DeKalb County

DeKalb County has 72,269 residents across 15 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $51,204, 20% below the Alabama figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $152,700, and 14% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

72,269residentsACS 2020–2024

$51,204median household incomeAlabama: $64K

$152,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

87%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

DeKalb County in AlabamaZIP codes in DeKalb County highlighted; the rest of Alabama in grey

Map of Alabama with DeKalb County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 15 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
35961	5,879	$46K	$100K	74%	6%	86%	24 min
35962	8,666	$60K	$142K	80%	13%	93%	31 min
35963	1,398	$60K	$83K	76%	7%	91%	24 min
35967	16,957	$47K	$157K	72%	17%	86%	21 min
35968	4,763	$44K	$122K	85%	12%	90%	30 min
35971	4,452	$59K	$143K	75%	7%	81%	30 min
35974	1,518	$52K	$156K	75%	10%	81%	25 min
35975	1,649	$48K	$176K	99%	15%	91%	35 min
35978	5,580	$56K	$137K	78%	13%	87%	30 min
35979	1,103	$52K	$137K	95%	2%	89%	43 min
35981	2,052	$46K	$152K	86%	16%	85%	30 min
35984	1,424	$44K	$138K	85%	28%	75%	33 min
35986	8,207	$68K	$222K	90%	25%	93%	24 min
35988	2,368	$54K	$159K	65%	23%	88%	26 min
35989	3,330	$44K	$94K	83%	15%	86%	32 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

72,269 residents in 26,181 households, next to the Alabama figure.

24%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

18%

aged 65 and over

27%

of households are people living alone

54%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

30,963 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,700 (±$5,889).

78%

of households own their home

71%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

22%

are mobile homes

15%

of housing units are vacant

$693

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–20197%

2000–200913%

1990–199919%

1980–198915%

1970–197916%

1960–196912%

1950–19598%

1940–19493%

1939 or earlier5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,508.

$51,204

median household income

22.4%

of people live below the poverty line

4.1%

unemployment rate

14%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

27 min

average commute to work

15%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

94%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

87%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates