ZIP Code 35405

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

Population: 48,564
Median household income: $61,371
Median home value: $224,900

ZIP Code 35405 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, home to about 48,564 residents. At $61,371, its median household income sits below Tuscaloosa County's $63,947.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 35405's population grew 7.0% from 45,391 to 48,564, while its median gross rent rose 22.8% from $861 to $1,057.

The median resident is 35.3 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 48,564
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $61,371
Median home value: $224,900
Median gross rent: $1,057
Housing units: 22,260
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

45,39148,564

Median household income

$56,711$61,371

Median home value

$172,800$224,900

Median gross rent

$861$1,057

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	45,391	$56,711	$172,800	$861
2020	44,449	$56,446	$176,100	$886
2021	47,828	$58,695	$185,700	$942
2022	49,196	$60,210	$214,200	$1,030
2023	48,564	$61,371	$224,900	$1,057

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 2411.2%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,810	5.8%
5 to 17	7,837	16.1%
18 to 24	5,417	11.2%
25 to 34	7,982	16.4%
35 to 44	6,520	13.4%
45 to 54	5,349	11.0%
55 to 64	5,287	10.9%
65 to 74	4,818	9.9%
75 and over	2,544	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,888	34.8%
Black or African American	27,253	56.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.1%
Asian	1,166	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.0%
Two or more races	702	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,515	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate30.0%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree19.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,016	6.2%
High school graduate	9,762	30.0%
Some college or associate's	10,524	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	6,209	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,989	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,900	79.1%
Carpooled	3,238	12.9%
Public transit	445	1.8%
Walked	53	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,332	5.3%
Other means	185	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,465	22.9%
15 to 29 min	13,712	57.6%
30 to 44 min	2,556	10.7%
45 to 59 min	916	3.8%
60+ min	1,172	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 14.1% (6,852 of 48,474)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,321	61.9%
Nonfamily households	7,568	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,889	89.3%
Vacant	2,371	10.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,004	55.3%
Renter-occupied	8,885	44.7%

1-unit, detached58.6%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units21.0%

20 or more units8.0%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,044	58.6%
1-unit, attached	378	1.7%
2 to 4 units	1,726	7.8%
5 to 19 units	4,675	21.0%
20 or more units	1,784	8.0%
Mobile home & other	653	2.9%

ZIP Code 35405

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