35543 Zip Code (Bear Creek, AL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,275
Zip code population in 2010: 1,137
Zip code population in 2000: 1,058

Houses and condos: 615
Renter-occupied apartments: 141
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 35543: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 34 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: $203 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 35543:

• High school or higher: 58.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Unemployed: 12.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 35543:

• Never married: 26.2%
• Now married: 45.9%
• Separated: 4.0%
• Widowed: 11.3%
• Divorced: 12.7%

• 
• • 1,25298.2%White
  • 161.3%Two or more races
  • 70.5%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 35543, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,727 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,727
State:	$63,984

Salary/wage: $35,353 (reported on 87.8% of returns)

Here:	$35,353
State:	$52,834

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 973.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3570.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5682.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6190.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $233 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$233
Alabama:	$1,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,517 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,517
State:	+$9,534

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 110.7% for AGIs below $25k, 176.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,345 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,345
State:	$2,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.9% for AGIs below $25k, 79.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 97.6%

Here:	98%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% 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 35543, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,638 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,638
State:	$52,001

Salary/wage: $29,153 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$29,153
State:	$43,822

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.8% for AGIs below $25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $510 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$510
Alabama:	$1,592

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,400 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,400
State:	+$9,151

Total itemized deductions: $19,380 (32% of AGI, reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$19,380
State:	$21,388

Here:	31.6% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,467 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,467
State:	$5,925

Taxes paid: $2,980 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

35543:	$2,980
State:	$5,272

Earned income credit: $2,271 (reported on 37.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,271
State:	$2,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.4%

Here:	78%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 73.7% for AGIs below $25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 35543, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,278 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,278
State:	$42,302

Salary/wage: $25,065 (reported on 88.3% of returns)

Here:	$25,065
State:	$36,626

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.1% for AGIs below $10k, 83.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $881 (reported on 34.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$881
Alabama:	$1,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,444 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,444
State:	+$13,031

Profit/loss from business: +$4,228 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$4,228
State:	+$8,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$1,778 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,778
State:	-$6,257

Total itemized deductions: $14,119 (24% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,119
State:	$17,623

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,909 (5% of AGI, reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,909
State:	$4,768

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	5.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,104 (reported on 68.5% of returns)

35543:	$3,104
State:	$6,905

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,087 (reported on 34.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,087
State:	$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.8%

Here:	77%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 69.9% for AGIs below $10k, 71.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 35564, 35548, 35581, 35577, 35565, 35585.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 143
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 372

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 28 (30 now married, 1 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 193 (126 now married, 65 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 35543 with a mortgage: 107 (7 second mortgage)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $737
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $396

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

• Zip code 35543 household income distribution in 2022

• 56Less than $10,000
• 57$10,000 to $14,999
• 109$15,000 to $19,999
• 23$20,000 to $24,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$35,000 to $39,999
• 3$40,000 to $44,999
• 47$50,000 to $59,999
• 33$60,000 to $74,999
• 61$75,000 to $99,999
• 35$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 35543

• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 19$40,000 to $49,999
• 59$60,000 to $69,999
• 12$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 20$90,000 to $99,999
• 61$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 36$150,000 to $174,999
• 47$200,000 to $249,999
• 18$250,000 to $299,999
• 15$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 35543

• 8Less than $100
• 4$100 to $149
• 30$200 to $249
• 15$350 to $399
• 5$400 to $449
• 6$450 to $499
• 20$500 to $549
• 60No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $601.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,320
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $114,672

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $114,672 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $68,543 - $191,046

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $157,396

Here:	$157,396
State:	$273,076

Mobile homes: $43,517

Here:	$43,517
State:	$77,780

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 356
• Two: 23
• Mobile homes: 229

Unemployment: 12.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 35543

• 88.2%313Drove a car alone
• 2.8%10Carpooled
• 3.9%14Other means
• 3.7%13Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 35543

• 26Less than 5 minutes
• 935 to 9 minutes
• 5010 to 14 minutes
• 5015 to 19 minutes
• 5320 to 24 minutes
• 1530 to 34 minutes
• 2245 to 59 minutes
• 1260 to 89 minutes
• 1290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 33.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,275

• Male householders: 274 (133 living alone), Female householders: 235 (45 living alone)

• 205 spouses (205 opposite-sex spouses), 34 unmarried partners, (34 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 358 children (291 natural, 0 adopted, 63 stepchildren), 123 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 26 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 151 2-persons, 98 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 24 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 178 1-person, 9 2-persons

128 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (13 men, 43 women).

98.0% of residents of 35543 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% well, 14% not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL (160 SCHOOL AVE in BEAR CREEK, AL)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0110
  Organizations: MARION COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (160 SCHOOL AVE in BEAR CREEK, AL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0105
  Organizations: MARION COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL WETLANDS (MARION CO BOARD OF EDUCATION in BEAR CREEK, AL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  Alternative names: MARION CO BOE PHILLIPS H S, MARION COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%

Population in 1990: 3,748.

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

• This state: 935
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 29
• South: 274
• West: 20

66% of the 35543 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

96% of the 35543 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

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

• Wholesale Trade: Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Hardware Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 35543 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	13	82.7 years
James	11	72.1 years
Robert	5	79.4 years
Mary	4	77.5 years
Bobby	3	57.6 years
Eva	3	78.0 years
Ollie	3	74.6 years
Thomas	3	81.3 years
Elsie	2	75.9 years
Annie	2	65.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 35543 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Burleson	13	76.8 years
Tidwell	11	81.4 years
Bishop	9	78.5 years
Mann	8	70.9 years
Phillips	7	67.3 years
Green	6	75.7 years
Shirley	6	70.3 years
Sartin	5	65.8 years
Lauderdale	5	80.2 years
Hulsey	5	74.0 years