# Jefferson County, Alabama demographics

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Jefferson County, Alabama (county FIPS 01073) has a median household income of $66,388 (±$1,491) and a total population of 667,755 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 64 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 667,755 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 37.7 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 269,883 | ±1,816 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $66,388 | ±$1,491 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $240,000 | ±$4,979 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,193 | ±$18 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 63.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 36.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 91.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 36.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 15.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 4.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 01073 |
| Land area | 1,111.56 sq mi |
| Water area | 12.59 sq mi |
| Population density | 601 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [35006](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35006) | 8.9% | 95.6% | Yes |
| [35023](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35023) | 8.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [35022](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35022) | 5.4% | 93.7% | Yes |
| [35126](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35126) | 5.2% | 96.6% | Yes |
| [35071](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35071) | 5.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [35180](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35180) | 4.9% | 63.6% | Yes |
| [35173](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35173) | 4.4% | 76.1% | Yes |
| [35118](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35118) | 3.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [35111](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35111) | 3% | 54.5% | Yes |
| [35005](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35005) | 2.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [35094](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35094) | 2.8% | 52.4% | Yes |
| [35062](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35062) | 2.8% | 65.1% | Yes |
| [35130](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35130) | 2.7% | 44% |  |
| [35073](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35073) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [35117](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35117) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [35215](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35215) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [35210](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35210) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [35214](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35214) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [35116](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35116) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [35217](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35217) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [35226](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35226) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [35211](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35211) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [35020](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35020) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [35224](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35224) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [35235](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35235) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [35216](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35216) | 1.1% | 98.2% | Yes |
| [35243](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35243) | 1.1% | 98% | Yes |
| [35068](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35068) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [35207](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35207) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [35244](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35244) | 1% | 46.4% |  |
| [35242](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35242) | 0.9% | 20.1% |  |
| [35127](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35127) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [35206](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35206) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [35444](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35444) | 0.9% | 6.6% |  |
| [35209](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35209) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [35223](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35223) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [35091](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35091) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [35213](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35213) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [35212](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35212) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [35172](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35172) | 0.5% | 18.8% |  |
| [35204](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35204) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [35228](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35228) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [35222](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35222) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [35061](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35061) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [35205](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35205) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [35221](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35221) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [35208](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35208) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [35064](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35064) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [35234](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35234) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [35146](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35146) | 0.2% | 2.6% |  |
| [35218](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35218) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [35203](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35203) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [35233](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35233) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [35063](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35063) | 0.1% | 3.2% |  |
| [35060](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35060) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [35229](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35229) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [35080](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35080) | 0% | 0.5% |  |
| [35119](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35119) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [35148](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35148) | 0% | 2% |  |
| [35254](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35254) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [35079](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35079) | 0% | 0.1% |  |
| [35036](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35036) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [35181](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35181) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [35249](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/35249) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:073&in=state:01
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```

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