ZIP Code 36420

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Covington County, Alabama.

Population: 10,358
Median household income: $50,126
Median home value: $163,900

ZIP Code 36420 (Covington County, Alabama) is home to about 10,358 residents. Its median household income of $50,126 runs in line with the Covington County figure of $50,886.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 36420's population held roughly steady from 10,369 to 10,358, while its median gross rent rose 3.8% from $635 to $659.

24.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 73.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,358
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,126
Median home value: $163,900
Median gross rent: $659
Housing units: 5,147
Homeownership rate: 73.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,36910,358

Median household income

$44,753$50,126

Median home value

$119,900$163,900

Median gross rent

$635$659

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,369	$44,753	$119,900	$635
2020	9,552	$46,315	$119,700	$609
2021	10,367	$44,819	$135,800	$629
2022	10,429	$47,935	$150,800	$652
2023	10,358	$50,126	$163,900	$659

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	703	6.8%
5 to 17	1,836	17.7%
18 to 24	681	6.6%
25 to 34	1,181	11.4%
35 to 44	1,185	11.4%
45 to 54	978	9.4%
55 to 64	1,463	14.1%
65 to 74	1,346	13.0%
75 and over	985	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,137	78.6%
Black or African American	1,374	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	8	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	51	0.5%
Two or more races	333	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	446	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.9%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,067	14.9%
High school graduate	2,086	29.2%
Some college or associate's	2,205	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	923	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	857	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone87.1%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,484	87.1%
Carpooled	330	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	54	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	114	2.8%
Other means	20	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,780	45.8%
15 to 29 min	1,303	33.5%
30 to 44 min	372	9.6%
45 to 59 min	88	2.3%
60+ min	345	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 19.1% (1,946 of 10,168)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,398	60.8%
Nonfamily households	1,546	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,944	76.6%
Vacant	1,203	23.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,899	73.5%
Renter-occupied	1,045	26.5%

1-unit, detached77.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,978	77.3%
1-unit, attached	26	0.5%
2 to 4 units	302	5.9%
5 to 19 units	320	6.2%
20 or more units	28	0.5%
Mobile home & other	493	9.6%

ZIP Code 36420

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