Estimated zip code population in 2022: 5,339 Zip code population in 2010: 5,103 Zip code population in 2000: 5,205
Houses and condos: 2,553 Renter-occupied apartments: 519
% of renters here:
24%
State:
30%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 36251: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 144.5 sq. mi. Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 37 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.2% ($364)
Alabama:
0.4% ($718)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $417 (0.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $322 (0.2%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 2,562
(48.0%)
Females: 2,776
(52.0%)
For population 25 years and over in 36251:
High school or higher: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 4.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 36251:
Never married: 28.7%
Now married: 49.1%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 12.7%
Zip code 36251 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 36251, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $49,144 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$49,144
State:
$63,984
Salary/wage: $43,142 (reported on 84.6% of returns)
Here:
$43,142
State:
$52,834
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1255.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3627.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6554.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9051.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14771.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $917 (reported on 25.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$917
Alabama:
$1,615
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.2% for AGIs below $25k, 13.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 35.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 47.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,900 (reported on 7.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,900
State:
$7,660
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 41.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 128.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,323 (reported on 6.2% of returns)
Here:
+$8,323
State:
+$23,528
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 257.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 388.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$11,061 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
+$11,061
State:
+$9,534
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.0% for AGIs below $25k, 126.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 143.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 184.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1052.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,008 (reported on 5.8% of returns)
36251:
$14,008
Alabama:
$19,004
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.6% for AGIs below $25k, 123.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 308.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 412.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $29,860 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
Here:
$29,860
State:
$37,338
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 690.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $16,525 (reported on 1.9% of returns)
Here:
$16,525
State:
$18,005
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 380.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,160 (reported on 2.4% of returns)
36251:
$5,160
State:
$6,484
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 143.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,698 (reported on 22.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,698
State:
$2,628
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.9% for AGIs below $25k, 86.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.7%
Here:
96%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 94.5% for AGIs below $25k, 96.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 36251, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,082 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$38,082
State:
$52,001
Salary/wage: $34,233 (reported on 84.6% of returns)
Here:
$34,233
State:
$43,822
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.9% for AGIs below $25k, 82.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,004 (reported on 26.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,004
Alabama:
$1,592
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,917 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,917
State:
$5,697
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,464 (reported on 6.7% of returns)
Here:
+$4,464
State:
+$13,286
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,430 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
+$7,430
State:
+$9,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,892 (reported on 6.2% of returns)
36251:
$10,892
Alabama:
$14,992
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,541 (25% of AGI, reported on 19.7% of returns)
Here:
$18,541
State:
$21,388
Here:
24.8% of AGI
State:
20.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $5,274 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
$5,274
State:
$5,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $3,576 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
36251:
$3,576
State:
$5,272
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,466 (reported on 29.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,466
State:
$2,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 74.5%
Here:
75%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 71.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 36251, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,786 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$30,786
State:
$42,302
Salary/wage: $28,764 (reported on 87.9% of returns)
Here:
$28,764
State:
$36,626
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.8% for AGIs below $10k, 85.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 56.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,164 (reported on 29.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,164
Alabama:
$1,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,372 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,372
State:
$4,206
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$11,462 (reported on 8.5% of returns)
Here:
+$11,462
State:
+$13,031
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,004 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:
+$6,004
State:
+$8,302
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,905 (reported on 1.0% of returns)
36251:
$2,905
Alabama:
$3,006
Total itemized deductions: $14,354 (24% of AGI, reported on 19.1% of returns)
Here:
$14,354
State:
$17,623
Here:
23.6% of AGI
State:
20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,838 (6% of AGI, reported on 17.0% of returns)
Here:
$3,838
State:
$4,768
Here:
6.1% of AGI
State:
5.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,476 (reported on 67.5% of returns)
36251:
$3,476
State:
$6,905
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,866 (reported on 28.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,866
State:
$2,048
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.4%
Here:
78%
State:
65%
(% for various income ranges: 70.9% for AGIs below $10k, 80.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 90.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 357 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,812
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 19 (19 now married, 1 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,162 (494 now married, 667 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 36251 with a mortgage: 580 (24 second mortgage, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,112 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $315
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
24.8%
Whole state:
16.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
15.0%
Whole state:
8.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.1
State:
4.7
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 36251: Clay County Country Club (A), Clay County Courthouse (B), Ashland Volunteer Fire Department (C), Idaho Volunteer Fire Department (D), Bluff Springs Volunteer Fire Department (E), Shiloh Volunteer Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 36251 include: Mount Moriah United Methodist Church (A), Mount Zion Church (B), Prospect Church (C), Sardis Church (D), Springhill Church (E), Millerville Church (F), Fairview Church (G), Bethel Church (H), First United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Old Liberty Hill Cemetery (1), Mount Ararat Cemetery (2), Sardis Cemetery (3), Lystra Cemetery (4), Olive Branch Cemetery (5), Liberty Cemetery (6), Ashland City Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Newburys Pond (A), Blair Lake Number 2 (B), Martins Lake (C), Jacksons Lake (D), Gilpins Lake (E), Bolton Lake (F), Lake Pruitt (G), Lineville Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Shool Creek (A), Mattox Branch (B), Horsetrough Creek (C), Lynch Creek (D), Metcalf Creek (E), North Fork Crooked Creek (F), Old Town Creek (G), Ray Creek (H), South Fork Crooked Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 141 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 722 2-persons, 349 3-persons, 235 4-persons, 140 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 618 1-person, 65 2-persons, 15 3-persons
629 married couples with children.
384 single-parent households (17 men, 367 women).
94.6% of residents of 36251 zip code speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (93% very well, 6% well, 2% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 49 (0.9%) (84.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.9%
Whole state:
3.8%
57%Honduras
15%Costa Rica
11%Italy
9%Barbados
32%English
27%American
7%Irish
6%Scotch-Irish
4%German
4%Scottish
2%European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
132000 to 2009
381990 to 1999
11Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ASHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (308S S 3RD W in ASHLAND, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0010 Organizations: CLAY COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CLAY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (220 3RD ST SW in ASHLAND, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0040
AIRPORT ROAD BRIDGE PROJECT (CLAY COUNTY COMMISSION in ASHLAND, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: BRIDGE, TUNNEL, AND ELEVATED HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Alternative names: CLAY CO COMM AIRPORT RD BRIDGE
BRAD STEWART POULTRY FARM (BRAD STEWART in ASHLAND, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
ASHLAND CITY OF WATER WORKS AND SEWER BD (WWTP) (1225 CRAGFORD ROAD in ASHLAND, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (PERMIT TRACKING) Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: ASHLAND CITY OF WW AND SEW BD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ASHLAND CITY OF WW AND SB WWTP, ASHLAND WATER WORKS AND SEW BD, ASHLAND WWTP
ASHLAND-LINEVILLE AIRPORT (379 AIRPORT ROAD in ASHLAND, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
BLAIR PROPERTY (2 MILES WEST ON BIG SPRINGS RD in ASHLAND, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
C&G PRODUCTS INC (41870 HIGHWAY 77 NORTH in ASHLAND, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
CLAY RECYCLING (50 PROVIDENCE ROAD in ASHLAND, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
ROYSTER ENTERPRISES INC (80048 HIGHWY 9 SOUTH in ASHLAND, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: LOCAL TRUCKING WITHOUT STORAGE
LAWLEY OIL SHANE MART (LAWLEY OIL COMPANY in ASHLAND, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
A G L INERT LANDFILL (A G L SOLID WASTE DISP AUTH in ASHLAND, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION Alternative names: AGL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL AUTH
CLAY COUNTY CLEANERS (83236 HWY 9 NORTH in ASHLAND, AL)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: GRADY TURNER (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.8% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.9%
43.6%Electricity
29.5%Utility gas
14.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
11.8%Wood
1.2%No fuel used
Population in 1990: 4,518. Population change in the 1990s: +687 (+15.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,473
Northeast: 38
Midwest: 122
South: 372
West: 231
66% of the 36251 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.
91% of the 36251 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 19% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
Alabama:
14.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Alabama:
16.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 65
Here:
26.3%
Alabama:
14.6%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
93,982Management occupations
69,461Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
58,362Sales and related occupations
56,596Architecture and engineering occupations
56,340Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
50,205Business and financial operations occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 2)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
76 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
74 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
202 people in nursing homes
44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2010:
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
2006 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2006 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 16. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 55 took place in 2016, and the least - 1 in 2008. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (64.5%), and Structure Fires (18.7%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 36251