to 19 units	3,945	33.1%
20 or more units	2,921	24.5%
Mobile home & other	29	0.2%

ZIP Code 35205

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