35221 Zip Code (Birmingham, AL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,061
Zip code population in 2010: 4,834
Zip code population in 2000: 6,369

Houses and condos: 2,315
Renter-occupied apartments: 524
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 35221: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 3.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 838 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $397 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $413 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 35221:

• High school or higher: 79.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 9.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 35221:

• Never married: 33.7%
• Now married: 27.0%
• Separated: 5.0%
• Widowed: 14.3%
• Divorced: 20.0%

• 
• • 2,86393.5%Black
  • 1474.8%White
  • 511.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 35221, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $27,403 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,403
State:	$63,984

Salary/wage: $26,645 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

Here:	$26,645
State:	$52,834

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1293.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3633.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7334.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7663.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $273 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$273
Alabama:	$1,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $133 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

Here:	$133
State:	$7,660

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,567 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

35221:	$5,567
Alabama:	$19,004

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.7% for AGIs below $25k, 41.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,360 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,360
State:	$37,338

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.5% for AGIs below $25k, 460.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $7,475 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

Here:	$7,475
State:	$18,005

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 299.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $4,475 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

35221:	$4,475
State:	$6,484

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 37.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,891 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,891
State:	$2,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 187.8% for AGIs below $25k, 98.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.4%

Here:	88%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 89.9% for AGIs below $25k, 88.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 35221, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $24,942 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$24,942
State:	$52,001

Salary/wage: $23,907 (reported on 85.4% of returns)

Here:	$23,907
State:	$43,822

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.7% for AGIs below $25k, 87.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $175 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$175
Alabama:	$1,592

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $175 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

Here:	$175
State:	$5,697

Profit/loss from business: +$3,200 (reported on 15.6% of returns)

Here:	+$3,200
State:	+$9,151

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,217 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

35221:	$7,217
Alabama:	$14,992

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,286 (35% of AGI, reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$15,286
State:	$21,388

Here:	34.6% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 14.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 21.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $4,639 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,639
State:	$5,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $2,471 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

35221:	$2,471
State:	$5,272

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $3,069 (reported on 47.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,069
State:	$2,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.1%

Here:	56%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 59.7% for AGIs below $25k, 47.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 35221, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,217 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,217
State:	$42,302

Salary/wage: $22,695 (reported on 91.7% of returns)

Here:	$22,695
State:	$36,626

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.3% for AGIs below $10k, 90.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $559 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$559
Alabama:	$1,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $269 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	$269
State:	$4,206

Profit/loss from business: +$2,123 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,123
State:	+$8,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,286 (reported on 0.6% of returns)

35221:	$1,286
Alabama:	$3,006

Total itemized deductions: $13,149 (32% of AGI, reported on 22.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,149
State:	$17,623

Here:	32.2% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 7.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 15.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 26.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,247 (10% of AGI, reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,247
State:	$4,768

Here:	10.2% of AGI
State:	5.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,231 (reported on 53.4% of returns)

35221:	$2,231
State:	$6,905

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,226 (reported on 46.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,226
State:	$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.0%

Here:	59%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 53.0% for AGIs below $10k, 63.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 35228, 35064, 35211, 35208, 35218, 35061.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 514
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 964

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (25 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 617 (63 now married, 556 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 35221 with a mortgage: 378 (10 second mortgage, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $882
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $451

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

• Zip code 35221 household income distribution in 2022

• 183Less than $10,000
• 134$10,000 to $14,999
• 137$15,000 to $19,999
• 164$20,000 to $24,999
• 24$25,000 to $29,999
• 151$30,000 to $34,999
• 74$35,000 to $39,999
• 38$40,000 to $44,999
• 30$45,000 to $49,999
• 52$50,000 to $59,999
• 164$60,000 to $74,999
• 142$75,000 to $99,999
• 101$100,000 to $124,999
• 35$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 35221

• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 43$35,000 to $39,999
• 42$40,000 to $49,999
• 141$50,000 to $59,999
• 140$60,000 to $69,999
• 99$70,000 to $79,999
• 63$80,000 to $89,999
• 25$90,000 to $99,999
• 161$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$125,000 to $149,999
• 26$150,000 to $174,999
• 11$200,000 to $249,999
• 14$250,000 to $299,999
• 18$500,000 to $749,999
• 9$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 35221

• 35Less than $100
• 45$350 to $399
• 24$400 to $449
• 3$450 to $499
• 15$500 to $549
• 52$550 to $599
• 52$600 to $649
• 45$650 to $699
• 24$700 to $749
• 24$750 to $799
• 11$800 to $899
• 25$900 to $999
• 151No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $955.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $77,327
• Black or African American householders: $79,183

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $79,957 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $57,776 - $120,001

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $150,628

Here:	$150,628
State:	$273,076

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,174
• One, attached: 15
• Two: 17
• 3 or 4: 40
• 10 to 19: 43
• Mobile homes: 28

Unemployment: 9.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 35221

• 74.5%692Drove a car alone
• 10.7%99Carpooled
• 1.1%10Bus or trolley bus
• 4.4%41Walked
• 6.8%63Other means
• 2.0%19Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 35221

• 29Less than 5 minutes
• 275 to 9 minutes
• 18710 to 14 minutes
• 9015 to 19 minutes
• 17720 to 24 minutes
• 3225 to 29 minutes
• 21630 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 3140 to 44 minutes
• 8745 to 59 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 87.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,061

• Male householders: 503 (239 living alone), Female householders: 963 (429 living alone)

• 283 spouses (283 opposite-sex spouses), 81 unmarried partners, (81 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 875 children (850 natural, 0 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 175 grandchildren, 42 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 0 foster children, 24 other relatives, 23 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 49 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 388 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 13 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 667 1-person, 64 2-persons

40 married couples with children.
337 single-parent households (10 men, 327 women).

98.3% of residents of 35221 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% very well, 34% not well, 17% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MOTIVA BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL (2601 WILSON ROAD SW in BIRMINGHAM, AL)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge)
  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)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  Organizations: MOTIVA ENTERPRISES, LLC (CONTACT/GENERAL) , MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: BIRMINGHAM TERMINAL WEST , MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC, MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC-DISTRIBUTION

• BFI OF ALABAMA INCORPORATED (3950 50TH STREET SOUTH WEST in BIRMINGHAM, AL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: LOCAL TRUCKING WITHOUT STORAGE
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BFI OF ALA INC BIRMINGHAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BFI OF ALA INC, BFI WASTE SYSTEMS N AMERICA BH

• PRECISION AUTO INC (5 18TH STREET SW in BIRMINGHAM, AL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
  

• LAKESHORE CONCRETE PLANT (LAFARGE BUILDING MATERIALS INC in BIRMINGHAM, AL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK AND BRICK
  Organizations: LAFARGE BUILDING LAKESHORE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LAFARGE BUILDING LAKESHORE CON

• POWDERLY CHEVRON (1800 31ST STREET SW in BIRMINGHAM, AL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• LAWSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (3060 WILSON RD SW in BIRMINGHAM, AL)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: STATE OF ALABAMA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BIRMINGHAM ALLOYS,INC. (1513 INDUSTRIAL BLVD. in BIRMINGHAM,ALABAMA, AL)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: NONFERROUS FOUNDRIES, EXCEPT ALUMINUM AND COPPER
  

• BIRMINGHAM HOT METAL COATINGS (1513 INDUSTRIAL BLVD. in BIRMINGHAM,ALABAMA, AL)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NONFERROUS FOUNDRIES, EXCEPT ALUMINUM AND COPPER
  

• LAFARGE LAKESHORE READY-MIX PLANT (911 WENONAH ROAD in BIRMINGHAM, AL)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 13.1%

Population in 1990: 5,850. Population change in the 1990s: +519 (+8.9%).

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

• This state: 2,718
• Northeast: 4
• Midwest: 136
• South: 108

72% of the 35221 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

91% of the 35221 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 36
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BFI WASTE SERVICES, LLC (3950 50TH ST SW in BIRMINGHAM, AL) : $103,174 in 14 contracts from 2003 to 2005

  Contracts for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services, Waste Treatment and Storage, Defense Missile and Space Systems -- Advanced Development (R&D) by Department of Veterans Affairs, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $33,613; 2004: $35,042; 2005: $34,519; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $32,552 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $31,928, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-03. Effective on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $30,056 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Waste Treatment and Storage. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  $1,777 with Army for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2005-06-16. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
  

• GRASSELLI CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO (4200 JEFFERSON AVE S.W. in BIRMINGHAM, AL; small business)

  $39,589 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Tile, Brick, and Block. Signed on 2000-03-31. Completion date: 2000-05-01.

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

• Information: Cable and Other Program Distribution (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Landfill (100-249: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Wholesale Trade: Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0057.01 , 0105.00, 0131.00, 0132.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0057.01 , 0105.00, 0131.00, 0132.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 24. The highest number of fire incidents - 48 took place in 2005, and the least - 0 in 2012. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.2%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (26.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 35221
• 18145.2%Structure Fires
• 10626.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 9423.5%Outside Fires
• 194.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 35221, Alabama

Most common first names in zip code 35221 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Willie	69	74.0 years
Mary	68	78.4 years
James	60	72.9 years
John	45	70.0 years
Annie	39	77.6 years
William	38	71.2 years
Robert	32	68.1 years
George	29	73.9 years
Henry	27	69.5 years
Jessie	21	75.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 35221 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	45	75.2 years
Williams	45	73.4 years
Smith	41	71.6 years
Johnson	40	75.0 years
Jackson	40	78.9 years
Thomas	35	73.4 years
Davis	34	70.1 years
Brown	29	73.5 years
Harris	27	75.9 years
Moore	19	67.5 years