ZIP 35068 vs ZIP 35207

This side-by-side compares ZIP 35068 (Fultondale, AL) and ZIP 35207 (Birmingham, AL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 35068 has a population of 7,232 at 199 people per square mile, while ZIP 35207 has 9,010 at 336 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 35068 reports a median household income of $73,750 against $31,486 in ZIP 35207, with per-capita income of $38,768 vs $18,998. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 30.9% in 35068 and 14.0% in 35207. Poverty rate reads 13.9% vs 39.9%, and unemployment 3.8% vs 9.5% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $195,100 in 35068 versus $80,300 in 35207, with median rent of $1,274 and $788 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.6% vs 50.9%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.