ZIP 35616 · Cherokee
Who lives in ZIP code 35616 (Cherokee, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Cherokee, AL · Colbert County
uszips 2026
People3,731
Median age45.2
Household income$48,720
Home value$100,182
Median rent$793/mo
Poverty28.7%
College degree+13.6%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL
- Wider region
- Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,514
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.0% are 65 or older; 75.6% are adults.
Household income
21.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,677.
Education (adults 25+)
32.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.4%
- Never married
- 18.5%
- Divorced
- 20.2%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 29.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.4%
- Rent burden
- 42.4%
- Men / women
- 55% / 45%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 5.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.8%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 21.5%
- No health insurance
- 10.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.