ZIP 35242 · Birmingham
Who lives in ZIP code 35242 (Birmingham, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Birmingham, AL · Shelby County
uszips 2026
People57,374
Median age43.6
Household income$117,047
Home value$477,766
Median rent$1,472/mo
Poverty6.1%
College degree+65.8%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Birmingham, AL
- Wider region
- Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 423 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 23,978
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.5% are 65 or older; 78.8% are adults.
Household income
55.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $55,437.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.7%
- Never married
- 24.7%
- Divorced
- 9.5%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 53.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.2%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.8%
- Unemployment
- 1.3%
- Self-employed
- 16.6%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 47.3%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 10.2%
- No health insurance
- 3.4%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.