ZIP Code 35501

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Walker County, Alabama.

Population: 10,032
Median household income: $44,918
Median home value: $150,300

ZIP Code 35501 (Walker County, Alabama) is home to about 10,032 residents. At $44,918, its median household income sits below Walker County's $54,509.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 35501's population declined 1.7% from 10,208 to 10,032, while its median gross rent rose 31.9% from $593 to $782.

The typical home was built around 1975. 26.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,032
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $44,918
Median home value: $150,300
Median gross rent: $782
Housing units: 4,591
Homeownership rate: 60.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,20810,032

Median household income

$37,014$44,918

Median home value

$95,800$150,300

Median gross rent

$593$782

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,208	$37,014	$95,800	$593
2020	9,719	$41,276	$112,000	$665
2021	10,045	$41,618	$135,900	$689
2022	10,126	$52,927	$164,100	$680
2023	10,032	$44,918	$150,300	$782

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	701	7.0%
5 to 17	1,934	19.3%
18 to 24	942	9.4%
25 to 34	1,616	16.1%
35 to 44	975	9.7%
45 to 54	1,296	12.9%
55 to 64	1,112	11.1%
65 to 74	839	8.4%
75 and over	617	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,350	73.3%
Black or African American	1,404	14.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.1%
Asian	55	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	372	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	834	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's34.7%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	927	14.4%
High school graduate	2,123	32.9%
Some college or associate's	2,241	34.7%
Bachelor's degree	652	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	512	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,419	83.2%
Carpooled	469	11.4%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	52	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	92	2.2%
Other means	74	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,888	47.0%
15 to 29 min	684	17.0%
30 to 44 min	264	6.6%
45 to 59 min	549	13.7%
60+ min	631	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 26.0% (2,494 of 9,587)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,349	65.8%
Nonfamily households	1,220	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,569	77.7%
Vacant	1,022	22.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,169	60.8%
Renter-occupied	1,400	39.2%

1-unit, detached68.7%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,154	68.7%
1-unit, attached	65	1.4%
2 to 4 units	381	8.3%
5 to 19 units	411	9.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	580	12.6%

ZIP Code 35501

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