ZIP 35771 · Section
Who lives in ZIP code 35771 (Section, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Section, AL · Jackson County
uszips 2026
People3,414
Median age42.7
Household income$51,875
Home value$128,746
Median rent$724/mo
Poverty12.4%
College degree+15.6%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Scottsboro, AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 21 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,403
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.0% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
27.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,860.
Education (adults 25+)
53.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.1%
- Never married
- 17.5%
- Divorced
- 20.5%
- Widowed
- 9.9%
- Family size
- 3.12
- Dual-income families
- 41.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 81.4%
- Rent burden
- 30.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 9.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.3%
- Veterans
- 10.2%
- With a disability
- 22.4%
- No health insurance
- 15.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.