ZIP Code 35216

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Population: 36,587
Median household income: $73,125
Median home value: $376,200

ZIP Code 35216 (Jefferson County, Alabama) is home to about 36,587 residents. Its median household income of $73,125 runs above the Jefferson County figure of $64,589.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 35216's population held roughly steady from 36,856 to 36,587, while its median gross rent rose 25.7% from $1,045 to $1,314.

52.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 54.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,587
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $73,125
Median home value: $376,200
Median gross rent: $1,314
Housing units: 16,333
Homeownership rate: 54.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,85636,587

Median household income

$63,348$73,125

Median home value

$275,400$376,200

Median gross rent

$1,045$1,314

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,856	$63,348	$275,400	$1,045
2020	37,828	$66,540	$286,000	$1,096
2021	38,829	$65,803	$299,400	$1,157
2022	38,352	$68,237	$353,600	$1,257
2023	36,587	$73,125	$376,200	$1,314

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,690	7.4%
5 to 17	6,242	17.1%
18 to 24	3,989	10.9%
25 to 34	5,740	15.7%
35 to 44	5,196	14.2%
45 to 54	3,731	10.2%
55 to 64	4,141	11.3%
65 to 74	2,797	7.6%
75 and over	2,061	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,329	61.0%
Black or African American	8,955	24.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	1,776	4.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	567	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,938	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate14.1%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree33.0%

Graduate or professional degree19.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,408	5.9%
High school graduate	3,345	14.1%
Some college or associate's	6,435	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	7,805	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,673	19.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,410	77.4%
Carpooled	1,647	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	59	0.3%
Bicycle	6	0.0%
Worked from home	2,385	12.8%
Other means	119	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,229	26.0%
15 to 29 min	8,458	52.1%
30 to 44 min	2,385	14.7%
45 to 59 min	418	2.6%
60+ min	751	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 8.0% (2,915 of 36,470)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,525	63.8%
Nonfamily households	5,415	36.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,940	91.5%
Vacant	1,393	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,177	54.7%
Renter-occupied	6,763	45.3%

1-unit, detached44.0%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units32.3%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,179	44.0%
1-unit, attached	1,148	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1,151	7.0%
5 to 19 units	5,278	32.3%
20 or more units	1,512	9.3%
Mobile home & other	65	0.4%

ZIP Code 35216

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