ZIP Code 36049

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Crenshaw County, Alabama.

Population: 5,314
Median household income: $53,073
Median home value: $124,000

ZIP Code 36049 (Crenshaw County, Alabama) is home to about 5,314 residents. The median household income of $53,073 is above the Crenshaw County median ($49,040).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 36049's population declined 9.7% from 5,883 to 5,314, while its median gross rent rose 23.5% from $549 to $678.

The median gross rent is $678. 18.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,314
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $53,073
Median home value: $124,000
Median gross rent: $678
Housing units: 2,448
Homeownership rate: 68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8835,314

Median household income

$46,696$53,073

Median home value

$78,400$124,000

Median gross rent

$549$678

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,883	$46,696	$78,400	$549
2020	5,965	$44,307	$82,300	$576
2021	5,984	$46,909	$83,400	$623
2022	5,403	$51,839	$114,800	$587
2023	5,314	$53,073	$124,000	$678

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	189	3.6%
5 to 17	936	17.6%
18 to 24	344	6.5%
25 to 34	765	14.4%
35 to 44	562	10.6%
45 to 54	619	11.6%
55 to 64	690	13.0%
65 to 74	650	12.2%
75 and over	559	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,700	69.6%
Black or African American	1,164	21.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	77	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	255	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	118	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.1%

High school graduate46.1%

Some college or associate's18.6%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	658	17.1%
High school graduate	1,772	46.1%
Some college or associate's	714	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	454	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	247	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,630	77.6%
Carpooled	298	14.2%
Public transit	5	0.2%
Walked	8	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	136	6.5%
Other means	23	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	646	32.9%
15 to 29 min	662	33.7%
30 to 44 min	238	12.1%
45 to 59 min	120	6.1%
60+ min	298	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 13.1% (666 of 5,086)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,217	62.6%
Nonfamily households	728	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,945	79.5%
Vacant	503	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,335	68.6%
Renter-occupied	610	31.4%

1-unit, detached66.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other18.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,617	66.1%
1-unit, attached	28	1.1%
2 to 4 units	270	11.0%
5 to 19 units	74	3.0%
20 or more units	7	0.3%
Mobile home & other	452	18.5%

ZIP Code 36049

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