ZIP Code 35960

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cherokee County, Alabama.

Population: 9,044
Median household income: $47,868
Median home value: $176,100

Covering part of Cherokee County, Alabama, ZIP Code 35960 has about 9,044 residents. At $47,868, its median household income sits below Cherokee County's $50,769.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 35960's population declined 6.9% from 9,714 to 9,044, while its median gross rent rose 18.9% from $623 to $741.

The typical home was built around 1984. 11.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,044
Median age: 53.5 yrs
Median household income: $47,868
Median home value: $176,100
Median gross rent: $741
Housing units: 5,607
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,7149,044

Median household income

$44,189$47,868

Median home value

$144,600$176,100

Median gross rent

$623$741

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,714	$44,189	$144,600	$623
2020	9,039	$42,604	$158,600	$652
2021	8,459	$40,672	$155,700	$697
2022	9,101	$45,925	$171,200	$703
2023	9,044	$47,868	$176,100	$741

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7415.2%

75 and over15.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	280	3.1%
5 to 17	1,063	11.8%
18 to 24	548	6.1%
25 to 34	862	9.5%
35 to 44	863	9.5%
45 to 54	1,075	11.9%
55 to 64	1,599	17.7%
65 to 74	1,377	15.2%
75 and over	1,377	15.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,946	87.9%
Black or African American	678	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	311	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.4%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,314	18.4%
High school graduate	2,526	35.3%
Some college or associate's	2,134	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	645	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	534	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,168	82.6%
Carpooled	361	9.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	58	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	237	6.2%
Other means	12	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,286	35.7%
15 to 29 min	875	24.3%
30 to 44 min	725	20.1%
45 to 59 min	467	13.0%
60+ min	246	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 11.4% (999 of 8,743)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,354	58.5%
Nonfamily households	1,672	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,026	71.8%
Vacant	1,581	28.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,006	74.7%
Renter-occupied	1,020	25.3%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other16.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,217	75.2%
1-unit, attached	40	0.7%
2 to 4 units	237	4.2%
5 to 19 units	122	2.2%
20 or more units	57	1.0%
Mobile home & other	934	16.7%

ZIP Code 35960

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