ZIP Code 35904

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Etowah County, Alabama.

Population: 13,571
Median household income: $40,915
Median home value: $100,100

Covering part of Etowah County, Alabama, ZIP Code 35904 has about 13,571 residents. At $40,915, its median household income sits below Etowah County's $53,070.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 35904's population held roughly steady from 13,704 to 13,571, while its median gross rent rose 23.8% from $640 to $792.

Owners occupy 69.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,571
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $40,915
Median home value: $100,100
Median gross rent: $792
Housing units: 6,272
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,70413,571

Median household income

$35,349$40,915

Median home value

$69,900$100,100

Median gross rent

$640$792

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,704	$35,349	$69,900	$640
2020	14,130	$38,173	$77,200	$665
2021	13,571	$39,267	$79,900	$690
2022	13,482	$42,738	$94,700	$727
2023	13,571	$40,915	$100,100	$792

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over10.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,027	7.6%
5 to 17	2,428	17.9%
18 to 24	974	7.2%
25 to 34	1,509	11.1%
35 to 44	1,605	11.8%
45 to 54	1,257	9.3%
55 to 64	1,993	14.7%
65 to 74	1,300	9.6%
75 and over	1,478	10.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,389	76.6%
Black or African American	1,803	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	92	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	195	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,090	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.8%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,810	19.8%
High school graduate	3,596	39.3%
Some college or associate's	2,695	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	772	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	269	2.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,817	84.1%
Carpooled	578	12.7%
Public transit	8	0.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	119	2.6%
Other means	17	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,958	44.3%
15 to 29 min	1,506	34.1%
30 to 44 min	423	9.6%
45 to 59 min	242	5.5%
60+ min	291	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 26.3% (3,511 of 13,327)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,967	58.4%
Nonfamily households	2,112	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,079	81.0%
Vacant	1,193	19.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,551	69.9%
Renter-occupied	1,528	30.1%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other9.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,302	84.5%
1-unit, attached	40	0.6%
2 to 4 units	165	2.6%
5 to 19 units	143	2.3%
20 or more units	41	0.7%
Mobile home & other	581	9.3%

ZIP Code 35904

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