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35634 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 35634 covers Florence, Alabama, with a population of about 10,009 and a median household income of $71,630.

Population
10,009140 per square mile
Median age
49.610.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,6301.2× the Alabama median
Poverty rate
7.5%4.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$291,004up 25.6% in five years
Median rent
$9115% below the Alabama median
Degree or higher
32.4%2.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
81%16 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
166

Where 35634 is

Florence, 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

Population10,009
Median age49.6
Family households66.9%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.5%
White (non-Hispanic)90.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans8.8%
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$71,630
Income per person$43,825
Poverty rate7.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k10.9%
$150–200k9.9%
$200k or more8.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,700
Mean adjusted gross income$101,700
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.9%
Returns, under $25k26.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more8.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$262,800
Median gross rent$911
Rent as a share of household income25.2%
Owner-occupied81%
Vacant homes15.9%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house79.5%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units2%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home15.1%
Boat, RV or van1.3%
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$291,004as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 68.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$291,004$144,853

$149,397 in 2010 to $291,004 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home9.2%
Drives to work alone76.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.3%
Health

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

Obesity33.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.5% 6.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.8% 6.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments166
People employed1,078
Annual payroll$43,503,000
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 86.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90 out of 100
Community resilience48.9 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.

Cold wave93.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake81.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire57.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather45.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail44Relatively 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$71,630$62,027$78,538
Income per person$43,825$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate7.5%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$262,800$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$911$963$1,348
Homeownership81%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.6%4.8%5.2%
Works from home9.2%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1%3.8%13.9%
Median age49.639.338.7
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 stationMUSCLE SHOALS 2 N, AL US16.4 km away
Rain in a year58 in

Average high and low by month

January50.5°F / 31.2°F4.88 in rain
February55.4°F / 34.5°F5.15 in rain
March63.5°F / 41.6°F5.34 in rain
April72.3°F / 48.6°F5.05 in rain
May79.4°F / 57.1°F4.98 in rain
June86.5°F / 65.1°F4.81 in rain
July89.2°F / 68.6°F5.06 in rain
August88.9°F / 67.6°F4.45 in rain
September83.8°F / 61°F3.98 in rain
October73.6°F / 49.2°F3.72 in rain
November62.1°F / 39.1°F4.27 in rain
December53.5°F / 34.5°F5.87 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 supermarket13% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lauderdale County School District96.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Florence City School District3.1% 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

35645 Killen, AL9.8 km away
35631 Florence, AL10.1 km away
35632 Florence, AL10.1 km away
35630 Florence, AL10.5 km away
35633 Florence, AL12.2 km away
35617 Cloverdale, AL14.6 km away
38463 Iron City, TN15.6 km away
38481 Saint Joseph, TN16.7 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.

Lauderdale County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area71.38 sq mi
Water area3.61 sq mi
Population density140 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.9186, -87.6136

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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