Arab, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Arab, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,778. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ARAB-AL · Arab, AL 1 ZIPs · 16,778 pop · #16031/25278 · Marshall County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,685
  • RANK-LOWER #16031/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Horton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,778
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $208,800

Nearest income peer: Horton, AL ( $6,408 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Arab

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Arab on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Arab, AL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,778
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,685
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,685 and poverty 14.4% concentrate in 35016.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Arab as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Hamilton is the closest lower-income city and Belk the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Arab.

Population concentration

Arab reads through its lone ZIP, 35016

16,778 ACS residents, one ZIP: 35016 is not the leading code inside Arab, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Arab's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 347 establishments, 3,761 employees , annual payroll $141,420k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35016 (347 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (78) · also Accommodation and food services · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Arab, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Marshall County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Arab. See the Marshall County roll-up →

Arab lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Marshall County: Guntersville, Grant and Union Grove earn more and Albertville, Boaz and Horton earn less. Langston marks the far end of that range at $41,964, 34% below Arab.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35016 16,778 $63,685 347 87

Arab roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Arab, .