35973 Zip Code (Broomtown, AL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,366
Zip code population in 2010: 2,870
Zip code population in 2000: 3,214

Houses and condos: 1,385
Renter-occupied apartments: 190
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 35973: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 114.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 29 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 mortgages in 2022: $1,042 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $301 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 35973:

• High school or higher: 81.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 4.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 41.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 35973:

• Never married: 19.3%
• Now married: 66.2%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 5.0%
• Divorced: 7.6%

• 
• • 3,23196.0%White
  • 611.8%Black
  • 270.8%Two or more races
  • 220.7%American Indian
  • 240.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 35973, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,678 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,678
State:	$63,984

Salary/wage: $41,877 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$41,877
State:	$52,834

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1242.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3805.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6337.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8596.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17876.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $623 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$623
Alabama:	$1,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 10.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 30.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,812 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,812
State:	$7,660

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 133.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,575 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	+$7,575
State:	+$23,528

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs below $25k, 42.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 778.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,953 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,953
State:	+$9,534

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 194.1% for AGIs below $25k, 156.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 190.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 786.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,500 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

35973:	$16,500
Alabama:	$19,004

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.1% for AGIs below $25k, 126.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1158.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,700 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

Here:	$20,700
State:	$37,338

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 270.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Charity contributions: $5,950 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

Here:	$5,950
State:	$18,005

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $3,967 (reported on 2.7% of returns)

35973:	$3,967
State:	$6,484

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,582 (reported on 25.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,582
State:	$2,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 152.2% for AGIs below $25k, 102.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.5%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 95.3% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 35973, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,395 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,395
State:	$52,001

Salary/wage: $34,929 (reported on 80.8% of returns)

Here:	$34,929
State:	$43,822

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.2% for AGIs below $25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $604 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$604
Alabama:	$1,592

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,212 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,212
State:	$5,697

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,767 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,767
State:	+$13,286

Profit/loss from business: +$5,983 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,983
State:	+$9,151

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,457 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

35973:	$12,457
Alabama:	$14,992

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,706 (29% of AGI, reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	$17,706
State:	$21,388

Here:	29.5% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,507 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$3,507
State:	$5,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $3,600 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

35973:	$3,600
State:	$5,272

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,493 (reported on 30.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,493
State:	$2,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 78.8%

Here:	79%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 76.1% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 35973, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,531 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,531
State:	$42,302

Salary/wage: $29,826 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$29,826
State:	$36,626

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 143.0% for AGIs below $10k, 78.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $865 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$865
Alabama:	$1,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $660 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$660
State:	$4,206

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,184 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,184
State:	+$13,031

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,661 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,661
State:	+$8,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.9% for AGIs below $10k, 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,286 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

35973:	$3,286
Alabama:	$3,006

Total itemized deductions: $14,732 (26% of AGI, reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,732
State:	$17,623

Here:	25.7% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,901 (5% of AGI, reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,901
State:	$4,768

Here:	5.0% of AGI
State:	5.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,157 (reported on 71.3% of returns)

35973:	$3,157
State:	$6,905

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,645 (reported on 25.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,645
State:	$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.2%

Here:	80%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 76.0% for AGIs below $10k, 78.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 35959, 30730, 35967, 35984, 35960, 30731.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 130
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 995

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 87 (99 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 626 (395 now married, 230 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 35973 with a mortgage: 277 (21 second mortgage, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 33

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,296
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $412

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

• Zip code 35973 household income distribution in 2022

• 72Less than $10,000
• 72$10,000 to $14,999
• 68$15,000 to $19,999
• 39$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$25,000 to $29,999
• 45$30,000 to $34,999
• 82$35,000 to $39,999
• 82$40,000 to $44,999
• 18$45,000 to $49,999
• 29$50,000 to $59,999
• 175$60,000 to $74,999
• 151$75,000 to $99,999
• 96$100,000 to $124,999
• 75$125,000 to $149,999
• 57$150,000 to $199,999
• 39$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 35973

• 72Less than $10,000
• 19$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 36$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 141$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$70,000 to $79,999
• 30$80,000 to $89,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 92$100,000 to $124,999
• 35$125,000 to $149,999
• 63$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 68$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999
• 140$300,000 to $399,999
• 41$400,000 to $499,999
• 13$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 35973

• 17$400 to $449
• 32$450 to $499
• 1$700 to $749
• 21$1,000 to $1,249
• 4$1,500 to $1,999
• 107No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $987.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $113,399.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $144,486

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $119,039 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,177 - $241,369

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $254,834

Here:	$254,834
State:	$273,076

Mobile homes: $19,939

Here:	$19,939
State:	$77,780

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 928
• 3 or 4: 20
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 423

Unemployment: 4.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 35973

• 81.6%1,169Drove a car alone
• 14.4%207Carpooled
• 0.6%8Walked
• 0.9%13Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 35973

• 155 to 9 minutes
• 3610 to 14 minutes
• 14715 to 19 minutes
• 4720 to 24 minutes
• 14025 to 29 minutes
• 17430 to 34 minutes
• 20835 to 39 minutes
• 1540 to 44 minutes
• 33945 to 59 minutes
• 15760 to 89 minutes
• 10790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 26.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,366

• Male householders: 673 (98 living alone), Female householders: 450 (133 living alone)

• 710 spouses (698 opposite-sex spouses), 21 unmarried partners, (21 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 964 children (898 natural, 16 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 129 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 0 foster children, 297 other relatives, 64 non-relatives

Size of family households: 443 2-persons, 128 3-persons, 199 4-persons, 99 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 231 1-person, 7 2-persons

334 married couples with children.
210 single-parent households (203 men, 7 women).

98.9% of residents of 35973 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• RICHARDSON FARMS (BOBBY AND CAROLYN in GAYLESVILLE, AL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  

• ROBERT YOUNG CHERT PIT (WATERLOO FARMS in GAYLESVILLE, AL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CLAY, CERAMIC, AND REFRACTORY MINERALS
  Organizations: WATERLOO FARMS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: ROBERT YOUNG DBA WATERLOO FARM, WATERLOO FARM ROBERT YOUNG PIT

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.8%

Population in 1990: 2,291. Population change in the 1990s: +923 (+40.3%).

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

• This state: 1,084
• Northeast: 62
• Midwest: 206
• South: 2,048
• West: 7

66% of the 35973 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

88% of the 35973 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
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:

• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Cemeteries and Crematories (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Construction: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors (1-4: 1)

2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 59. The highest number of fire incidents - 88 took place in 2011, and the least - 32 in 2015. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (58.0%), and Structure Fires (32.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 35973
• 44658.0%Outside Fires
• 24632.0%Structure Fires
• 699.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 81.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 35973, Alabama

Most common first names in zip code 35973 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	18	68.6 years
James	18	73.1 years
John	14	76.1 years
William	14	74.1 years
George	9	74.7 years
Charles	8	63.5 years
Mary	8	69.4 years
Ruby	7	78.0 years
Fred	6	77.6 years
Ethel	6	85.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 35973 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Henderson	15	79.7 years
Ray	12	73.4 years
Lewis	10	82.3 years
Jones	9	80.0 years
Mason	9	74.7 years
Hartline	8	71.0 years
Mobbs	8	75.0 years
Mccullough	7	76.9 years
Tucker	7	75.0 years
Smith	7	64.9 years