PlainZIP

Cottondale, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cottondale, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,127. 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 COTTONDALE-AL · Cottondale, AL 1 ZIPs · 11,127 pop · #13850/25278 · Tuscaloosa County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $68,533
  • RANK-MID #13850/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brookwood
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,127
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $209,900

Nearest income peer: Brookwood, AL (+ $674 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 Cottondale

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

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,127
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,533
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 $68,533 and poverty 13.6% concentrate in 35453.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Cottondale's single ZIP 35453 carries the town

Cottondale is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 35453 is the entire residential footprint (11,127 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Cottondale

Citywide ZBP: 161 establishments, 4,638 employees , annual payroll $241,665k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35453 (161 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (32) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Cottondale, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Tuscaloosa County, which covers 18 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cottondale. See the Tuscaloosa County roll-up →

Cottondale lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Tuscaloosa County: Northport, Mc Calla and Coker earn more and Tuscaloosa, Duncanville and Buhl earn less. Buhl marks the far end of that range at $39,313, 43% below Cottondale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35453 11,127 $68,533 161 46
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Cottondale 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 Cottondale, .