ZIP Code 35971

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in DeKalb County, Alabama.

Population: 4,903
Median household income: $55,231
Median home value: $118,900

Covering part of DeKalb County, Alabama, ZIP Code 35971 has about 4,903 residents. Its median household income of $55,231 runs above the DeKalb County figure of $51,149.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 35971's population declined 13.5% from 5,666 to 4,903, while its median gross rent rose 7.5% from $693 to $745.

Owners occupy 72.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,903
Median age: 41.7 yrs
Median household income: $55,231
Median home value: $118,900
Median gross rent: $745
Housing units: 1,994
Homeownership rate: 72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6664,903

Median household income

$43,472$55,231

Median home value

$93,500$118,900

Median gross rent

$693$745

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,666	$43,472	$93,500	$693
2020	6,344	$37,123	$107,500	$665
2021	5,661	$41,800	$104,200	$709
2022	5,043	$52,930	$111,700	$729
2023	4,903	$55,231	$118,900	$745

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	273	5.6%
5 to 17	637	13.0%
18 to 24	412	8.4%
25 to 34	546	11.1%
35 to 44	832	17.0%
45 to 54	679	13.8%
55 to 64	633	12.9%
65 to 74	415	8.5%
75 and over	476	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,351	88.7%
Black or African American	154	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.2%
Asian	1	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	126	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	261	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.3%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	800	22.3%
High school graduate	1,395	39.0%
Some college or associate's	1,078	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	219	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	89	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,547	83.8%
Carpooled	244	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	1.5%
Other means	23	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	507	27.9%
15 to 29 min	634	34.9%
30 to 44 min	461	25.3%
45 to 59 min	80	4.4%
60+ min	137	7.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 22.7% (1,115 of 4,903)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,258	68.0%
Nonfamily households	593	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,851	92.8%
Vacant	143	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,347	72.8%
Renter-occupied	504	27.2%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,394	69.9%
1-unit, attached	10	0.5%
2 to 4 units	78	3.9%
5 to 19 units	13	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	499	25.0%

ZIP Code 35971

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