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35903 Zip Code (Ballplay, AL) Detailed Profile




Cities: Ballplay, AL (17.26%), Hokes Bluff, AL (15.37%), Gadsden, AL (13.08%), Glencoe, AL (2.70%)
Counties: Etowah County, AL (96.61%), Cherokee County, AL (3.39%)
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 17,879
Zip code population in 2010: 18,088
Zip code population in 2000: 18,728

Houses and condos: 8,458
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,486
% of renters here:

35%
State:

30%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 35903: 81.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 67.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 265 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.3% ($555)
Alabama:

0.4% ($718)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $628 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $498 (0.3%)

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Males: 8,623  (48.2%)
Females: 9,256  (51.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 35903:

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 35903:

  • Never married: 37.4%
  • Now married: 41.2%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 13.6%

Zip code 35903 compared to state average:

  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
  • Races in zip code 35903 (2022)
    • 11,15762.4%White
    • 5,57331.2%Black
    • 7864.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1500.8%Two or more races
    • 1340.7%Asian
    • 510.3%American Indian
    • 260.1%Some other race
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Urban population: 14,324
Rural population: 3,554

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $163,385
35903:

$163,385
Alabama:

$200,900



According to our research of Alabama and other state lists, there were 37 registered sex offenders living in 35903 zip code as of May 28, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 35903 is 464 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

41.9 years
Alabama median age:

39.6 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.5 people
Alabama:

2.5 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 35903, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,059 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$43,059
State:

$63,984

Salary/wage: $38,427 (reported on 82.4% of returns)
Here:

$38,427
State:

$52,834
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1155.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3656.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6437.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9471.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15835.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 49383.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $918 (reported on 21.0% of returns)
This zip code:

$918
Alabama:

$1,615
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $25k, 13.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 42.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 108.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 296.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,282 (reported on 7.4% of returns)
Here:

$2,282
State:

$7,660
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 14.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 106.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 423.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,455 (reported on 6.9% of returns)
Here:

+$5,455
State:

+$23,528
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 9.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 121.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 411.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 913.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,386 (reported on 16.0% of returns)
Here:

+$7,386
State:

+$9,534
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.6% for AGIs below $25k, 87.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 139.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 568.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3820.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,390 (reported on 7.0% of returns)
35903:

$13,390
Alabama:

$19,004
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.2% for AGIs below $25k, 65.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 162.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 249.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 860.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $31,596 (reported on 3.8% of returns)
Here:

$31,596
State:

$37,338
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 130.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 149.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 238.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 800.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7033.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $15,738 (reported on 3.5% of returns)
Here:

$15,738
State:

$18,005
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 55.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 329.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4600.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $5,871 (reported on 3.2% of returns)
35903:

$5,871
State:

$6,484
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 167.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1243.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,693 (reported on 26.8% of returns)
Here:

$2,693
State:

$2,628
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 150.2% for AGIs below $25k, 98.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.6%
Here:

95%
State:

93%
(% for various income ranges: 95.0% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 88.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 35903, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,294 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$36,294
State:

$52,001

Salary/wage: $33,327 (reported on 84.4% of returns)
Here:

$33,327
State:

$43,822
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.5% for AGIs below $25k, 79.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 53.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,231 (reported on 21.7% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,231
Alabama:

$1,592
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,055 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,055
State:

$5,697
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,541 (reported on 5.4% of returns)
Here:

+$1,541
State:

+$13,286
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,423 (reported on 14.9% of returns)
Here:

+$7,423
State:

+$9,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,770 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
35903:

$9,770
Alabama:

$14,992
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,262 (24% of AGI, reported on 22.5% of returns)
Here:

$17,262
State:

$21,388

Here:

24.4% of AGI
State:

20.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,773 (reported on 20.2% of returns)
Here:

$4,773
State:

$5,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $3,907 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
35903:

$3,907
State:

$5,272
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,567 (reported on 32.0% of returns)
Here:

$2,567
State:

$2,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 69.6%
Here:

70%
State:

60%
(% for various income ranges: 68.3% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 35903, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,040 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$30,040
State:

$42,302

Salary/wage: $28,034 (reported on 86.0% of returns)
Here:

$28,034
State:

$36,626
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.8% for AGIs below $10k, 80.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,396 (reported on 30.3% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,396
Alabama:

$1,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,375 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:

$1,375
State:

$4,206
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,820 (reported on 7.7% of returns)
Here:

+$2,820
State:

+$13,031
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,715 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:

+$5,715
State:

+$8,302
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.2% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,632 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
35903:

$2,632
Alabama:

$3,006
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Self-employed pension: $19,929 (reported on 0.2% of returns)
Here:

$19,929
Alabama:

$17,165

Total itemized deductions: $14,725 (25% of AGI, reported on 24.3% of returns)
Here:

$14,725
State:

$17,623

Here:

25.4% of AGI
State:

20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 8.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,187 (7% of AGI, reported on 22.4% of returns)
Here:

$4,187
State:

$4,768

Here:

7.1% of AGI
State:

5.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,764 (reported on 63.3% of returns)
35903:

$3,764
State:

$6,905
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,065 (reported on 31.4% of returns)
Here:

$2,065
State:

$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 76.6%
Here:

77%
State:

65%
(% for various income ranges: 70.6% for AGIs below $10k, 80.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$51,175
Alabama:

$59,674
Ballplay, AL (35903) map Nearest zip codes: 35901, 35905, 35904, 36279, 35983, 36265.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

37.4%
Alabama:

45.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

6.1%
Alabama:

46.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,474
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5,624


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 163 (38 now married, 101 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4,651 (1,326 now married, 3,329 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 35903 with a mortgage: 2,158 (203 second mortgage, 175 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,095
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $396

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

16.7%
Whole state:

16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

11.6%
Whole state:

8.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

5.0
State:

4.7
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 35903: Pennys Crossroads (A), Austin R Meadows Library (B), East Gadsden Community Center (C), Gadsden Steam Plant (D), Wallace Hall (E), Fowler Hall (F), Allen Hall (G), Browder Hall (H), Naylor Hall (I), Beck Field House (J), Bevill Hall (K), Helderman Hall (L), Gadsen Etowah Emergency Medical Services (M), Hokes Bluff Volunteer Fire Department (N), Gadsden Fire Department Station 9 (O), Gadsden Fire Department Training Facility (P), Ball Play Volunteer Fire Department Station 2 (Q). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Churches in zip code 35903 include: Paden Church (A), New Bethel Congregational Methodist Church (B), Liberty Methodist Church (C), Sims Chapel Primitive Baptist Church (D), Union Missionary Baptist Church (E), Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church (F), Bachelors Chapel Baptist Church (G), Ford Valley Church (H), Welcome Missionary Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Crestwood Memorial Cemetery (1), Mount Tabor Cemetery (2), New Bethel Cemetery (3), Tillison Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Reservoirs: Thornton Number 5 Lake (A), Thorton Lakes (B), Thornton Number 4 Lake (C), Goodyear Lake (D), Thornton Number 6 Lake (E), Thornton Number 1 Lake (F), Thornton Number 2 Lake (G), Thornton Number 3 Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Creek (A), Cove Creek (B), Coal Creek (C), Hollow Rock Branch (D), Ballplay Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 132020 or later
  • 6672010 to 2019
  • 6422000 to 2009
  • 9331990 to 1999
  • 8001980 to 1989
  • 1,3121970 to 1979
  • 7911960 to 1969
  • 1,7601950 to 1959
  • 9911940 to 1949
  • 4121939 or earlier

Zip code 35903 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ballplay, AL (35903)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ballplay, AL (35903)
  • 0no bedroom
  • 91 bedroom
  • 9932 bedrooms
  • 2,6553 bedrooms
  • 7454 bedrooms
  • 1305+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ballplay, AL (35903)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ballplay, AL (35903)
  • 62no bedroom
  • 3931 bedroom
  • 9232 bedrooms
  • 9943 bedrooms
  • 944 bedrooms
  • 135+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Ballplay, AL (35903) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ballplay, AL (35903) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 103no vehicle
  • 1,0411 vehicle
  • 1,8222 vehicles
  • 8753 vehicles
  • 2384 vehicles
  • 4665+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Ballplay, AL (35903) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Ballplay, AL (35903) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 192no vehicle
  • 9971 vehicle
  • 7592 vehicles
  • 4093 vehicles
  • 664 vehicles
  • 745+ vehicles

  • Zip code 35903 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 35903 household income distribution in 2022
  • 376Less than $10,000
  • 603$10,000 to $14,999
  • 462$15,000 to $19,999
  • 362$20,000 to $24,999
  • 360$25,000 to $29,999
  • 341$30,000 to $34,999
  • 303$35,000 to $39,999
  • 347$40,000 to $44,999
  • 235$45,000 to $49,999
  • 681$50,000 to $59,999
  • 745$60,000 to $74,999
  • 814$75,000 to $99,999
  • 636$100,000 to $124,999
  • 245$125,000 to $149,999
  • 400$150,000 to $199,999
  • 111$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 35903

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 35903
  • 68Less than $10,000
  • 18$10,000 to $14,999
  • 36$15,000 to $19,999
  • 32$20,000 to $24,999
  • 92$25,000 to $29,999
  • 62$30,000 to $34,999
  • 12$35,000 to $39,999
  • 151$40,000 to $49,999
  • 208$50,000 to $59,999
  • 240$60,000 to $69,999
  • 73$70,000 to $79,999
  • 193$80,000 to $89,999
  • 173$90,000 to $99,999
  • 343$100,000 to $124,999
  • 366$125,000 to $149,999
  • 467$150,000 to $174,999
  • 429$175,000 to $199,999
  • 495$200,000 to $249,999
  • 211$250,000 to $299,999
  • 349$300,000 to $399,999
  • 86$400,000 to $499,999
  • 101$500,000 to $749,999
  • 20$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 20$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 35903

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 35903
  • 4Less than $100
  • 47$100 to $149
  • 11$150 to $199
  • 47$200 to $249
  • 42$250 to $299
  • 105$300 to $349
  • 79$350 to $399
  • 221$400 to $449
  • 240$450 to $499
  • 227$500 to $549
  • 230$550 to $599
  • 254$600 to $649
  • 173$650 to $699
  • 133$700 to $749
  • 68$750 to $799
  • 61$800 to $899
  • 21$900 to $999
  • 27$1,000 to $1,249
  • 26$1,250 to $1,499
  • 42$1,500 to $1,999
  • 315No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $777.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $124,960.

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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $188,844
  • Black or African American householders: $107,431
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $209,826
  • Asian householders: $76,936
  • Two or more races householders: $136,527
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $200,594

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $163,385
35903:

$163,385
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,928 - $233,741

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $159,910
Here:

$159,910
State:

$273,076

Mobile homes: $168,344
Here:

$168,344
State:

$77,780
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 35903
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,880
  • One, attached: 51
  • Two: 235
  • 3 or 4: 143
  • 5 to 9: 320
  • 10 to 19: 112
  • 20 to 49: 50
  • 50 or more: 112
  • Mobile homes: 540

Unemployment: 5.1%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 35903

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 35903
  • 84.7%7,796Drove a car alone
  • 8.0%739Carpooled
  • 0.4%41Taxi
  • 2.3%210Walked
  • 0.2%15Other means
  • 2.8%254Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 35903

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 35903
  • 64Less than 5 minutes
  • 7115 to 9 minutes
  • 2,65910 to 14 minutes
  • 1,64115 to 19 minutes
  • 85920 to 24 minutes
  • 60225 to 29 minutes
  • 97930 to 34 minutes
  • 19135 to 39 minutes
  • 13440 to 44 minutes
  • 39245 to 59 minutes
  • 42260 to 89 minutes
  • 13890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 17,879
  • Male householders: 3,156 (1,086 living alone), Female householders: 3,919 (1,567 living alone)
  • 2,855 spouses (2,855 opposite-sex spouses), 231 unmarried partners, (210 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,501 children (4,102 natural, 55 adopted, 331 stepchildren), 660 grandchildren, 274 brothers or sisters, 267 parents, 29 foster children, 369 other relatives, 1,265 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 214 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,783 2-persons, 1,086 3-persons, 720 4-persons, 168 5-persons, 59 6-persons, 118 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,652 1-person, 373 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 89 4-persons

1,573 married couples with children.
822 single-parent households (58 men, 764 women).

95.6% of residents of 35903 zip code speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% very well, 25% well, 22% not well, 18% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Foreign born population: 366 (2.1%)
(17.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

2.1%
Whole state:

3.8%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 63%El Salvador
  • 21%Burma (Myanmar)
  • 12%Honduras
  • 5%Taiwan
  • 3%France
Most common first ancestries reported in 35903
  • 16%American
  • 10%English
  • 5%Irish
  • 4%European
  • 1%German
  • 1%Italian
  • 0%African
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1492010 or later
  • 772000 to 2009
  • 1891990 to 1999
  • 57Before 1990

Zip code 35903 topographic map

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • ALABAMA POWER COMPANY PLANT GADSDEN (1000 GOODYEAR AVENUE in GADSDEN, AL)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
    SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
    Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
    Alternative names: ALABAMA POWER CO-GADSDEN STEAM PLT, ALABAMA POWER - GADSDEN STEAM PLANT, AL POWER CO GADSDEN STEAM PLT, ALABAMA POWER CO. GADSDEN STEAM PLANT, ALA POWER-GADSDEN
  • EQUITY GROUP/ALABAMA DIVISION (507 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY in GADSDEN, AL)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business SIC classification: POULTRY SLAUGHTERING AND PROCESSING
    Business NAICS classification: POULTRY PROCESSING.; POULTRY PROCESSING.
    Organizations: KEYSTONE FOODS LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: KEYSTONE FOODS INC, KEYSTONE FOODS LLC, KEYSTONE FOODS LLC DBA EQUITY GROUP AL
  • OSCAR W ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (919 RALEY ST in GADSDEN, AL)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0085
    Organizations: GADSDEN CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (1109 HOKE ST in GADSDEN, AL)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0180
    Organizations: GADSDEN CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • OIL SPILL (YOUNG OIL, INC.) (3453 HIGHWAY 278 E in HOKES BLUFF, AL)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2004-5050, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  • MID SOUTH ELECTRONICS INC (2620 EAST MEIGHAN BOULEVARD in GADSDEN, AL)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
    Business NAICS classification: PRINTED CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY (ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY) MANUFACTURING.
    Organizations: MID SOUTH INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: MID SOUTH ELECTRONICS INC.
  • RONNIE WATKINS FORD INC (101 GEORGE WALLACE DRIVE in GADSDEN, AL)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOTIVE TRANSMISSION REPAIR.; OTHER AUTOMOTIVE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.; AUTOMOTIVE OIL CHANGE AND LUBRICATION SHOPS.
  • ADVANCE AUTO PARTS #9210 (301 GEORGE WALLACE DRIVE in GADSDEN, AL)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • ALABAMA OIL CO GODFREYS GROCER (5790 HIGHWAY 278 in HOKES BLUFF, AL)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
    Organizations: ALABAMA OIL GODFREYS GROCERY (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: ALABAMA OIL GODFREYS GROCERY
  • ALVIN'S KWICK SERVICE CENTER (2805 EAST MEIGHAN BLVD in GADSDEN, AL)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  • BOWMAN TRANSPORT (1010 STROUD AVE in GADSDEN, AL)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  • PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CO LP (204 GADSDEN INDUSTRIAL PKWY in GADSDEN, AL)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
    Alternative names: ROLLINS LEASING CORP-372
  • PIERSON CHEVROLET (413 EAST MEIGHAN BOULEVARD in GADSDEN, AL)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.; AUTOMOTIVE BODY, PAINT, AND INTERIOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
    Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , GARY D KILPATRICK (CONTACT/OPERATOR)

Zip code 35903 marital status for males
Zip code 35903 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.9%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 60.9%Electricity
  • 32.5%Utility gas
  • 4.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%Wood

Population in 1990: 20,057.

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

  • This state: 14,638
  • Northeast: 199
  • Midwest: 359
  • South: 1,737
  • West: 375

59% of the 35903 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

93% of the 35903 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Ballplay, AL (35903)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 138
Here:

11.7%
Alabama:

14.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 86
Here:

10.1%
Alabama:

16.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 291
Here:

22.8%
Alabama:

14.6%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 67,790Law enforcement workers including supervisors
  • 60,313Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 57,233Computer and mathematical occupations
  • 57,003Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 56,737Management occupations
  • 46,480Construction and extraction occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • SINGLETON PLUMBING, INC (224 HOKE STREET in GADSDEN, AL; small business) : $293,554 in 9 contracts from 1999 to 2004
    Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Restoration of real property, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, and more by Air Force, EPA, Army, Department of Veterans Affairs, and others
    Signed by year: 2000: $291,400; 2001: -$114,582; 2002: $4,000; 2003: $63,740; 2004: $6,600; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.

    Biggest contracts:
    $291,400 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2000-09-27. Completion date: 2000-09-27.
    $71,000 with EPA for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Restoration of real property. Taking place in NC. Signed on 2001-12-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
    $63,740 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
    $42,396 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in KY. Signed on 1999-10-28. Completion date: 1999-12-15.
  • HUBERT ALFORD CONSTRUCTION INC (1971 APPALACHIAN RD in GADSDEN, AL; small business) : $30,378 in 2 contracts from 2001 to 2002
    $19,890 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-07-20. Completion date: 2001-10-15.
    $10,488, same as above. Signed on 2002-02-25. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
  • Gadsden Regional Medical Center (1007 GOODYEAR AVENUE in Gadsden, al)
    $16,456 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2006-01-25. Effective on 2006-01-26. Completion date: 2006-01-26.

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 8, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 4, 10-19: 7, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 11)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 4)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 119 people in college/university student housing
  • 12 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
  • 3 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 92 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 15 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 9 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2013:

  • Fatal accident count: 4
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 8
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 full and 5 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED62$91,06842$81,147172$118,80923$33,6651$375,10036$63,7826$32,628
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$142,8055$45,84819$79,7153$57,0570$01$20,7203$42,847
APPLICATIONS DENIED7$82,52013$45,400104$86,60717$26,2060$04$33,8259$48,767
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN2$139,64510$74,08048$102,7903$38,4570$04$47,7481$52,690
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$189,9801$37,30021$104,5401$15,8200$00$00$0
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 4 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED4$144,6886$187,477
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$39,0151$159,620
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$287,540
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$01$259,740
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$60,8200$0
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 35903
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in zip code 35903 - Value

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

    Fire incident distribution by year Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 30. The highest number of reported fires - 117 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2013. The data has a growing trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 35903 When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (48.4%), and Structure Fires (32.3%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 35903
    • 23448.4%Outside Fires
    • 15632.3%Structure Fires
    • 6713.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 265.4%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 35903, Alabama

Most common first names in zip code 35903 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
James21570.5 years
John17673.0 years
Mary15976.6 years
William12674.3 years
Robert9772.5 years
Willie8478.0 years
Charles7469.8 years
George6471.6 years
Annie5778.6 years
Ruby5678.8 years
Most common last names in zip code 35903 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith16077.1 years
Johnson8673.4 years
Jones6071.6 years
Williams5775.9 years
Brown4574.5 years
Miller4172.4 years
Morris4176.8 years
Walker3975.4 years
Moore3672.2 years
Taylor3672.1 years
Businesses in zip code 35903
NameCountNameCount
ALDI1Nike3
AT&T1Old Navy1
Academy Sports + Outdoors1Payless1
Advance Auto Parts1Penske1
Arby's1Pizza Hut1
Blockbuster1Popeyes1
Burger King1Rue211
CVS1SONIC Drive-In2
Chevrolet1Subway3
Dairy Queen1T-Mobile1
FedEx2T.J.Maxx1
Ford1Taco Bell2
GameStop1U-Haul1
H&R Block1UPS5
Hobby Lobby1Verizon Wireless1
KFC2Waffle House1
Kmart1Walgreens1
Little Caesars Pizza1Walmart1
Lowe's1Wendy's1
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