ZIP Code 35215

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Population: 46,372
Median household income: $51,854
Median home value: $146,900

ZIP Code 35215 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Alabama, home to about 46,372 residents. The median household income of $51,854 is below the Jefferson County median ($64,589).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 35215's population declined 4.7% from 48,680 to 46,372, while its median gross rent rose 27.1% from $850 to $1,080.

Owners occupy 54.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 46,372
Median age: 33.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,854
Median home value: $146,900
Median gross rent: $1,080
Housing units: 19,718
Homeownership rate: 54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,68046,372

Median household income

$42,519$51,854

Median home value

$103,700$146,900

Median gross rent

$850$1,080

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,680	$42,519	$103,700	$850
2020	47,438	$41,940	$111,800	$870
2021	46,817	$41,814	$115,100	$924
2022	46,738	$47,975	$134,700	$1,031
2023	46,372	$51,854	$146,900	$1,080

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1723.9%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 746.8%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,953	6.4%
5 to 17	11,076	23.9%
18 to 24	4,006	8.6%
25 to 34	6,039	13.0%
35 to 44	6,008	13.0%
45 to 54	5,817	12.5%
55 to 64	5,402	11.6%
65 to 74	3,147	6.8%
75 and over	1,924	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,026	15.2%
Black or African American	34,877	75.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.0%
Asian	85	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.0%
Two or more races	1,134	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,219	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate36.1%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree13.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,403	12.0%
High school graduate	10,243	36.1%
Some college or associate's	9,462	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,805	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,424	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,698	77.5%
Carpooled	2,486	13.1%
Public transit	149	0.8%
Walked	122	0.6%
Bicycle	14	0.1%
Worked from home	1,249	6.6%
Other means	245	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,544	14.4%
15 to 29 min	7,628	43.1%
30 to 44 min	5,161	29.1%
45 to 59 min	1,537	8.7%
60+ min	844	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 21.9% (10,039 of 45,859)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,298	66.5%
Nonfamily households	5,695	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,993	86.2%
Vacant	2,725	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,211	54.2%
Renter-occupied	7,782	45.8%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units18.3%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,839	65.1%
1-unit, attached	696	3.5%
2 to 4 units	1,084	5.5%
5 to 19 units	3,603	18.3%
20 or more units	955	4.8%
Mobile home & other	541	2.7%

ZIP Code 35215

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