Comparison to Surrounding Areas
The median household income ($45,556) for 35981 is less than the median household income for 35765 ($64,009), 35978 ($55,509), DeKalb County ($51,204), and Ider town ($54,444). But it's more than 35966 ($43,883) and 35989 ($43,580).
| 35981 | $45,556 |
| Ider town | $54,444 |
| DeKalb County | $51,204 |
Get Median Household Income for all Zip Codes in Alabama.
The average household income ($64,410) for 35981 is less than the average household income for 35765 ($74,629), 35978 ($79,654), and DeKalb County ($68,235). But it's more than 35966 ($59,341), 35989 ($57,233), and Ider town ($62,327).
| 35981 | $64,410 |
| Ider town | $62,327 |
| DeKalb County | $68,235 |
Get Average Household Income for all Zip Codes in Alabama.
The per-capita income for 35981 is $22,182. The per capita income ($22,182) for 35981 is less than 35765 ($32,357), 35966 ($24,314), 35978 ($30,855), 35989 ($23,399), DeKalb County ($26,490), and Ider town ($25,910).
| 35981 | $22,182 |
| Ider town | $25,910 |
| DeKalb County | $26,490 |
Get Per-Capita Income for all Zip Codes in Alabama.
0.2% of households make over $200,000 a year. The percent high income households (0.2%) for 35981 is less than 35765 (4.0%), 35966 (1.2%), 35978 (4.2%), 35989 (2.6%), DeKalb County (2.9%), and Ider town (0.4%).
| 35981 | 0.2% |
| Ider town | 0.4% |
| DeKalb County | 2.9% |
Get High Income Households for all Zip Codes in Alabama.
| under 25 years | 25 to 44 years | 45 to 64 years | 65 years and over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35981 | $-1 | $42,014 | $70,208 | $43,080 |
| Ider town | $-1 | $71,563 | $65,833 | $40,673 |
| DeKalb County | $36,952 | $58,626 | $57,903 | $38,448 |
Get Median Household Income by Age of Householder for all Zip Codes in Alabama.
Use our lookalike & filtering workflow to discover every zip that matches your ideal market profile.
Our Income By Zip Code Lists let you start with a zip like 35981, then automatically find hundreds of similar zips by income, demographics, and growth potential — so you can build a smarter target list in minutes.
Get Your Income By Zip Code List
Get all zip codes in a state or the entire US with data such as median household income.
Starting at $65.
All income statistics above are the most current, comparable income statistics available from the US Census Bureau and are from the American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. You can find this information and other demographics for 35981 on the US Census Bureau’s website. These values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars and were downloaded on 29 January 2026.
Margins of error for the income data are:
| Median Household Income | Average Household Income | Per Capita Income | High Income Households | Median Household Income by Age of Householder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 25 | 25 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 65+ | |||||
| 35981 | +/-$11,718 | +/-$14,033 | +/-$3,919 | +/-0.6% | +/-$-1 | +/-$12,385 | +/-$27,051 | +/-$6,983 |
| Ider town | +/-$10,665 | +/-$7,491 | +/-$3,793 | +/-1.5% | +/-$-1 | +/-$39,057 | +/-$23,110 | +/-$13,009 |
| DeKalb County | +/-$2,508 | +/-$2,640 | +/-$949 | +/-0.6% | +/-$6,271 | +/-$7,126 | +/-$3,261 | +/-$6,170 |