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Gaylesville, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gaylesville, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,870. 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 GAYLESVILLE-AL · Gaylesville, AL 1 ZIPs · 2,870 pop · #23144/25278 · Cherokee County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $44,608
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23144/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Collinsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,870
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $69,400

Nearest income peer: Collinsville, AL (+ $1,616 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 Gaylesville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gaylesville 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, Gaylesville, AL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

8th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,870
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,608
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($44,608 average) · poverty 10.8%. The primary code (35973) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Gaylesville reads through its lone ZIP, 35973

2,870 ACS residents, one ZIP: 35973 is not the leading code inside Gaylesville, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Gaylesville

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 47 employees , annual payroll $2,219k (~5 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35973 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (5) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Gaylesville, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Cherokee County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gaylesville. See the Cherokee County roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Cherokee County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Gaylesville, Centre, Collinsville and Cedar Bluff among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Leesburg marks the far end of that range at $63,793, 43% above Gaylesville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35973 2,870 $44,608 14 10
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Gaylesville 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 Gaylesville, .