ZIP 35968 · Fort Payne
Who lives in ZIP code 35968 (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
People4,763
Median age42.5
Household income$43,539
Home value$134,634
Median rent$698/mo
Poverty27.2%
College degree+12.0%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Payne, AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 29 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,638
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.7% are 65 or older; 79.1% are adults.
Household income
20.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,317.
Education (adults 25+)
35.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.1%
- Never married
- 28.1%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 4.4%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 32.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.7%
- Rent burden
- 29.6%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.0%
- Farmers
- 7.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.3%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 15.9%
- No health insurance
- 9.8%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.