Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,914 Zip code population in 2010: 4,575 Zip code population in 2000: 1,367
Houses and condos: 1,989 Renter-occupied apartments: 394
% of renters here:
23%
State:
30%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 35968: 80.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 53.6 sq. mi. Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 92 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.4% ($479)
Alabama:
0.4% ($718)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $565 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $436 (0.4%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 2,348
(47.8%)
Females: 2,566
(52.2%)
For population 25 years and over in 35968:
High school or higher: 78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
Unemployed: 2.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 35968:
Never married: 26.4%
Now married: 59.6%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 4.2%
Divorced: 6.7%
Zip code 35968 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above 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.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 35968, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $53,037 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$53,037
State:
$63,984
Salary/wage: $44,360 (reported on 80.9% of returns)
Here:
$44,360
State:
$52,834
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1217.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3882.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6277.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9656.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13877.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,405 (reported on 26.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,405
Alabama:
$1,615
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.9% for AGIs below $25k, 25.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 43.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 42.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 184.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $7,859 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
$7,859
State:
$7,660
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 40.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 420.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,530 (reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
+$8,530
State:
+$23,528
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 14.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 667.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,972 (reported on 18.7% of returns)
Here:
+$5,972
State:
+$9,534
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 229.7% for AGIs below $25k, 50.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 141.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 150.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 289.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,389 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
35968:
$16,389
Alabama:
$19,004
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.8% for AGIs below $25k, 106.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 193.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 297.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 884.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $30,536 (reported on 4.8% of returns)
Here:
$30,536
State:
$37,338
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 268.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1104.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $15,850 (reported on 4.3% of returns)
Here:
$15,850
State:
$18,005
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 616.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,956 (reported on 3.9% of returns)
35968:
$4,956
State:
$6,484
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 38.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 218.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,347 (reported on 21.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,347
State:
$2,628
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 124.0% for AGIs below $25k, 86.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.5%
Here:
93%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 93.9% for AGIs below $25k, 91.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 35968, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,586 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,586
State:
$52,001
Salary/wage: $36,322 (reported on 82.3% of returns)
Here:
$36,322
State:
$43,822
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.1% for AGIs below $25k, 82.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,586 (reported on 29.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,586
Alabama:
$1,592
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,033 (reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:
$4,033
State:
$5,697
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,347 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:
+$9,347
State:
+$13,286
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,971 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:
+$6,971
State:
+$9,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,276 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
35968:
$12,276
Alabama:
$14,992
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $20,942 (24% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:
$20,942
State:
$21,388
Here:
23.9% of AGI
State:
20.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $5,786 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
$5,786
State:
$5,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,255 (reported on 19.5% of returns)
35968:
$4,255
State:
$5,272
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,322 (reported on 26.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,322
State:
$2,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 74.3%
Here:
74%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 72.6% for AGIs below $25k, 74.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 84.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 35968, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,401 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,401
State:
$42,302
Salary/wage: $34,680 (reported on 86.1% of returns)
Here:
$34,680
State:
$36,626
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 136.9% for AGIs below $10k, 84.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,159 (reported on 35.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,159
Alabama:
$1,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $8,254 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
$8,254
State:
$4,206
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$8,604 (reported on 11.9% of returns)
Here:
+$8,604
State:
+$13,031
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,207 (reported on 19.6% of returns)
Here:
+$5,207
State:
+$8,302
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,180 (reported on 2.6% of returns)
35968:
$3,180
Alabama:
$3,006
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $17,761 (17% of AGI, reported on 19.8% of returns)
Here:
$17,761
State:
$17,623
Here:
16.8% of AGI
State:
20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $5,337 (5% of AGI, reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$5,337
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, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $7,373 (reported on 70.3% of returns)
35968:
$7,373
State:
$6,905
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,848 (reported on 23.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,848
State:
$2,048
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.3%
Here:
77%
State:
65%
(% for various income ranges: 72.9% for AGIs below $10k, 78.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 274 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,451
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 53 (21 now married, 27 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,109 (603 now married, 505 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 35968 with a mortgage: 612 (59 second mortgage, 62 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,220 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $321
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
19.2%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
6.1%
Whole state:
8.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.5
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.6
State:
4.7
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 35968: Fort Payne Water Works (A), Swindell Gap (B), Pine Ridge Fire Protection (C), Blake Fire Protection Authority (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 35968 include: Chavies Church (A), Walnut Grove Baptist Church (B), Union Church (C), Pine Grove Church (D), Mountain View Church (E), Mount Olive Church (F), Mount Herman Church (G), Kings Chapel (H), Hawkins Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Green Cemetery (1), Franklin Cemetery (2), Antioch Cemetery (3), Lankford Cemetery (4), Mount Herman Cemetery (5), Mountain View Memorial Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ashberry Branch (A), Beeson Branch (B), Bing Branch (C), Day Branch (D), Glade Branch (E), Mahan Branch (F), Walker Branch (G), West Fork Bengis Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 308 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 578 2-persons, 254 3-persons, 226 4-persons, 102 5-persons, 72 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 413 1-person, 14 2-persons, 3 3-persons
581 married couples with children.
302 single-parent households (155 men, 147 women).
84.1% of residents of 35968 zip code speak English at home.
15.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 25% well, 10% not well, 11% not at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 465 (9.5%) (4.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
9.5%
Whole state:
3.8%
86%El Salvador
12%Honduras
5%Marshall Islands
1%France
1%Bhutan
23%English
16%American
8%Irish
6%African
5%German
4%Scotch-Irish
1%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2442010 or later
1732000 to 2009
21990 to 1999
66Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
PHILLIPS COMM PROP SHOPPING (PHILLIPS COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES in FORT PAYNE, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES
PLAYCORE INC (150 GAMETIME DRIVE in FORT PAYNE, AL)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: GAMETIME DIV OF PLAYCORE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, GAMETIME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GAME TIME INC
ASHLEY FARMS (CHANCE ASHLEY in FORT PAYNE, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
PATTERSON PIG NURSERY (GARY PATTERSON in FORT PAYNE, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Alternative names: PATTERSON PIG NURSEY, PATTERSON PIG NURSEY SWINE FAC
PENDERGRASS FARMS (ROBERT LYLE PENDERGRASS in FORT PAYNE, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
CARL GREGORY FORD L/M (1916 GLENN BLVD SW in FORT PAYNE, 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. Organizations: KENNETH DUNN (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
RUSSELL CORPORATION (3450 SAND VALLEY ROAD in FORT PAYNE, AL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: HOSIERY
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%
71.8%Electricity
14.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11.1%Utility gas
2.2%Wood
0.7%Other fuel
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,043
Northeast: 96
Midwest: 425
South: 746
West: 141
61% of the 35968 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.
89% of the 35968 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, 14% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 102
Here:
15.4%
Alabama:
14.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 38
Here:
16.5%
Alabama:
16.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here:
4.2%
Alabama:
14.6%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
68,010Community and social service occupations
66,689Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
54,747Construction and extraction occupations
50,452Business and financial operations occupations
42,858Production occupations
42,490Health technologists and technicians
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 5, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
People in group quarters in 2010:
198 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
26 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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 10. The highest number of fire incidents - 55 took place in 2006, and the least - 0 in 2010. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (56.7%), and Structure Fires (25.3%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 35968