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Bessemer, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bessemer, AL: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 71,463. 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 BESSEMER-AL · Bessemer, AL 3 ZIPs · 71,463 pop · #16659/25278 · Jefferson County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,357
  • RANK-LOWER #16659/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Birmingham
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-SMALL 71,463
  • SPREAD-WIDE 35020→35022
  • HOME-LOW $170,633

Nearest income peer: Birmingham, AL (+ $2,262 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 Bessemer

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bessemer 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, Bessemer, AL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
71,463
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,357
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 (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,357 and poverty 19.1% concentrate in 35020.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bessemer as a pure owner town.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Bessemer differ

Bessemer's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $35,362 in ZIP 35020 to $81,846 in ZIP 35022, while home values span $91,200 in 35020 to $258,900 in 35022. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
2.3×

35020 to 35022

Home-value high-to-low ratio
2.8×

35020 to 35022

Poverty-rate spread
19.3 points

35022 to 35020

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

Bessemer residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Bessemer: the largest, 35020, is only about 38% of 71,463 residents across 3 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Bessemer

Citywide ZBP: 1,330 establishments, 22,861 employees , annual payroll $1,222,767k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35022 (514 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (255) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Bessemer, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 52 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Bessemer. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Bessemer sits in the lower half of Jefferson County on income: Birmingham, Trussville and Pinson report more, Fairfield and Adamsville report less. Trussville marks the far end of that range at $117,105, 88% above Bessemer.

Side-by-side: Compare 35020 vs 35023 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35020 27,139 $35,362 440 549
35023 25,436 $69,863 376 109
35022 18,888 $81,846 514 111
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Bessemer 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 Bessemer, .