Jefferson County

Jefferson County has 667,755 residents across 51 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $66,388, 4% above the Alabama figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $240,000, and 36% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

667,755residentsACS 2020–2024

$66,388median household incomeAlabama: $64K

$240,000median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Alabama with Jefferson 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 51 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
35005	8,247	$59K	$143K	81%	15%	85%	33 min
35006	3,894	$69K	$123K	94%	8%	93%	36 min
35020	24,892	$35K	$91K	59%	10%	82%	27 min
35022	23,126	$82K	$259K	77%	35%	93%	33 min
35023	25,533	$70K	$162K	85%	17%	92%	31 min
35036	208	$-666667K	$-666667K	17%	0%	100%	–
35060	158	$-666667K	$111K	100%	0%	83%	42 min
35061	1,554	$69K	$166K	72%	14%	92%	18 min
35062	8,864	$73K	$180K	90%	17%	92%	35 min
35064	9,872	$49K	$129K	60%	26%	85%	22 min
35068	8,378	$74K	$195K	68%	31%	93%	28 min
35071	17,288	$82K	$262K	78%	29%	94%	27 min
35073	3,031	$55K	$117K	61%	14%	82%	29 min
35091	3,802	$100K	$321K	91%	32%	97%	34 min
35094	14,854	$75K	$235K	77%	29%	94%	28 min
35111	20,342	$86K	$285K	89%	30%	96%	32 min
35116	5,227	$88K	$237K	92%	31%	93%	30 min
35117	5,606	$93K	$227K	90%	29%	93%	28 min
35118	2,960	$64K	$165K	82%	16%	88%	33 min
35126	22,599	$84K	$199K	85%	17%	94%	35 min
35127	9,442	$70K	$226K	79%	23%	98%	28 min
35173	31,603	$117K	$345K	90%	41%	93%	30 min
35180	12,973	$75K	$207K	84%	17%	91%	35 min
35203	3,506	$47K	$334K	30%	37%	89%	16 min
35204	8,953	$35K	$89K	46%	16%	74%	22 min
35205	18,858	$51K	$294K	33%	58%	94%	17 min
35206	15,621	$43K	$154K	49%	22%	88%	24 min
35207	7,709	$31K	$80K	51%	14%	65%	24 min
35208	13,412	$39K	$97K	64%	20%	87%	23 min
35209	32,734	$71K	$505K	49%	57%	92%	19 min
35210	13,775	$73K	$256K	70%	41%	95%	22 min
35211	24,924	$35K	$96K	40%	21%	84%	26 min
35212	10,160	$37K	$232K	45%	34%	82%	22 min
35213	15,603	$160K	$790K	76%	87%	98%	19 min
35214	17,027	$56K	$165K	65%	24%	90%	27 min
35215	43,903	$53K	$157K	57%	19%	91%	29 min
35216	34,327	$75K	$398K	56%	56%	94%	23 min
35217	12,240	$40K	$120K	48%	12%	87%	28 min
35218	6,981	$31K	$93K	36%	8%	80%	24 min
35221	3,119	$33K	$74K	60%	15%	80%	28 min
35222	8,361	$84K	$400K	56%	61%	94%	20 min
35223	10,666	$168K	$775K	91%	84%	98%	20 min
35224	4,739	$43K	$80K	64%	10%	77%	29 min
35226	38,588	$125K	$411K	83%	69%	96%	26 min
35228	10,216	$51K	$94K	59%	21%	85%	26 min
35229	2,792	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	0%	–	14 min
35233	3,570	$60K	$339K	7%	79%	80%	14 min
35234	3,879	$27K	$114K	54%	11%	63%	18 min
35235	20,526	$63K	$195K	66%	29%	95%	26 min
35243	18,176	$100K	$538K	54%	72%	96%	22 min
35254	1,749	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	–	–	14 min

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

People.

667,755 residents in 269,883 households, next to the Alabama figure.

23%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

40%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

310,789 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $240,000 (±$4,979).

64%

of households own their home

69%

of homes are detached single-family houses

21%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

13%

of housing units are vacant

$1,193

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20198%

2000–200911%

1990–199911%

1980–198910%

1970–197917%

1960–196914%

1950–195913%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier10%

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 ±$1,491.

$66,388

median household income

15.7%

of people live below the poverty line

4.7%

unemployment rate

36%

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.

26 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

86%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

11%

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.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

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

Around here.

Photographs taken near Jefferson County, Alabama, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.