Gaylesville, AL · standard
ZIP Code 35973
Cherokee County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,870
- 10/sq mi
- $44,608
- Median income
- $69,400
- Median home value
- 13.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Gaylesville pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 9th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 10
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 35973 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 35973 covers 295.9 square miles in Gaylesville, Cherokee County, Alabama (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,870 residents on file, a density of 10 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 35973 reports a modest median household income of $44,608 (27% below the Alabama average), while per-capita income is $28,623. The poverty rate stands at 10.8% and the unemployment rate at 7.4%. On housing, the median home value is $69,400 (61% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 90.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.6, and the average commute is 47 minutes. Beyond these figures, 3 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 4 more sharing Cherokee County, letting you compare 35973 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline alone.
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 35973, Gaylesville, 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
2,870
Population
295.9
Area (sq mi)
10
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 35973?
42.6
Median Age
49.2%
Male
50.8%
Female
0.5%
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?
$44,608
Median Household Income
-27% vs state
$28,623
Per Capita Income
10.8%
Poverty Rate
7.4%
Unemployment Rate
46.7 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 35973 ranks nationally
Gaylesville, AL household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$44,608 9th percentile higher than 9% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
1,428
Total Housing Units
994
Occupied Units
434
Vacant Units
2.79
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$69,400
Median Home Value
-61% vs state
1989
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 35973, employing approximately 47 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,219,000.
14
Businesses
47
Employees
$2.2M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation and warehousing | 5 | 35.7% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4 | 28.6% |
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 35973 vs 30730 →
ZIP 35973 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 35967
Fort Payne (35967)
16,630 residents
- 35959 4,836
Cedar Bluff (35959)
4,836 residents
- 35973 2,870
Gaylesville (35973)
2,870 residents
- 30730 1,993
Lyerly (30730)
1,993 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 35973 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 35973 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 35959
Cedar Bluff (35959)
$52,356 median income
- 30730
Lyerly (30730)
$47,760 median income
- 35967
Fort Payne (35967)
$47,051 median income
- 35973
Gaylesville (35973)
$44,608 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 35973 ranks #4 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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