ZIP 35981 · Ider
Who lives in ZIP code 35981 (Ider, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Ider, AL · DeKalb County
uszips 2026
People2,052
Median age47.7
Household income$45,556
Home value$154,741
Median rent$1,003/mo
Poverty11.5%
College degree+15.9%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Payne, AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 30 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 650
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.9% are 65 or older; 80.9% are adults.
Household income
17.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,214.
Education (adults 25+)
74.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.6%
- Never married
- 25.7%
- Divorced
- 15.3%
- Widowed
- 6.4%
- Family size
- 3.71
- Dual-income families
- 49.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.3%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.1%
- Unemployment
- 15.1%
- Self-employed
- 15.4%
- Farmers
- 7.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.8%
- Veterans
- 4.0%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 21.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.