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Calera, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Calera, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 14,965. 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 CALERA-AL · Calera, AL 1 ZIPs · 14,965 pop · #7838/25278 · Shelby County

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

  • INC-HIGH $84,554
  • RANK-UPPER #7838/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Columbiana
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 14,965
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $232,300

Nearest income peer: Columbiana, AL ( $4,493 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 Calera

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Calera 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, Calera, AL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 31%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
14,965
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$84,554
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 (1) - lead code 35040 (14,965 residents). Household income $84,554 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Calera as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Calera's single ZIP 35040 carries the town

Calera is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 35040 is the entire residential footprint (14,965 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Calera's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 312 establishments, 5,709 employees , annual payroll $375,832k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35040 (312 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (57) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Calera, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Shelby County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Calera. See the Shelby County roll-up →

Calera lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Shelby County: Birmingham, Alabaster and Pelham earn more and Leeds, Montevallo and Columbiana earn less. Chelsea marks the far end of that range at $121,356, 44% above Calera.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35040 14,965 $84,554 312 76
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Calera 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 Calera, .