Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,928 Zip code population in 2010: 5,390 Zip code population in 2000: 5,579
Houses and condos: 2,301 Renter-occupied apartments: 346
% of renters here:
18%
State:
31%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 35978: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 67.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 73 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.4% ($416)
Alabama:
0.4% ($609)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $480 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $360 (0.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 2,620
(53.2%)
Females: 2,307
(46.8%)
For population 25 years and over in 35978:
High school or higher: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
Unemployed: 6.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 35978:
Never married: 19.9%
Now married: 57.9%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 12.9%
Zip code 35978 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 35978, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,618 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$39,618
State:
$52,001
Salary/wage: $34,208 (reported on 83.0% of returns)
Here:
$34,208
State:
$43,822
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.8% for AGIs below $25k, 82.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,014 (reported on 25.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,014
Alabama:
$1,592
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $9,807 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:
$9,807
State:
$5,697
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,377 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
Here:
+$1,377
State:
+$13,286
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,189 (reported on 19.0% of returns)
Here:
+$6,189
State:
+$9,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,046 (reported on 6.5% of returns)
35978:
$11,046
Alabama:
$14,992
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $20,471 (22% of AGI, reported on 15.5% of returns)
Here:
$20,471
State:
$21,388
Here:
22.0% of AGI
State:
20.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $7,360 (reported on 12.5% of returns)
Here:
$7,360
State:
$5,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,006 (reported on 15.5% of returns)
35978:
$4,006
State:
$5,272
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,288 (reported on 28.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,288
State:
$2,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 76.0%
Here:
76%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 74.7% for AGIs below $25k, 73.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 35978, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,006 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,006
State:
$42,302
Salary/wage: $29,793 (reported on 86.0% of returns)
Here:
$29,793
State:
$36,626
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 170.3% for AGIs below $10k, 83.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 89.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $916 (reported on 31.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$916
Alabama:
$1,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,443 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,443
State:
$4,206
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$600 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
Here:
+$600
State:
+$13,031
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,085 (reported on 20.1% of returns)
Here:
+$5,085
State:
+$8,302
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.6% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,100 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
35978:
$3,100
Alabama:
$3,006
Total itemized deductions: $16,586 (24% of AGI, reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
$16,586
State:
$17,623
Here:
24.1% of AGI
State:
20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,139 (6% of AGI, reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
$4,139
State:
$4,768
Here:
6.2% of AGI
State:
5.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,849 (reported on 69.9% of returns)
35978:
$3,849
State:
$6,905
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,948 (reported on 26.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,948
State:
$2,048
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.6%
Here:
77%
State:
65%
(% for various income ranges: 70.4% for AGIs below $10k, 78.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 215 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,704
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (18 now married, 29 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 840 (463 now married, 372 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 35978 with a mortgage: 782 (12 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 791
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $980 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $337
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
14.9%
Whole state:
15.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
9.0%
Whole state:
8.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.7
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 35978 include: Mount Pisgah Church (A), Mountain Home Church (B), Pleasant View Church (C), Spring Hill Church (D), Ider Church (E), Welcome View Church (F), Unity Church (G), Pea Ridge Church (H), Liberty Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Dean Chapel Cemetery (1), Cordell Cemetery (2), Biddle Cemetery (3), Hudgins Cemetery (4), Unity Cemetery (5), Pleasant View Cemetery (6), Mahan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pole Creek (A), Little Jacobs Creek (B), Keith Branch (C), Little Dickey Creek (D), Crow Creek (E), Evans Spring Branch (F), Harris Creek (G), Johnson Branch (H), Jones Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 817 2-persons, 204 3-persons, 248 4-persons, 78 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 20 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 454 1-person, 48 2-persons
649 married couples with children.
230 single-parent households (93 men, 137 women).
98.9% of residents of 35978 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 33% not well).
Foreign born population: 67 (1.4%) (0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
:
1.4%
Whole state:
3.6%
49%El Salvador
36%Guatemala
22%France
36%American
8%Irish
6%English
4%German
2%Welsh
1%Scotch-Irish
1%Greek
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
42000 to 2009
201990 to 1999
49Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ALLEN POULTRY FARMS (RICKY ALLEN in HENAGAR, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: ALLEN POULTRY FARM POULTRY FAC
BROOKS POULTRY (GLEN BROOKS in HENAGAR, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
CHARLES BELL FARM (CHARLES BELL in HENAGAR, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
CHARLES FLYNN POULTRY FARM (CHARLES FLYNN in HENAGAR, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: POULTRY AND EGGS Alternative names: CHARLES FLYNN POULTRY FACILITY
KIRKPATRICK CONCRETE INCORPORATED (8503 HIGHWAY 40 in HENAGAR, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK Alternative names: KIRKPATRICK CONCRETE HENEGAR
MURDOCK FARMS (TYLER G MURDOCK in HENAGAR, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: TYLER G MURDOCK MURDOCK FARMS
POLYMER INDUSTRIES (HIGHWAY 40 in HENAGAR, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS
RICE MOTOR COMPANY (HIGHWAY 75 SOUTH in HENAGAR, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: EDDIE RICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.2%
66.7%Electricity
26.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.5%Wood
2.3%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 2,973. Population change in the 1990s: +2,606 (+87.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,568
Northeast: 4
Midwest: 124
South: 1,054
West: 99
62% of the 35978 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.
90% of the 35978 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 67
Here:
11.4%
Alabama:
11.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 64
Here:
27.6%
Alabama:
13.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
Here:
20.4%
Alabama:
12.5%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
71,340Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
55,630Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
44,064Production occupations
41,213Education, training, and library occupations
41,165Transportation occupations
39,223Business and financial operations occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
FREE HEAT, INC (8238 HIGHWAY 40 EAST in HENAGAR, AL; small business) : $148,806 in 3 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
$74,777 with Defense Logistics Agency for Diesel Engines and Components. Signed on 2004-02-04. Completion date: 2004-05-04.
$42,008, same as above.Signed on 2003-12-05. Completion date: 2004-05-03.
$32,021, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-20. Completion date: 2004-09-16.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Construction: Tile and Terrazzo Contractors (10-19: 1)
Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 29. The highest number of reported fires - 55 took place in 2009, and the least - 0 in 2016. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (58.6%), and Structure Fires (31.3%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 35978