36538 Zip Code (AL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 409
Zip code population in 2010: 374
Zip code population in 2000: 536

Houses and condos: 300
Renter-occupied apartments: 101
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 36538: 78.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 34.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $203

For population 25 years and over in 36538:

• High school or higher: 86.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 36538:

• Never married: 28.9%
• Now married: 56.9%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 14.1%

• 
• • 21753.2%Black
  • 17943.9%White
  • 112.7%Two or more races
  • 10.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 36538, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $38,336 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,336
State:	$63,984

Salary/wage: $33,473 (reported on 78.6% of returns)

Here:	$33,473
State:	$52,834

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1620.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2558.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $100 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$100
Alabama:	$1,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $3,150 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,150
State:	$2,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 315.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 85.7%

Here:	86%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 120.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 36538, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,073 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,073
State:	$52,001

Salary/wage: $33,717 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,717
State:	$43,822

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.2% for AGIs below $25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
Alabama:	$1,592

Total itemized deductions: $17,350 (33% of AGI, reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,350
State:	$21,388

Here:	32.6% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Charity contributions: $4,400 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,400
State:	$5,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $2,500 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

36538:	$2,500
State:	$5,272

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $3,100 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,100
State:	$2,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.2% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.3%

Here:	73%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 36538, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,165 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,165
State:	$42,302

Salary/wage: $25,866 (reported on 89.2% of returns)

Here:	$25,866
State:	$36,626

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.8% for AGIs below $10k, 80.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $545 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$545
Alabama:	$1,827

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,800 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$2,800
State:	+$13,031

Profit/loss from business: +$600 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$600
State:	+$8,302

Total itemized deductions: $13,571 (26% of AGI, reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	$13,571
State:	$17,623

Here:	25.7% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,556 (8% of AGI, reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$4,556
State:	$4,768

Here:	7.9% of AGI
State:	5.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,516 (reported on 51.7% of returns)

36538:	$3,516
State:	$6,905

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,172 (reported on 49.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,172
State:	$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.1%

Here:	80%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 72.3% for AGIs below $10k, 83.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 36569, 36919, 36558, 36524, 36518, 36548.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 33
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 160

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 73 (71 now married, 2 unmarried)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 36538 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 45$30,000 to $34,999
• 62$35,000 to $39,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 27$50,000 to $59,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 36538

• 14Less than $10,000
• 13$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$35,000 to $39,999
• 16$80,000 to $89,999
• 21$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $115,196
• Black or African American householders: $89,390

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $92,051

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $87,666

Here:	$87,666
State:	$273,076

Mobile homes: $66,291

Here:	$66,291
State:	$77,780

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 137
• Mobile homes: 158

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 36538

• 10015 to 19 minutes
• 220 to 24 minutes
• 1430 to 34 minutes
• 2945 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 78.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 409

• Male householders: 98 (12 living alone), Female householders: 94 (7 living alone)

• 78 spouses (78 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 138 children (137 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 116 2-persons, 58 3-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 19 1-person

39 married couples with children.
16 single-parent households (16 women).

99.5% of residents of 36538 zip code speak English at home.

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 19.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.2%

Population in 1990: 472. Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+13.6%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 375
• South: 29

84% of the 36538 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.

96% of the 36538 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 127% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)

Most common first names in zip code 36538 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	8	83.5 years
James	8	79.0 years
George	4	77.3 years
Mattie	4	78.0 years
Robert	4	75.5 years
Sam	4	83.5 years
John	3	74.0 years
Joe	3	61.0 years
Minnie	3	76.0 years
Richard	3	70.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 36538 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Elmore	14	82.7 years
Moorer	10	81.6 years
Williams	7	55.3 years
Stewart	6	75.7 years
Richardson	6	75.0 years
Koen	6	68.7 years
Henson	5	80.0 years
Everett	5	78.8 years
Holcombe	5	81.2 years
Washington	5	81.2 years