ZIP Code 35961

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in DeKalb County, Alabama.

Population: 5,997
Median household income: $44,119
Median home value: $89,300

ZIP Code 35961 (DeKalb County, Alabama) is home to about 5,997 residents. Its median household income of $44,119 runs below the DeKalb County figure of $51,149.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 35961's population declined 15.3% from 7,082 to 5,997, while its median gross rent fell 1.7% from $579 to $569.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.8% of the population. 91.6% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,997
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $44,119
Median home value: $89,300
Median gross rent: $569
Housing units: 2,604
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,0825,997

Median household income

$39,467$44,119

Median home value

$84,400$89,300

Median gross rent

$579$569

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,082	$39,467	$84,400	$579
2020	6,623	$39,244	$90,400	$550
2021	6,144	$38,714	$77,700	$604
2022	6,271	$43,063	$85,000	$611
2023	5,997	$44,119	$89,300	$569

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	337	5.6%
5 to 17	1,197	20.0%
18 to 24	534	8.9%
25 to 34	861	14.4%
35 to 44	465	7.8%
45 to 54	940	15.7%
55 to 64	664	11.1%
65 to 74	563	9.4%
75 and over	436	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,003	66.8%
Black or African American	174	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	120	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,700	28.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.8%

High school graduate26.7%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,327	33.8%
High school graduate	1,049	26.7%
Some college or associate's	1,278	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	194	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	81	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone91.6%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,259	91.6%
Carpooled	98	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	2.0%
Other means	10	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	642	26.6%
15 to 29 min	1,044	43.2%
30 to 44 min	546	22.6%
45 to 59 min	126	5.2%
60+ min	57	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 17.4% (1,006 of 5,780)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,467	73.3%
Nonfamily households	534	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,001	76.8%
Vacant	603	23.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,442	72.1%
Renter-occupied	559	27.9%

1-unit, detached62.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other30.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,637	62.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	142	5.5%
5 to 19 units	24	0.9%
20 or more units	10	0.4%
Mobile home & other	791	30.4%

ZIP Code 35961

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