ZIP 35978 · Henagar
Who lives in ZIP code 35978 (Henagar, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Henagar, AL · DeKalb County
uszips 2026
People5,580
Median age39.0
Household income$55,509
Home value$133,160
Median rent$1,041/mo
Poverty20.1%
College degree+12.5%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Payne, AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 31 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,982
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.8% are 65 or older; 74.4% are adults.
Household income
20.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,898.
Education (adults 25+)
30.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.8%
- Never married
- 22.6%
- Divorced
- 11.7%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 3.43
- Dual-income families
- 43.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.5%
- Rent burden
- 35.9%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 13.5%
- Farmers
- 10.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.5%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 23.2%
- No health insurance
- 14.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.