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35097

Locust Fork, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,859
Median household income
$58,056
People below poverty
14.5%
Median home value
$150,500

Income

The median income of households in 35097 was $58,056. An estimated 8.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.6
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 8.1
$25,000 to $34,999 17.8
$35,000 to $49,999 11.6
$50,000 to $74,999 10.3
$75,000 to $99,999 14.7
$100,000 to $149,999 21
$150,000 to $199,999 2.5
$200,000 or more 5.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 35097 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61016
Female 34830

An estimated 66.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 46.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,046. 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 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.9
Social Security 46.2
Retirement income 25.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.9
Cash public assistance income 1.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 27% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 27
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10

In 2020-2024, 9.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 45.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 72.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 35097 in 2020-2024, 94.1% had health insurance coverage and 5.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.4% and public coverage was 47.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 35097 had a total population of 1,859 - 1,053 (56.6%) females and 806 (43.4%) males. The median age was 47.4 years. An estimated 19.2% of the population was under 18 years, 26.5% was 19 to 44 years, 31.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 35097 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 49 72
5 to 9 16 76
10 to 14 33 19
15 to 19 36 79
20 to 24 32 106
25 to 29 20 34
30 to 34 22 70
35 to 39 45 78
40 to 44 62 23
45 to 49 31 55
50 to 54 59 103
55 to 59 114 29
60 to 64 118 85
65 to 69 71 109
70 to 74 28 89
75 to 79 67 6
80 to 84 0 14
85 and over 3 6

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96.7% were White; 1.2% were Black or African American; 23.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 10.2% of the people in 35097 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 86.6% of the people in 35097 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 708 households in 35097. The average household size was 2.63 people.

Married-couple households made up 64.1% of the households in 35097 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.1% of all households, while 13% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 17.2% of all households.

In 35097, 39.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 64.1
Cohabiting Couples 5.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 66% of males and 49.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 19.4 29.5
Now married, except separated 66 49.4
Separated 1.8 0.8
Widowed 1.6 7.4
Divorced 11.3 12.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 35097, 53 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 47.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.8% of the people living in 35097 were U.S. natives. 82.4% of the 35097 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.2% of 35097 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 35097 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 35097.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 92.1
Asia 0
Europe 7.9
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 35097 in 2020-2024, 11.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 10.5% of people at least five years old; 7.2% 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 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 10.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88 % of the people at least one year old living in 35097 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88
Different house, same county 2.7
Different county, same state 7.9
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 74.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 25.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 35097 was 297 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 214. College or graduate school enrollment was 83.

Educational Attainment of People in 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 25.5
High school diploma or equivalency 39.9
Some college, no degree 15.6
Associate's degree 7
Bachelor's degree 9.4
Graduate or professional degree 2.6

Disability

In 35097, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 25.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 35097, 47.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 87.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 660 87.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 59 7.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 30 4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 35097 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 14.2
Manufacturing 8.8
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 19.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.4
Information 0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 11.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.9
Other Services, except public administration 7.7
Public administration 4.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 35097 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 165 21.9
Service occupations 84 11.2
Sales and office occupations 149 19.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 198 26.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 157 20.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 89.6% of 35097 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 34.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 89.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 3.3

In 2020-2024, 35097 had a total of 785 housing units. Of these housing units, 65.6% 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"). 0.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 33.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 65.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.6
Mobile homes 33.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.5

9.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 35097 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 79.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 35097 had 708 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 77 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 90.1% while renters occupied 9.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.62 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.64.

1.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 2.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.8% and another 43.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 35097:

House Heating Fuel Used in 35097 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 19.1
Electricity 77.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.7
No fuel used 1.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 35097 was $150,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.9 % had a mortgage. 41.1% 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 $1,220 and for owners without a mortgage it was $365.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 35097 was $1,121. 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.