PlainZIP

Houston, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Houston, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,131. 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 HOUSTON-AL · Houston, AL 1 ZIPs · 1,131 pop · #12881/25278 · Winston County

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

  • INC-MID $70,911
  • RANK-MID #12881/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Addison
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,131
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $305,000

Nearest income peer: Addison, AL ( $5,719 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 Houston

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,131
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,911
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 $70,911 and poverty 7.2% concentrate in 35572.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Houston's single ZIP 35572 carries the town

Houston is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 35572 is the entire residential footprint (1,131 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 Houston

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 175 employees , annual payroll $10,935k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35572 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (3) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Houston, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Winston County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Houston. See the Winston County roll-up →

No other city sharing Winston County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Houston. Haleyville, Double Springs and Arley sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Haleyville marks the far end of that range at $45,598, 36% below Houston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35572 1,131 $70,911 15 6
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Houston 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 Houston, .