ZIP 35611 · Athens, Alabama

Population

29,969 people call ZIP 35611 home.

29,969

people.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Rent

Median rent is up 37% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$856

a month. Alabama's median is $1,007.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Room to build

Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

$1,043–$1,564

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $856 median

Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

Building

73% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 73% of all homes were built before 2000

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

Units needed

Closing the gap would add 0.4–1.1% to the 13,585 homes here.

50–143

is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

Home value

A median home costs 7% more than Alabama's.

$225,600

median home value in ZIP 35611.

• $225,600 ZIP 35611
• $209,900 Alabama
• $332,700 U.S.

Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year