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Gardendale, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gardendale, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,661. 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 GARDENDALE-AL · Gardendale, AL 1 ZIPs · 15,661 pop · #8605/25278 · Jefferson County

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

  • INC-HIGH $82,074
  • RANK-UPPER #8605/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pinson
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,661
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $261,600

Nearest income peer: Pinson, AL (+ $1,658 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 Gardendale

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

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,661
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,074
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 35071 (15,661 residents). Household income $82,074 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Gardendale as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Gardendale's single ZIP 35071 carries the town

Gardendale is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 35071 is the entire residential footprint (15,661 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Gardendale's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 433 establishments, 5,300 employees , annual payroll $206,063k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35071 (433 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (79) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Gardendale, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 52 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gardendale. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Gardendale sits in the upper half of Jefferson County on income: Birmingham, Bessemer and Warrior report less, while Trussville, Mount Olive and Morris report more. Trussville marks the far end of that range at $117,105, 43% above Gardendale.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35071 15,661 $82,074 433 106
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Gardendale 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 Gardendale, .