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35802 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 35802 covers Huntsville, Alabama, with a population of about 23,304 and a median household income of $72,195.

Population
23,3041,419 per square mile
Median age
42.33.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$72,1951.2× the Alabama median
Poverty rate
6.8%5.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$363,912up 16.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,0511.1× the Alabama median
Degree or higher
50.5%15.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
53.2%11.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
626

Where 35802 is

Huntsville, 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

Population23,304
Median age42.3
Family households48.2%
Born outside the US4.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.8%
White (non-Hispanic)73.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino5.4%
Veterans9.3%
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$72,195
Income per person$56,714
Poverty rate6.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k2.5%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k12.6%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k9.6%
$200k or more13.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,540
Mean adjusted gross income$121,136
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.7%
Returns, under $25k21.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.4%
Returns, $200k or more12.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$319,900
Median gross rent$1,051
Rent as a share of household income26.1%
Owner-occupied53.2%
Vacant homes7.6%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house48.9%
Attached house4.5%
2 to 4 units11.2%
5 to 19 units22.8%
20 or more units12%
Mobile home0.4%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$363,912as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.9%
Typical asking rent$1,240as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200120132026$363,912$98,405

$98,405 in 2001 to $363,912 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.5%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home14.5%
Drives to work alone77.7%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.2%
Health

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

Obesity35.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.6% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.5% 5.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.9% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.3% 10 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.9% 4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.6% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments626
People employed10,446
Annual payroll$614,904,000
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 52.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss50.3 out of 100
Community resilience76 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.

Tornado83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave74.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave56.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide43.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought17.6Very 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$72,195$62,027$78,538
Income per person$56,714$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate6.8%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$319,900$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,051$963$1,348
Homeownership53.2%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.5%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home14.5%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.4%3.8%13.9%
Median age42.339.338.7
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 stationOWENS CROSS ROADS 3S, AL US16.6 km away
Rain in a year58 in

Average high and low by month

January50.3°F / 29.6°F5.93 in rain
February54.7°F / 32.1°F5.52 in rain
March62.8°F / 38.7°F5.53 in rain
April71.4°F / 46.2°F5.08 in rain
May78.4°F / 55.8°F4.91 in rain
June85.5°F / 63.8°F4.52 in rain
July88.1°F / 68.2°F4.2 in rain
August88.3°F / 66.5°F3.73 in rain
September83.6°F / 59.4°F4.22 in rain
October73.7°F / 47.4°F3.71 in rain
November61.8°F / 36.5°F4.55 in rain
December53.1°F / 32.1°F6.2 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 supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket34% 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%.

Huntsville City School District99.1% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability8.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

35803 Huntsville, AL5.3 km away
35801 Huntsville, AL6.6 km away
35805 Huntsville, AL6.7 km away
35804 Huntsville, AL7.1 km away
35893 Huntsville, AL7.3 km away
35895 Huntsville, AL7.3 km away
35807 Huntsville, AL8.1 km away
35809 Huntsville, AL8.1 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.

Madison County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area16.42 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density1,419 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude34.6679, -86.5603

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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