ZIP 35614 · Athens, Alabama

Population

7,618 people call ZIP 35614 home.

7,618

people.

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

Rent

Median rent is up 62% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.

$925

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.

$1,175–$1,762

is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

• $925 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

74% of the housing here was built before 2000.

• 74% 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 0.2% to the 3,409 homes here.

7

is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

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 8% less than Alabama's.

$192,700

median home value in ZIP 35614.

• $192,700 ZIP 35614
• $209,900 Alabama
• $332,700 U.S.

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