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35490 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 35490 covers Vance, Alabama, with a population of about 4,891 and a median household income of $77,406.

Population
4,89173 per square mile
Median age
31.77 points below the US average
Median household income
$77,4061.2× the Alabama median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$214,463up 20.2% in five years
Degree or higher
13.7%21.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.5%22.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
59

Where 35490 is

Vance, Alabama — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population4,891
Median age31.7
Family households75.5%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.2%
White (non-Hispanic)85.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino9.8%
Veterans11.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$77,406
Income per person$31,044
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.0%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k0.4%
$20–25k6.9%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k7.4%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k16.7%
$75–100k20.1%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k13.5%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,990
Mean adjusted gross income$67,006
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$167,800
Rent as a share of household income22.5%
Owner-occupied87.5%
Vacant homes15.1%
Median year built2003

What the homes are

Detached house70.4%
Mobile home28.9%
Boat, RV or van0.7%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$214,463as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 65.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$215,003$95,643

$95,643 in 2000 to $214,463 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%
High school diploma or higher81.5%
Works from home8.5%
Drives to work alone62.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35% 0.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.7% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.7% 1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14% 3.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.3% 6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments59
People employed8,395
Annual payroll$679,697,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 54% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss52 out of 100
Community resilience60.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado91Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire79.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake67.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm51.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Alabama and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPAlabamaUnited States
Median household income$77,406$62,027$78,538
Income per person$31,044$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$167,800$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$963$1,348
Homeownership87.5%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate0.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home8.5%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1%3.8%13.9%
Median age31.739.338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNORTHPORT 2 S, AL US31.4 km away
Rain in a year57 in

Average high and low by month

January56°F / 35.2°F5.13 in rain
February60.8°F / 38.3°F5.61 in rain
March68.3°F / 44.6°F5.49 in rain
April75.7°F / 51.7°F5.43 in rain
May83.6°F / 60.1°F4.04 in rain
June89.6°F / 68.1°F5.31 in rain
July92.2°F / 71.2°F4.88 in rain
August91.8°F / 70.6°F4.23 in rain
September87.4°F / 64.5°F3.55 in rain
October77.7°F / 52.7°F3.6 in rain
November66.5°F / 42.1°F4.8 in rain
December58.3°F / 37.2°F5.24 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket26% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Tuscaloosa County School District99% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

35449 Coaling, AL8.7 km away
35188 Woodstock, AL10.6 km away
35184 West Blocton, AL11.8 km away
35453 Cottondale, AL12.1 km away
35444 Brookwood, AL12.4 km away
35074 Green Pond, AL13.4 km away
35440 Abernant, AL16.4 km away
35111 Mc Calla, AL18.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Tuscaloosa County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area67.12 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq mi
Population density73 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.1750, -87.2574

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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