ZIP Code 36526

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baldwin County, Alabama.

Population: 34,552
Median household income: $90,733
Median home value: $311,000

ZIP Code 36526 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Baldwin County, Alabama, home to about 34,552 residents. At $90,733, its median household income sits above Baldwin County's $75,019.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 36526's population held roughly steady from 34,565 to 34,552, while its median gross rent rose 13.8% from $1,189 to $1,353.

The median gross rent is $1,353. 42.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,552
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $90,733
Median home value: $311,000
Median gross rent: $1,353
Housing units: 14,074
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,56534,552

Median household income

$77,739$90,733

Median home value

$211,600$311,000

Median gross rent

$1,189$1,353

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,565	$77,739	$211,600	$1,189
2020	34,788	$72,997	$222,300	$1,156
2021	34,627	$76,810	$230,400	$1,239
2022	34,611	$82,573	$280,000	$1,325
2023	34,552	$90,733	$311,000	$1,353

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,465	7.1%
5 to 17	6,600	19.1%
18 to 24	2,083	6.0%
25 to 34	4,035	11.7%
35 to 44	5,220	15.1%
45 to 54	4,227	12.2%
55 to 64	4,216	12.2%
65 to 74	3,374	9.8%
75 and over	2,332	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,909	77.9%
Black or African American	4,148	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.1%
Asian	478	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	171	0.5%
Two or more races	922	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,897	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree27.3%

Graduate or professional degree15.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,301	5.6%
High school graduate	5,132	21.9%
Some college or associate's	6,949	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	6,385	27.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,637	15.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,331	80.7%
Carpooled	908	5.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	40	0.2%
Bicycle	17	0.1%
Worked from home	1,966	11.9%
Other means	265	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,279	22.5%
15 to 29 min	6,098	41.9%
30 to 44 min	3,048	20.9%
45 to 59 min	992	6.8%
60+ min	1,144	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 6.1% (2,086 of 34,194)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,107	70.6%
Nonfamily households	3,793	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,900	91.7%
Vacant	1,174	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,657	74.9%
Renter-occupied	3,243	25.1%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units11.4%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,999	78.2%
1-unit, attached	359	2.6%
2 to 4 units	510	3.6%
5 to 19 units	1,605	11.4%
20 or more units	348	2.5%
Mobile home & other	253	1.8%

ZIP Code 36526

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