ZIP 35903 · Gadsden
Who lives in ZIP code 35903 (Gadsden, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gadsden, AL · Etowah County
uszips 2026
People17,113
Median age44.1
Household income$53,122
Home value$168,872
Median rent$861/mo
Poverty15.3%
College degree+18.0%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Gadsden, AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 97 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,872
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.5% are 65 or older; 82.6% are adults.
Household income
23.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,525.
Education (adults 25+)
32.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.3%
- Never married
- 35.1%
- Divorced
- 16.3%
- Widowed
- 6.2%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 46.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 65.4%
- Rent burden
- 32.9%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.9%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.4%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 10.9%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.