ZIP 35986 · Rainsville
Who lives in ZIP code 35986 (Rainsville, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rainsville, AL · DeKalb County
uszips 2026
People8,207
Median age46.8
Household income$68,056
Home value$221,562
Median rent$558/mo
Poverty8.0%
College degree+24.9%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Payne, AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 74 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,464
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.5% are 65 or older; 80.2% are adults.
Household income
32.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,003.
Education (adults 25+)
38.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.1%
- Never married
- 21.9%
- Divorced
- 12.4%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 2.71
- Dual-income families
- 48.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.5%
- Rent burden
- 38.1%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.4%
- Unemployment
- 1.0%
- Self-employed
- 13.3%
- Farmers
- 5.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.9%
- Veterans
- 4.5%
- With a disability
- 16.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.