ZIP Code 35218

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Alabama.

Population: 6,628
Median household income: $30,966
Median home value: $79,500

ZIP Code 35218 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson County, Alabama, home to about 6,628 residents. At $30,966, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $64,589.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 35218's population declined 8.4% from 7,235 to 6,628, while its median gross rent rose 13.1% from $793 to $897.

Households average 2.66 people. The median gross rent is $897.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,628
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $30,966
Median home value: $79,500
Median gross rent: $897
Housing units: 3,274
Homeownership rate: 36.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2356,628

Median household income

$27,012$30,966

Median home value

$64,700$79,500

Median gross rent

$793$897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,235	$27,012	$64,700	$793
2020	7,283	$29,545	$63,400	$823
2021	7,622	$30,725	$64,000	$855
2022	6,962	$32,095	$74,700	$883
2023	6,628	$30,966	$79,500	$897

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4417.9%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	189	2.9%
5 to 17	1,420	21.4%
18 to 24	389	5.9%
25 to 34	837	12.6%
35 to 44	1,188	17.9%
45 to 54	827	12.5%
55 to 64	884	13.3%
65 to 74	643	9.7%
75 and over	251	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	364	5.5%
Black or African American	5,017	75.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	993	15.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	246	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate31.8%

Some college or associate's41.1%

Bachelor's degree5.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	841	18.2%
High school graduate	1,471	31.8%
Some college or associate's	1,902	41.1%
Bachelor's degree	264	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	152	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit2.7%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,744	76.9%
Carpooled	226	10.0%
Public transit	62	2.7%
Walked	80	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	92	4.1%
Other means	63	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	378	17.4%
15 to 29 min	1,420	65.3%
30 to 44 min	289	13.3%
45 to 59 min	8	0.4%
60+ min	80	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 30.9% (2,048 of 6,628)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,489	60.3%
Nonfamily households	982	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,471	75.5%
Vacant	803	24.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	902	36.5%
Renter-occupied	1,569	63.5%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units12.6%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,276	69.5%
1-unit, attached	124	3.8%
2 to 4 units	357	10.9%
5 to 19 units	413	12.6%
20 or more units	97	3.0%
Mobile home & other	7	0.2%

ZIP Code 35218

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