ZIP 35020 · Bessemer
Who lives in ZIP code 35020 (Bessemer, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Bessemer, AL · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People24,892
Median age40.6
Household income$35,362
Home value$86,135
Median rent$904/mo
Poverty31.5%
College degree+10.2%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Birmingham, AL
- Wider region
- Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 581 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,211
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.0% are 65 or older; 75.4% are adults.
Household income
8.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,114.
Education (adults 25+)
43.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 27.2%
- Never married
- 43.2%
- Divorced
- 18.9%
- Widowed
- 10.6%
- Family size
- 3.26
- Dual-income families
- 32.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.4%
- Rent burden
- 35.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.4%
- Unemployment
- 7.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.0%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 24.2%
- No health insurance
- 18.2%
- Limited English
- 4.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.