ZIP 35040 · Calera
Who lives in ZIP code 35040 (Calera, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Calera, AL · Shelby County
uszips 2026
People19,304
Median age35.3
Household income$84,554
Home value$230,696
Median rent$1,512/mo
Poverty7.9%
College degree+34.8%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Birmingham, AL
- Wider region
- Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 96 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,358
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.7% are 65 or older; 75.5% are adults.
Household income
39.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,577.
Education (adults 25+)
40.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.4%
- Never married
- 28.0%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 58.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.9%
- Rent burden
- 32.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 71.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 11.6%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.0%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- No health insurance
- 7.8%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.