Median household income (1999): $27,190
Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,480
| This zip code | $27,480 | | Alabama: | $36,879 |
Nearest zip codes: 35212, 35217, 35210, 35213, 35222, 35215.
Housing units in zip code 35206 with a mortgage: 3,746 (473 second mortgage, 215 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,675
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $686
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $230
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 20.9% | | Whole state: | 16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 35206: East Lake Branch Birmingham Public Library (A), Huffman Recreation Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 35206 include: Lake Highland Baptist Church (A), Seventysixth Street Presbyterian Church (B), Seventyseventh Street Church of Christ (C), Saint Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (D), Saint Barnabas Catholic Church (E), East Lake Church of Christ (F), East Lake Church of the Christian (G), East Lake Cumberland Presbyterian Church (H), East Lake United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Greenwood Cemetery (1), Higgins Cemetery (2), Mount Zion Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 35206 include: Roebuck Recreation Center (1), East Lake Park (2), Ruffner Mountain Nature Center (3), Wahouma Park (4), Downey Park (5), Lynn Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 25
- 1995 to 1998: 48
- 1990 to 1994: 77
- 1980 to 1989: 418
- 1970 to 1979: 1,120
- 1960 to 1969: 2,070
- 1950 to 1959: 2,643
- 1940 to 1949: 1,612
- 1939 or earlier: 1,135
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Birmingham, AL (35206):
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 141
- 2 bedrooms: 1,652
- 3 bedrooms: 3,001
- 4 bedrooms: 645
- 5 or more bedrooms: 137
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 18
- 1 bedrooms: 429
- 2 bedrooms: 1,376
- 3 bedrooms: 718
- 4 bedrooms: 113
- 5 or more bedrooms: 20
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Vehicles available in 35206 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 369
- 1 vehicle: 2,161
- 2 vehicles: 2,114
- 3 vehicles: 709
- 4 vehicles: 176
- 5 or more vehicles: 47
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 519
- 1 vehicle: 1,272
- 2 vehicles: 654
- 3 vehicles: 139
- 4 vehicles: 67
- 5 or more vehicles: 23
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 35206:
- Less than $10,000: 14
- $10,000 to $14,999: 6
- $15,000 to $19,999: 15
- $20,000 to $24,999: 100
- $25,000 to $29,999: 110
- $30,000 to $34,999: 241
- $35,000 to $39,999: 456
- $40,000 to $49,999: 1057
- $50,000 to $59,999: 1021
- $60,000 to $69,999: 734
- $70,000 to $79,999: 538
- $80,000 to $89,999: 354
- $90,000 to $99,999: 232
- $100,000 to $124,999: 235
- $125,000 to $149,999: 135
- $150,000 to $174,999: 82
- $175,000 to $199,999: 38
- $200,000 to $249,999: 21
- $250,000 to $299,999: 19
- $300,000 to $399,999: 6
- $400,000 to $499,999: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 35206:
- Less than $100: 72
- $100 to $149: 76
- $150 to $199: 126
- $200 to $249: 187
- $250 to $299: 249
- $300 to $349: 355
- $350 to $399: 536
- $400 to $449: 354
- $450 to $499: 253
- $500 to $549: 170
- $550 to $599: 47
- $600 to $649: 13
- $650 to $699: 30
- $700 to $749: 6
- $750 to $799: 13
- $900 to $999: 4
- No cash rent: 183
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,600
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $77,506
- Black or African American householders: $65,807
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $29,247
- Asian householders: $126,373
- Some other race householders: $137,098
- Two or more races householders: $60,079
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $139,047
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,697
- One, attached: 126
- Two: 219
- 3 or 4: 379
- 5 to 9: 125
- 10 to 19: 252
- 20 to 49: 189
- 50 or more: 145
- Mobile homes: 16

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,780 (80%)
- Carpooled: 1,428 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 101 (1%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 5 (0%)
- Taxi: 8 (0%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 53 (1%)
- Other means: 40 (0%)
- Worked at home: 55 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 52
- 5 to 9 minutes: 495
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1218
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2098
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1857
- 25 to 29 minutes: 454
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1426
- 35 to 39 minutes: 160
- 40 to 44 minutes: 111
- 45 to 59 minutes: 302
- 60 to 89 minutes: 125
- 90 or more minutes: 121
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 95.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 21,142
- In family households: 17,974 (2,953 male householders, 2,582 female householders)
3,125 spouses, 6,766 children (6,201 natural, 80 adopted, 485 stepchildren), 1,043 grandchildren, 421 brothers or sisters, 255 parents, 402 other relatives, 427 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,168 (1,162 male householders (985 living alone)), 1,619 female householders (1,471 living alone)), 387 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 602 (410 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,109 2-persons, 1,415 3-persons, 1,110 4-persons, 566 5-persons, 200 6-persons, 135 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,456 1-person, 276 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 10 4-persons.
2,510 married couples with children.
2,357 single-parent households (241 men, 2,116 women).
97.4% of residents of 35206 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% very well, 29% well, 16% not well, 2% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 18% well, 6% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% well, 41% not well).
Foreign born population: 130 (0.6%)
(39.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.6% | | Whole state: | 2.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Mexico (38%)
- Germany (15%)
- El Salvador (13%)
- Vietnam (11%)
- India (8%)
- Ireland (6%)
- Canada (5%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 37
- 1990 to 1994: 5
- 1985 to 1989: 30
- 1980 to 1984: 26
- 1975 to 1979: 17
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 7
- 1965 to 1969: 8
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 13600
- United States or American: 1027
- English: 726
- Irish: 465
- Scotch-Irish: 313
- German: 294
- Subsaharan African:: 194
- African: 194
- Scottish: 151
- Italian: 132
- European: 99
- French (except Basque): 75
- Welsh: 51
- Polish: 46
- Arab:: 42
- Lebanese: 42
- British: 33
- Russian: 25
- Czechoslovakian: 24
- Dutch: 23
- Norwegian: 20
- Northern European: 14
- Canadian: 13
- French Canadian: 11
- Portuguese: 9
- Scandinavian: 9
- Serbian: 9
- Greek: 6
- Slovene: 6
- Slovak: 5
- Danish: 4

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 35206 not listed on the city page:- BARRETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 588; Location: 7601 DIVISION AVE, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: KG - 05)
- BANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 512; Location: 721 86TH ST S, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CHRISTIAN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 501; Location: 725 MOUNTAIN DR, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: KG - 08)
- ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 459; Location: 8400 1ST AVE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: KG - 05)
- CURRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 7900 8TH AVE N, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: KG - 05)
- MCNEEL SCHOOL - VACCA CAMPUS (Students: 25; Location: 8950 ROEBUCK BLVD, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST BARNABAS REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 215; Location: POBOX 610347 7901 FIRST AVE N, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: KG - 8)
- EASTLAKE UNITED METHODIST ELEM (Students: 48; Location: 7753 FIRST AVENUE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL; Grades: KG - 5)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (8400 1ST AVE S in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0750
Organizations: BIRMINGHAM CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BARRETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (7601 DIVISION AVE in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0040
Organizations: BIRMINGHAM CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CURRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (7900 8TH AVE N in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0160
Organizations: BIRMINGHAM CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BANKS MIDDLE SCHOOL (721 86TH ST S in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0030
Organizations: BIRMINGHAM CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MCNEEL SCHOOL - VACCA CAMPUS (8950 ROEBUCK BLVD in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0040
Organizations: ALABAMA YOUTH SERVICES (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHRISTIAN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (725 MOUNTAIN DR in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0130
Organizations: BIRMINGHAM CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- US STEEL COKE PLANT (500 VALLEY RD in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-1977-0038, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-04-1982-0035,
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE; STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES (INCLUDING COKE OVENS), AND ROLLING MILLS
- LAKESIDE EXXON INC (8300 FIRST AVENUE NORTH in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: JIMMY MITCHELL WILSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GOODYEAR TIRE CO (201 ROEBUCK PLAZA DRIVE in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: TIRES AND TUBES
Organizations: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER #2280
- BIRMINGHAM SUZUKI LLC (9008 PARKWAY EAST in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: GARY PERKINS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ROEBUCK MAZDA (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GEORGE DRAKOS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ROEBUCK MAZDA
- GEMINI CHARTERS INC (8211-A DIVISION STREET in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: BUS CHARTER SERVICE, EXCEPT LOCAL
- ADVANCE AUTO PARTS #9290 (7001 1ST AVENUE NORTH in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- VULCAN MATERIALS CO. (4110 65TH ST. NO in BIRMINGHAM, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, STOCKHOLDERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,700


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18996
- Northeast: 485
- Midwest: 477
- South: 1445
- West: 159
59% of the 35206 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Alabama.
Population in 1990: 22,050. Population change in the 1990s: -247 (-1.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 278
| Here: | 9.4% | | Alabama: | 10.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 92
| Here: | 6.6% | | Alabama: | 10.0% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 142
| Here: | 18.5% | | Alabama: | 14.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- MERCURY AIR CENTER, INC (4725 65TH PL N in BIRMINGHAM, AL): $2,212,916 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2004
$1,258,884 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2001-04-01. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$954,032, same as above. Signed on 2004-05-26. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
- SIGN SHOP, THE (2 OPORTO MADRID BLVD N in BIRMINGHAM, AL; small business)
$3,074 with Army for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2004-08-10. Completion date: 2004-08-24.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Tax Preparation Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (100-249: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99: 1, 5-9: 2)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 258 people in nursing homes
- 133 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 121 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 30 people in other group homes
- 22 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 17 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 13 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
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