ZIP 35967 · Fort Payne
Who lives in ZIP code 35967 (Fort Payne, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fort Payne, AL · DeKalb County
uszips 2026
People16,957
Median age38.8
Household income$47,051
Home value$158,766
Median rent$684/mo
Poverty28.7%
College degree+17.2%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Payne, AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 52 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,549
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 73.5% are adults.
Household income
18.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,134.
Education (adults 25+)
44.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
22.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.5%
- Never married
- 26.3%
- Divorced
- 18.1%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.27
- Dual-income families
- 46.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.4%
- Rent burden
- 30.7%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 3.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.2%
- Veterans
- 6.0%
- With a disability
- 16.3%
- No health insurance
- 16.2%
- Limited English
- 5.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.