ZIP 35901 · Gadsden
Who lives in ZIP code 35901 (Gadsden, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gadsden, AL · Etowah County
uszips 2026
People18,769
Median age38.8
Household income$48,876
Home value$156,259
Median rent$820/mo
Poverty26.3%
College degree+23.4%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Gadsden, AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 123 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,116
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.3% are 65 or older; 76.0% are adults.
Household income
20.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,349.
Education (adults 25+)
41.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
9.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.8%
- Never married
- 35.2%
- Divorced
- 18.3%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 3.41
- Dual-income families
- 42.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.9%
- Rent burden
- 34.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.6%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.2%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 18.5%
- No health insurance
- 12.0%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.