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35040

Calera, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
19,304
Median household income
$84,554
People below poverty
7.9%
Median home value
$232,300

Income

The median income of households in 35040 was $84,554. An estimated 3.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2.4
$15,000 to $24,999 4
$25,000 to $34,999 4.3
$35,000 to $49,999 9.9
$50,000 to $74,999 18.4
$75,000 to $99,999 17.8
$100,000 to $149,999 24.6
$150,000 to $199,999 8.4
$200,000 or more 6.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61878
Female 51933

An estimated 85.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 17.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,279. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 85.5
Social Security 22.3
Retirement income 17.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.1
Cash public assistance income 0.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7

In 2020-2024, 7.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 65.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 17.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 37.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 35040 in 2020-2024, 92.2% had health insurance coverage and 7.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74.9% and public coverage was 25.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.6%.


In 2020-2024, 35040 had a total population of 19,304 - 9,608 (49.8%) females and 9,696 (50.2%) males. The median age was 35.3 years. An estimated 24.5% of the population was under 18 years, 43.4% was 19 to 44 years, 20.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 35040 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 667 762
5 to 9 692 521
10 to 14 804 655
15 to 19 577 484
20 to 24 609 524
25 to 29 783 916
30 to 34 638 910
35 to 39 929 923
40 to 44 1314 829
45 to 49 749 610
50 to 54 372 439
55 to 59 413 307
60 to 64 358 655
65 to 69 376 267
70 to 74 205 395
75 to 79 99 128
80 to 84 37 183
85 and over 74 100

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 63.2% were White; 28.5% were Black or African American; 13.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 17.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.3% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 8.7% of the people in 35040 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 60.4% of the people in 35040 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,358 households in 35040. The average household size was 2.62 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.7% of the households in 35040 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.5% of all households, while 16.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.3% of all households.

In 35040, 38.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 20.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.7
Cohabiting Couples 6.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.9% of males and 52.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.8 27.3
Now married, except separated 57.9 52.9
Separated 1.2 2
Widowed 2.1 8
Divorced 10 9.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 35040, 369 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.6% of the people living in 35040 were U.S. natives. 69.5% of the 35040 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.4% of 35040 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 33.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 35040 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 35040.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 56.3
Asia 30.4
Europe 3.3
Africa 9.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 35040 in 2020-2024, 8.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.1% of people at least five years old; 3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.1
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 1.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 35040 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.1
Different house, same county 2.8
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 34.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 35040 was 4,463 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 164 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,302. College or graduate school enrollment was 997.

Educational Attainment of People in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.2
High school diploma or equivalency 25.9
Some college, no degree 21.6
Associate's degree 9.6
Bachelor's degree 24.8
Graduate or professional degree 10

Disability

In 35040, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.1% of people under 18 years old, to 8.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 44% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 35040, 69.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,298 78.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,781 16.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 447 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 35040 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.5
Construction 7.7
Manufacturing 9.6
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 12.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5
Other Services, except public administration 5.9
Public administration 7.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 35040 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,821 45.7
Service occupations 1,353 12.8
Sales and office occupations 2,104 20
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,053 10
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,215 11.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.2% of 35040 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 32.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.2
Other means 0.8
Worked from home 13.7

In 2020-2024, 35040 had a total of 7,818 housing units. Of these housing units, 86.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 4.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 86.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.4
Mobile homes 8.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

25.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 35040 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 84.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 35040 had 7,358 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 460 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.9% while renters occupied 21.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.61 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.65.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 3.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.8% and another 23.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 35040:

House Heating Fuel Used in 35040 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 19.9
Electricity 80.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 35040 was $232,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 79.3 % had a mortgage. 20.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,430 and for owners without a mortgage it was $438.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 35040 was $1,512. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.