ZIP 35453 · Cottondale
Who lives in ZIP code 35453 (Cottondale, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cottondale, AL · Tuscaloosa County
uszips 2026
People12,620
Median age38.1
Household income$68,533
Home value$209,254
Median rent$1,003/mo
Poverty13.6%
College degree+18.3%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Tuscaloosa, AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 54 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,776
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.3% are 65 or older; 75.6% are adults.
Household income
32.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,549.
Education (adults 25+)
33.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.0%
- Never married
- 22.7%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 44.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.1%
- Rent burden
- 25.1%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 9.1%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 17.9%
- Veterans
- 5.1%
- With a disability
- 15.6%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.