ZIP 35988 · Sylvania
Who lives in ZIP code 35988 (Sylvania, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sylvania, AL · DeKalb County
uszips 2026
People2,368
Median age34.2
Household income$53,684
Home value$161,951
Median rent$691/mo
Poverty9.5%
College degree+22.7%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Payne, AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 74 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 794
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.4% are 65 or older; 75.6% are adults.
Household income
27.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,396.
Education (adults 25+)
28.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.6%
- Never married
- 36.0%
- Divorced
- 19.2%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.51
- Dual-income families
- 53.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.9%
- Rent burden
- 30.2%
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.1%
- Unemployment
- 7.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.5%
- Farmers
- 5.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.7%
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 14.4%
- No health insurance
- 17.2%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.