ZIP 35979 · Higdon
Who lives in ZIP code 35979 (Higdon, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Higdon, AL · DeKalb County
uszips 2026
People1,103
Median age33.7
Household income$51,833
Home value$149,252
Median rent—
Poverty27.8%
College degree+1.9%
Commute41 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Payne, AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 37 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 410
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.5% are 65 or older; 68.2% are adults.
Household income
22.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,958.
Education (adults 25+)
100.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.5%
- Never married
- 26.4%
- Divorced
- 7.8%
- Widowed
- 13.3%
- Family size
- 3.38
- Dual-income families
- 45.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 94.9%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.4%
- Unemployment
- 13.9%
- Self-employed
- 16.4%
- Farmers
- 3.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.1%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 23.7%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.