ZIP Code 35212

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Population: 10,059
Median household income: $34,565
Median home value: $210,400

ZIP Code 35212 (Jefferson County, Alabama) is home to about 10,059 residents. Its median household income of $34,565 runs below the Jefferson County figure of $64,589.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 35212's population declined 10.9% from 11,295 to 10,059, while its median gross rent rose 27.6% from $591 to $754.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 68.5% of the population. 69.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,059
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $34,565
Median home value: $210,400
Median gross rent: $754
Housing units: 5,537
Homeownership rate: 40.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,29510,059

Median household income

$30,240$34,565

Median home value

$133,200$210,400

Median gross rent

$591$754

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,295	$30,240	$133,200	$591
2020	10,498	$28,990	$146,300	$583
2021	10,626	$30,113	$162,700	$624
2022	10,136	$28,216	$183,000	$688
2023	10,059	$34,565	$210,400	$754

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3419.0%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,031	10.2%
5 to 17	1,811	18.0%
18 to 24	541	5.4%
25 to 34	1,916	19.0%
35 to 44	1,443	14.3%
45 to 54	951	9.5%
55 to 64	1,030	10.2%
65 to 74	959	9.5%
75 and over	377	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,412	24.0%
Black or African American	6,889	68.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	21	0.2%
Asian	134	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	34	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	562	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	889	13.3%
High school graduate	1,946	29.1%
Some college or associate's	1,653	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,338	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	850	12.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone69.7%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit2.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home17.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,805	69.7%
Carpooled	205	5.1%
Public transit	79	2.0%
Walked	150	3.7%
Bicycle	50	1.2%
Worked from home	685	17.0%
Other means	53	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	913	27.3%
15 to 29 min	1,705	51.0%
30 to 44 min	498	14.9%
45 to 59 min	124	3.7%
60+ min	102	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 40.4% (4,013 of 9,944)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,426	53.8%
Nonfamily households	2,082	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,508	81.4%
Vacant	1,029	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,825	40.5%
Renter-occupied	2,683	59.5%

1-unit, detached52.4%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units11.7%

5 to 19 units25.2%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,902	52.4%
1-unit, attached	159	2.9%
2 to 4 units	648	11.7%
5 to 19 units	1,397	25.2%
20 or more units	419	7.6%
Mobile home & other	12	0.2%

ZIP Code 35212

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