ZIP Code 35956

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Etowah County, Alabama.

Population: 8,381
Median household income: $57,598
Median home value: $170,900

ZIP Code 35956 (Etowah County, Alabama) is home to about 8,381 residents. The median household income of $57,598 is above the Etowah County median ($53,070).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 35956's population declined 6.1% from 8,927 to 8,381, while its median gross rent rose 20.7% from $676 to $816.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,381
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,598
Median home value: $170,900
Median gross rent: $816
Housing units: 3,892
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9278,381

Median household income

$47,016$57,598

Median home value

$114,000$170,900

Median gross rent

$676$816

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,927	$47,016	$114,000	$676
2020	8,608	$52,324	$132,800	$667
2021	8,562	$53,497	$146,800	$721
2022	8,207	$56,397	$159,500	$786
2023	8,381	$57,598	$170,900	$816

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	728	8.7%
5 to 17	1,488	17.8%
18 to 24	674	8.0%
25 to 34	986	11.8%
35 to 44	910	10.9%
45 to 54	1,244	14.8%
55 to 64	793	9.5%
65 to 74	957	11.4%
75 and over	601	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,119	96.9%
Black or African American	29	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	119	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	109	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's34.9%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	729	13.3%
High school graduate	1,812	33.0%
Some college or associate's	1,919	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	561	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	470	8.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,109	90.0%
Carpooled	132	3.8%
Public transit	7	0.2%
Walked	26	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	118	3.4%
Other means	63	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	779	23.3%
15 to 29 min	1,363	40.8%
30 to 44 min	811	24.3%
45 to 59 min	98	2.9%
60+ min	286	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 14.9% (1,248 of 8,381)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,148	69.3%
Nonfamily households	952	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,100	79.7%
Vacant	792	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,498	80.6%
Renter-occupied	602	19.4%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,012	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	23	0.6%
5 to 19 units	12	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	845	21.7%

ZIP Code 35956

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