PlainZIP

Henagar, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Henagar, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,390. 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 HENAGAR-AL · Henagar, AL 1 ZIPs · 5,390 pop · #19815/25278 · DeKalb County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,509
  • RANK-LOWER #19815/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Sylvania
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,390
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $137,100

Nearest income peer: Sylvania, AL ( $1,825 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 Henagar

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Henagar on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Henagar, AL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,390
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,509
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 ($55,509 average) · poverty 20.1%. The primary code (35978) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

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

Within Alabama, Midland City is the closest lower-income city and Fruitdale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Henagar.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 35978, is all of Henagar

There is no split to weigh here: 35978 holds every one of Henagar's 5,390 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Henagar

Citywide ZBP: 65 establishments, 831 employees , annual payroll $32,754k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35978 (65 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (14) · also Transportation and warehousing · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Henagar, AL

These ZIP codes sit in DeKalb County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Henagar. See the DeKalb County roll-up →

Henagar sits in the upper half of DeKalb County on income: Fort Payne, Valley Head and Ider report less, while Crossville, Rainsville and Fyffe report more. Rainsville marks the far end of that range at $68,056, 23% above Henagar.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35978 5,390 $55,509 65 31
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Henagar 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 Henagar, .