Athens, AL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Athens, AL: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 53,253. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ATHENS-AL · Athens, AL 3 ZIPs · 53,253 pop · #12488/25278 · Limestone County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID
- INC-MID $71,730
- RANK-MID #12488/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ardmore
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 75% owners
- POP-SMALL 53,253
- SPREAD-WIDE 35614→35613
- HOME-MID $249,400
Nearest income peer: Ardmore, AL ( $1,376 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 Athens
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Athens on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Ardmore · lowest
Ardmore · lowest
$70,354 median HH income
- Athens · this city
Athens · this city
$71,730 median HH income
- Elkmont · near
Elkmont · near
$78,247 median HH income
- Tanner · near
Tanner · near
$86,163 median HH income
- Lester · near
Lester · near
$90,139 median HH income
- Mooresville · highest
Mooresville · highest
$144,000 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Athens, AL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 49%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 53,253
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $71,730
- 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.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 35611 (25,251 residents). Household income $71,730 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Athens as a pure owner town.
Within Alabama, New Hope is the closest lower-income city and Thorsby the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Athens.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Athens differ
Athens's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $56,967 in ZIP 35614 to $100,845 in ZIP 35613, while home values span $192,700 in 35614 to $329,900 in 35613. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.8×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 13.5 points
35614 to 35613
35614 to 35613
35613 to 35611
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 35611 skews compact Athens
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 35611 covers about 47% of Athens's 53,253 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Athens
Citywide ZBP: 1,040 establishments, 14,263 employees , annual payroll $663,587k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35611 (683 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (192) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Athens, AL
These ZIP codes sit in Limestone County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Athens. See the Limestone County roll-up →
Every one of the 6 cities sharing Limestone County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Athens, Madison, Elkmont and Tanner among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Mooresville marks the far end of that range at $144,000, 101% above Athens.
Side-by-side: Compare 35611 vs 35613 →
Athens 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 Athens, .