ZIP 35989 · Valley Head
Who lives in ZIP code 35989 (Valley Head, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Valley Head, AL · DeKalb County
uszips 2026
People3,330
Median age42.2
Household income$43,580
Home value$90,742
Median rent$715/mo
Poverty19.6%
College degree+14.5%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Fort Payne, AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 23 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,263
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.1% are 65 or older; 76.9% are adults.
Household income
11.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,391.
Education (adults 25+)
50.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.7%
- Never married
- 20.9%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.30
- Dual-income families
- 26.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 82.8%
- Rent burden
- 22.3%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 46.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
- Farmers
- 6.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.9%
- Veterans
- 5.3%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 21.7%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.