ZIP 35601 · Decatur
Who lives in ZIP code 35601 (Decatur, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Decatur, AL · Morgan County
uszips 2026
People35,449
Median age36.6
Household income$51,429
Home value$171,073
Median rent$891/mo
Poverty17.3%
College degree+18.1%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Decatur, AL
- Wider region
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 517 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,938
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.0% are 65 or older; 75.6% are adults.
Household income
20.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,831.
Education (adults 25+)
35.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
24.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.5%
- Never married
- 37.8%
- Divorced
- 15.8%
- Widowed
- 7.9%
- Family size
- 3.28
- Dual-income families
- 47.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.8%
- Rent burden
- 29.0%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.6%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.7%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.7%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 17.4%
- No health insurance
- 17.5%
- Limited English
- 5.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.