ZIP Code 35901

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Etowah County, Alabama.

Population: 19,186
Median household income: $47,826
Median home value: $174,200

ZIP Code 35901 (Etowah County, Alabama) is home to about 19,186 residents. At $47,826, its median household income sits below Etowah County's $53,070.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 35901's population declined 3.2% from 19,811 to 19,186, while its median gross rent rose 20.7% from $619 to $747.

Owners occupy 65.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,186
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $47,826
Median home value: $174,200
Median gross rent: $747
Housing units: 9,075
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,81119,186

Median household income

$39,688$47,826

Median home value

$117,200$174,200

Median gross rent

$619$747

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,811	$39,688	$117,200	$619
2020	18,903	$39,732	$132,400	$633
2021	18,827	$40,350	$144,600	$659
2022	18,818	$43,638	$167,200	$768
2023	19,186	$47,826	$174,200	$747

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,060	5.5%
5 to 17	3,332	17.4%
18 to 24	1,527	8.0%
25 to 34	2,635	13.7%
35 to 44	1,969	10.3%
45 to 54	2,372	12.4%
55 to 64	2,309	12.0%
65 to 74	2,589	13.5%
75 and over	1,393	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,510	54.8%
Black or African American	6,141	32.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	82	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	121	0.6%
Two or more races	704	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,619	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.7%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,949	14.7%
High school graduate	4,115	31.0%
Some college or associate's	4,308	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,762	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,133	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone85.8%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,127	85.8%
Carpooled	512	7.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	72	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	285	4.0%
Other means	148	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,045	29.8%
15 to 29 min	3,020	44.0%
30 to 44 min	835	12.2%
45 to 59 min	513	7.5%
60+ min	446	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 25.3% (4,717 of 18,638)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,430	61.2%
Nonfamily households	2,807	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,237	79.7%
Vacant	1,838	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,716	65.2%
Renter-occupied	2,521	34.8%

1-unit, detached72.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,553	72.2%
1-unit, attached	135	1.5%
2 to 4 units	843	9.3%
5 to 19 units	733	8.1%
20 or more units	404	4.5%
Mobile home & other	407	4.5%

ZIP Code 35901

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