ZIP Code 36201

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Calhoun County, Alabama.

Population: 17,406
Median household income: $33,754
Median home value: $75,900

ZIP Code 36201 (Calhoun County, Alabama) is home to about 17,406 residents. Its median household income of $33,754 runs below the Calhoun County figure of $55,826.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 36201's population held roughly steady from 17,482 to 17,406, while its median gross rent rose 19.6% from $593 to $709.

5.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,406
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $33,754
Median home value: $75,900
Median gross rent: $709
Housing units: 9,543
Homeownership rate: 59.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,48217,406

Median household income

$27,533$33,754

Median home value

$64,400$75,900

Median gross rent

$593$709

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,482	$27,533	$64,400	$593
2020	17,431	$32,315	$66,300	$621
2021	17,748	$30,610	$66,400	$624
2022	16,794	$31,807	$72,700	$700
2023	17,406	$33,754	$75,900	$709

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,145	6.6%
5 to 17	2,167	12.4%
18 to 24	1,927	11.1%
25 to 34	2,303	13.2%
35 to 44	1,671	9.6%
45 to 54	1,865	10.7%
55 to 64	2,803	16.1%
65 to 74	2,592	14.9%
75 and over	933	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,177	47.0%
Black or African American	7,978	45.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.2%
Asian	27	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	672	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	520	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate44.8%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree3.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,546	20.9%
High school graduate	5,452	44.8%
Some college or associate's	3,469	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	421	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	279	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit3.5%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,119	81.3%
Carpooled	661	10.5%
Public transit	223	3.5%
Walked	80	1.3%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	169	2.7%
Other means	39	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,559	25.4%
15 to 29 min	2,882	47.0%
30 to 44 min	771	12.6%
45 to 59 min	495	8.1%
60+ min	423	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 25.7% (4,354 of 16,922)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,725	52.6%
Nonfamily households	3,363	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,088	74.3%
Vacant	2,455	25.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,244	59.9%
Renter-occupied	2,844	40.1%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units5.8%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other13.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,922	72.5%
1-unit, attached	70	0.7%
2 to 4 units	551	5.8%
5 to 19 units	298	3.1%
20 or more units	429	4.5%
Mobile home & other	1,273	13.3%

ZIP Code 36201

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