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35217 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 35217 Zip Code is $16,194, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. 35217 Zip Code median household income is $26,371, which has shrunk by 4.99% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average 35217 Zip Code residents spend 23.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #518

35217 Zip Code	16,194 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

35217 Zip Code	19,333 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

35217 Zip Code	25,984 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

35217 Zip Code	15,819 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

35217 Zip Code	26,371 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

35217 Zip Code	38,146 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

35217 Zip Code		-4.99%
Alabama		27.47%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	35217 Zip Code		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.49%	$2,803, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.11%	$15,622, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.48%	$2,127, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.51%	$19,286, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

35217 Zip Code	35,665 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

35217 Zip Code	45,666 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	35217 Zip Code	Alabama	U.S.
White	$24,862, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$29,322, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$23,796, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
One Race, Other	$2,499, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$16,587, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	35217 Zip Code	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$2,499, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$19,883, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,000, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$27,763, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	35217 Zip Code	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,524, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	4,601, 43.72%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,484, 53.99%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,484, 53.99%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,993, 80.23%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	491, 19.77%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,117, 46.01%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	5,923, 56.28%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,971, 50.16%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,971, 50.16%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,524, 84.95%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	447, 15.05%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,952, 49.84%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	35217 Zip Code	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,400, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,583, 81.43%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	533, 12.11%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	108, 2.45%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	62, 1.41%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	64, 1.45%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	50, 1.14%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

35217 Zip Code	23.8 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	35217 Zip Code	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,517	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	1,993, 44.12%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	251, 12.59%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	585, 29.35%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	209, 10.49%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	168, 8.43%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	673, 33.77%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	2,524, 55.88%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	561, 22.23%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	932, 36.93%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	888, 35.18%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 0.63%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	112, 4.44%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	35217 Zip Code	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,517, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15, 0.33%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	272, 6.02%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	385, 8.52%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	210, 4.65%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	629, 13.93%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	300, 6.64%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	80, 1.77%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	251, 5.56%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	399, 8.83%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,016, 22.49%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	585, 12.95%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	158, 3.50%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	217, 4.80%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	35217 Zip Code	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,487	34.99%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	889	28.56%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.