ZIP 35603 · Decatur
Who lives in ZIP code 35603 (Decatur, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Decatur, AL · Morgan County
uszips 2026
People32,179
Median age42.0
Household income$81,490
Home value$252,081
Median rent$910/mo
Poverty7.3%
College degree+28.3%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Decatur, AL
- Wider region
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 175 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,175
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.5% are 65 or older; 76.0% are adults.
Household income
41.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,407.
Education (adults 25+)
43.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.9%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 7.7%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 46.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.9%
- Rent burden
- 27.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.0%
- Veterans
- 9.4%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.5%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.