Kennedy, AL · standard
ZIP Code 35574
Fayette County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,507
- 6/sq mi
- $41,818
- Median income
- $87,300
- Median home value
- 9.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Kennedy pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 7th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 6th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 91%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 35574 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 35574 covers 259.8 square miles in Kennedy, Fayette County, Alabama (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,507 residents on file, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 35574 reports a modest median household income of $41,818 (31% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $28,415. The poverty rate is 12.2%, with unemployment at 0.4%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $87,300 (51% below the average Alabama ZIP), and median rent is $725; owner occupancy is 90.5%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 9.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.4, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Fayette County, so 35574 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 35574, Kennedy, AL · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,507
Population
259.8
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 35574?
50.4
Median Age
56.7%
Male
43.3%
Female
1.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$41,818
Median Household Income
-31% vs state ZIP avg
$28,415
Per Capita Income
12.2%
Poverty Rate
0.4%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
593
Total Housing Units
440
Occupied Units
153
Vacant Units
2.78
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$87,300
Median Home Value
-51% vs state ZIP avg
$725
Median Rent
1973
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 35574, employing approximately 71 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,006,000.
9
Businesses
71
Employees
$4.0M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 33.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 35574 vs 35545 →
ZIP 35574 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 35555
Fayette (35555)
10,177 residents
- 35574 1,507
Kennedy (35574)
1,507 residents
- 35545 100
Belk (35545)
100 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 35574 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 35574 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 35545
Belk (35545)
$63,750 median income
- 35555
Fayette (35555)
$47,020 median income
- 35574
Kennedy (35574)
$41,818 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 35574 ranks #3 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.