ZIP 35243 · Birmingham
Who lives in ZIP code 35243 (Birmingham, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Birmingham, AL · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People18,176
Median age39.2
Household income$99,645
Home value$536,225
Median rent$1,683/mo
Poverty6.9%
College degree+72.4%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Birmingham, AL
- Wider region
- Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 560 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,825
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.8% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
49.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $61,007.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.2%
- Never married
- 31.3%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 2.90
- Dual-income families
- 47.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 54.1%
- Rent burden
- 27.2%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.8%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 18.8%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 45.5%
- Veterans
- 4.9%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 3.6%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.