ZIP Code 35442

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Pickens County, Alabama.

Population: 5,539
Median household income: $34,274
Median home value: $121,700

Covering part of Pickens County, Alabama, ZIP Code 35442 has about 5,539 residents. At $34,274, its median household income sits below Pickens County's $47,014.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 35442's population declined 17.7% from 6,730 to 5,539, while its median gross rent rose 24.3% from $540 to $671.

12.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 54.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,539
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $34,274
Median home value: $121,700
Median gross rent: $671
Housing units: 2,149
Homeownership rate: 54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7305,539

Median household income

$31,921$34,274

Median home value

$77,800$121,700

Median gross rent

$540$671

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,730	$31,921	$77,800	$540
2020	6,386	$35,000	$87,000	$498
2021	5,798	$30,589	$94,400	$544
2022	5,450	$30,509	$113,000	$601
2023	5,539	$34,274	$121,700	$671

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 245.8%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4419.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	241	4.4%
5 to 17	804	14.5%
18 to 24	322	5.8%
25 to 34	914	16.5%
35 to 44	1,062	19.2%
45 to 54	614	11.1%
55 to 64	703	12.7%
65 to 74	450	8.1%
75 and over	429	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,347	24.3%
Black or African American	3,489	63.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.6%
Asian	10	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	622	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.8%

High school graduate36.9%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	994	23.8%
High school graduate	1,539	36.9%
Some college or associate's	1,132	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	293	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	214	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone85.9%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit4.7%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,104	85.9%
Carpooled	48	3.7%
Public transit	61	4.7%
Walked	2	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	70	5.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	410	33.7%
15 to 29 min	144	11.9%
30 to 44 min	172	14.2%
45 to 59 min	287	23.6%
60+ min	202	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 34.8% (1,421 of 4,088)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,008	61.9%
Nonfamily households	620	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,628	75.8%
Vacant	521	24.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	882	54.2%
Renter-occupied	746	45.8%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,399	65.1%
1-unit, attached	15	0.7%
2 to 4 units	320	14.9%
5 to 19 units	32	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	383	17.8%

ZIP Code 35442

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