ZIP Code 35962

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in DeKalb County, Alabama.

Population: 8,211
Median household income: $58,000
Median home value: $130,200

Covering part of DeKalb County, Alabama, ZIP Code 35962 has about 8,211 residents. The median household income of $58,000 is above the DeKalb County median ($51,149).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 35962's population declined 5.9% from 8,730 to 8,211, while its median gross rent rose 6.1% from $706 to $749.

63.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1984.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,211
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $58,000
Median home value: $130,200
Median gross rent: $749
Housing units: 3,417
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7308,211

Median household income

$42,796$58,000

Median home value

$88,300$130,200

Median gross rent

$706$749

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,730	$42,796	$88,300	$706
2020	8,327	$48,700	$121,500	$700
2021	8,139	$48,100	$125,700	$758
2022	8,391	$56,838	$152,700	$801
2023	8,211	$58,000	$130,200	$749

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4415.7%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	344	4.2%
5 to 17	1,457	17.7%
18 to 24	624	7.6%
25 to 34	1,142	13.9%
35 to 44	1,287	15.7%
45 to 54	1,137	13.8%
55 to 64	1,097	13.4%
65 to 74	683	8.3%
75 and over	440	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,320	77.0%
Black or African American	29	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.2%
Asian	19	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	244	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,582	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.4%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's26.9%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,411	24.4%
High school graduate	2,085	36.0%
Some college or associate's	1,559	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	409	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	322	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled17.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,001	77.8%
Carpooled	683	17.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	92	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	70	1.8%
Other means	13	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,005	26.5%
15 to 29 min	1,497	39.5%
30 to 44 min	520	13.7%
45 to 59 min	217	5.7%
60+ min	550	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 21.3% (1,715 of 8,046)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,109	76.5%
Nonfamily households	647	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,756	80.7%
Vacant	661	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,189	79.4%
Renter-occupied	567	20.6%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other32.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,181	63.8%
1-unit, attached	4	0.1%
2 to 4 units	102	3.0%
5 to 19 units	18	0.5%
20 or more units	4	0.1%
Mobile home & other	1,108	32.4%

ZIP Code 35962

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