35979 Zip Code (AL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 750
Zip code population in 2010: 1,398
Zip code population in 2000: 1,214

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 35979: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 10.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 72 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $312 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 35979:

• High school or higher: 70.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
• Unemployed: 12.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 35979:

• Never married: 25.2%
• Now married: 60.5%
• Separated: 3.7%
• Widowed: 8.6%
• Divorced: 2.0%

• 
• • 69692.8%White
  • 283.7%American Indian
  • 263.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 35979, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,798 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,798
State:	$63,984

Salary/wage: $42,636 (reported on 83.3% of returns)

Here:	$42,636
State:	$52,834

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1136.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3344.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6170.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10142.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17533.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $227 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$227
Alabama:	$1,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,264 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

Here:	+$9,264
State:	+$9,534

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 269.4% for AGIs below $25k, 382.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 151.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,750 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

35979:	$8,750
Alabama:	$19,004

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 109.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,543 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,543
State:	$2,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 136.9% for AGIs below $25k, 105.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.3%

Here:	96%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.5% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 35979, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,037 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,037
State:	$52,001

Salary/wage: $33,837 (reported on 84.3% of returns)

Here:	$33,837
State:	$43,822

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.9% for AGIs below $25k, 82.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $410 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$410
Alabama:	$1,592

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,317 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,317
State:	+$9,151

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,667 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

35979:	$4,667
Alabama:	$14,992

Total itemized deductions: $18,057 (29% of AGI, reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	$18,057
State:	$21,388

Here:	28.5% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $2,950 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,950
State:	$5,925

Taxes paid: $2,829 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

35979:	$2,829
State:	$5,272

Earned income credit: $2,688 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,688
State:	$2,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.6%

Here:	69%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 68.0% for AGIs below $25k, 64.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 35979, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,754 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,754
State:	$42,302

Salary/wage: $29,200 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$29,200
State:	$36,626

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.7% for AGIs below $10k, 80.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $345 (reported on 25.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$345
Alabama:	$1,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $45 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	$45
State:	$4,206

Net capital gain/loss: +$526 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

Here:	+$526
State:	+$13,031

Profit/loss from business: +$6,231 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,231
State:	+$8,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.9% for AGIs below $10k, 14.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,058 (29% of AGI, reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	$15,058
State:	$17,623

Here:	29.3% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,618 (7% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,618
State:	$4,768

Here:	6.6% of AGI
State:	5.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,906 (reported on 69.7% of returns)

35979:	$2,906
State:	$6,905

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,035 (reported on 29.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,035
State:	$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 74.2%

Here:	74%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $10k, 80.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 35966, 35958, 30752, 35981, 30738, 30757.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 13
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 317

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 2 (0 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 98 (89 now married, 8 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 35979 with a mortgage: 101
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,056
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $576

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 35979 household income distribution in 2022

• 41$10,000 to $14,999
• 27$15,000 to $19,999
• 86$25,000 to $29,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 19$35,000 to $39,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 61$75,000 to $99,999
• 33$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 14$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 35979

• 9Less than $10,000
• 12$25,000 to $29,999
• 16$40,000 to $49,999
• 35$60,000 to $69,999
• 24$80,000 to $89,999
• 46$100,000 to $124,999
• 41$125,000 to $149,999
• 29$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 19$200,000 to $249,999
• 36$300,000 to $399,999
• 26$400,000 to $499,999
• 2$2,000,000 or more

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $197,170

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $150,507 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,502 - $217,801

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $221,237

Here:	$221,237
State:	$273,076

Mobile homes: $71,856

Here:	$71,856
State:	$77,780

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 352
• Mobile homes: 74

Unemployment: 12.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 35979

• 65.7%195Drove a car alone
• 2.7%8Carpooled
• 10.1%30Walked
• 5.1%15Other means
• 20.5%61Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 35979

• 28Less than 5 minutes
• 145 to 9 minutes
• 1710 to 14 minutes
• 3815 to 19 minutes
• 2820 to 24 minutes
• 2825 to 29 minutes
• 3335 to 39 minutes
• 3145 to 59 minutes
• 1360 to 89 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 750

• Male householders: 185 (40 living alone), Female householders: 146 (71 living alone)

• 172 spouses (172 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 249 children (226 natural, 0 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 127 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 42 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 111 1-person

172 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

100.1% of residents of 35979 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NORTH SAND MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL (29333 AL HWY 71 in HIGDON, AL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0080
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: JACKSON COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• LEWIS & SONS WASTE OIL (ROUTE 2, BOX 143 in HIGDON, AL)

  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , LEWIS MERCIERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ALABAMA LIQUIDATORS (PO BOX 217 in HIGDON, AL)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Population in 1990: 1,324.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 258
• Midwest: 13
• South: 493

69% of the 35979 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

98% of the 35979 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)
• Information: Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 35979 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	11	78.3 years
William	7	70.1 years
Willie	6	76.2 years
Mary	6	78.3 years
John	5	78.4 years
Robert	5	68.8 years
Annie	4	76.8 years
Charles	4	67.5 years
Vivian	3	70.3 years
Mae	3	76.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 35979 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Higdon	18	74.2 years
Tinker	8	72.9 years
Smith	8	63.1 years
Whitley	6	77.0 years
Kenemore	6	83.8 years
Moore	5	77.4 years
Johnson	5	81.2 years
Cooper	5	82.8 years
Carrell	5	69.0 years
Adkins	4	86.0 years