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Rainbow City, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rainbow City, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,897. 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 RAINBOW-CITY-AL · Rainbow City, AL 1 ZIPs · 9,897 pop · #19443/25278 · Etowah County

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

  • INC-MID $56,420
  • RANK-LOWER #19443/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gadsden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,897
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $220,900

Nearest income peer: Gadsden, AL (+ $1,420 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 Rainbow City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rainbow City 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, Rainbow City, 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.

23rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,897
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,420
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 ($56,420 average) · poverty 10.1%. The primary code (35906) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rainbow City as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Boaz is the closest lower-income city and Childersburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rainbow City.

Population concentration

Rainbow City's single ZIP 35906 carries the town

Rainbow City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 35906 is the entire residential footprint (9,897 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 Rainbow City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 313 establishments, 4,101 employees , annual payroll $162,355k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35906 (313 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (56) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Rainbow City, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Etowah County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rainbow City. See the Etowah County roll-up →

Rainbow City lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Etowah County: Gadsden, Boaz and Attalla earn more and Piedmont, Altoona and Gallant earn less. Gallant marks the far end of that range at $42,457, 25% below Rainbow City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35906 9,897 $56,420 313 108
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Rainbow City 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 Rainbow City, .