Etowah County

Etowah County has 103,105 residents across 10 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $54,563, 15% below the Alabama figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $167,100, and 18% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

103,105residentsACS 2020–2024

$54,563median household incomeAlabama: $64K

$167,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Alabama with Etowah 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 10 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
35901	18,769	$49K	$166K	66%	23%	86%	24 min
35903	17,113	$53K	$172K	65%	18%	90%	27 min
35904	14,015	$44K	$118K	72%	12%	84%	23 min
35905	6,452	$67K	$196K	81%	22%	87%	29 min
35906	10,446	$56K	$221K	66%	21%	90%	29 min
35907	9,357	$76K	$227K	93%	23%	96%	28 min
35952	8,415	$48K	$118K	81%	11%	82%	35 min
35954	12,054	$59K	$136K	79%	13%	85%	28 min
35956	8,748	$61K	$182K	81%	18%	89%	27 min
35972	1,291	$42K	$99K	100%	25%	71%	31 min

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

People.

103,105 residents in 39,411 households, next to the Alabama figure.

22%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

30%

of households are people living alone

47%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

47,603 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,100 (±$4,938).

74%

of households own their home

79%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

17%

of housing units are vacant

$847

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20196%

2000–200912%

1990–199912%

1980–198911%

1970–197916%

1960–196913%

1950–195914%

1940–19498%

1939 or earlier6%

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 ±$2,653.

$54,563

median household income

16.9%

of people live below the poverty line

5.9%

unemployment rate

18%

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

16%

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.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

10%

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