Scottsboro, AL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Scottsboro, AL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 21,118. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SCOTTSBORO-AL · Scottsboro, AL 2 ZIPs · 21,118 pop · #20238/25278 · Jackson County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $54,323
- RANK-BOTTOM #20238/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Woodville
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-TOWN 21,118
- SPREAD-TIGHT 35768→35769
- HOME-LOW $184,300
Nearest income peer: Woodville, AL (+ $135 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 Scottsboro
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Scottsboro on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Estillfork · lowest
Estillfork · lowest
$33,945 median HH income
- Bryant · near
Bryant · near
$50,885 median HH income
- Section · near
Section · near
$51,875 median HH income
- Scottsboro · this city
Scottsboro · this city
$54,323 median HH income
- Woodville · near
Woodville · near
$54,458 median HH income
- Dutton · near
Dutton · near
$54,868 median HH income
- Pisgah · highest
Pisgah · highest
$64,009 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Scottsboro, AL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 20th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 21,118
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $54,323
- 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 2 ZIPs ($54,323 average) · poverty 16.9%. The primary code (35768) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Scottsboro as a pure owner town.
Within Alabama, Irvington is the closest lower-income city and Blountsville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Scottsboro.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Scottsboro differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Scottsboro: $52,959 in ZIP 35768 to $55,687 in 35769. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 8.8 points
35768 to 35769
35768 to 35769
35769 to 35768
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 35768 skews compact Scottsboro
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 35768 covers about 55% of Scottsboro's 21,118 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Scottsboro
Citywide ZBP: 578 establishments, 9,475 employees , annual payroll $393,336k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35768 (417 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (117) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Scottsboro, AL
These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Scottsboro. See the Jackson County roll-up →
Scottsboro sits in the upper half of Jackson County on income: Stevenson, Flat Rock and Section report less, while Pisgah and Hollywood report more. Estillfork marks the far end of that range at $33,945, 38% below Scottsboro.
Side-by-side: Compare 35768 vs 35769 →
Scottsboro 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 Scottsboro, .