PlainZIP

Section, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Section, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,645. 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 SECTION-AL · Section, AL 1 ZIPs · 3,645 pop · #21143/25278 · Jackson County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,875
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21143/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bryant
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,645
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $134,900

Nearest income peer: Bryant, AL ( $990 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 Section

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

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,645
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,875
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 ($51,875 average) · poverty 12.4%. The primary code (35771) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Section as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Somerville is the closest lower-income city and Troy the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Section.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 35771, is all of Section

There is no split to weigh here: 35771 holds every one of Section's 3,645 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 Section

Citywide ZBP: 42 establishments, 199 employees , annual payroll $5,185k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35771 (42 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (10) · also Other services (except public administration) · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Section, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Section. See the Jackson County roll-up →

Section lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Jackson County: Scottsboro, Pisgah and Woodville earn more and Stevenson, Flat Rock and Bridgeport earn less. Estillfork marks the far end of that range at $33,945, 35% below Section.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35771 3,645 $51,875 42 23
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