ZIP Code 36502

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Escambia County, Alabama.

Population: 16,008
Median household income: $41,136
Median home value: $129,400

ZIP Code 36502 (Escambia County, Alabama) is home to about 16,008 residents. Its median household income of $41,136 runs below the Escambia County figure of $44,447.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 36502's population declined 11.6% from 18,113 to 16,008, while its median gross rent rose 15.1% from $614 to $707.

65.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1985.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,008
Median age: 43.1 yrs
Median household income: $41,136
Median home value: $129,400
Median gross rent: $707
Housing units: 7,404
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Unemployment rate: 9.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,11316,008

Median household income

$32,845$41,136

Median home value

$105,800$129,400

Median gross rent

$614$707

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,113	$32,845	$105,800	$614
2020	17,775	$30,853	$108,100	$602
2021	16,285	$35,205	$120,600	$623
2022	16,132	$35,808	$131,400	$643
2023	16,008	$41,136	$129,400	$707

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	948	5.9%
5 to 17	2,503	15.6%
18 to 24	1,197	7.5%
25 to 34	2,061	12.9%
35 to 44	1,947	12.2%
45 to 54	1,856	11.6%
55 to 64	2,075	13.0%
65 to 74	1,922	12.0%
75 and over	1,499	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,914	49.4%
Black or African American	6,411	40.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,024	6.4%
Asian	96	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.0%
Two or more races	295	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	263	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate47.7%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,979	17.4%
High school graduate	5,421	47.7%
Some college or associate's	2,981	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	617	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	362	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone89.2%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,969	89.2%
Carpooled	478	8.6%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	20	0.4%
Bicycle	3	0.1%
Worked from home	45	0.8%
Other means	51	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,158	39.0%
15 to 29 min	1,696	30.7%
30 to 44 min	847	15.3%
45 to 59 min	425	7.7%
60+ min	401	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 22.6% (3,382 of 14,983)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,443	57.8%
Nonfamily households	2,509	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,952	80.4%
Vacant	1,452	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,892	65.4%
Renter-occupied	2,060	34.6%

1-unit, detached65.4%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other21.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,842	65.4%
1-unit, attached	86	1.2%
2 to 4 units	460	6.2%
5 to 19 units	385	5.2%
20 or more units	50	0.7%
Mobile home & other	1,581	21.4%

ZIP Code 36502

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