ZIP Code 36603

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mobile County, Alabama.

Population: 7,805
Median household income: $27,083
Median home value: $107,400

ZIP Code 36603 (Mobile County, Alabama) is home to about 7,805 residents. At $27,083, its median household income sits below Mobile County's $58,119.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 36603's population declined 18.3% from 9,552 to 7,805, while its median gross rent rose 10.0% from $640 to $704.

The median resident is 39.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,805
Median age: 39.8 yrs
Median household income: $27,083
Median home value: $107,400
Median gross rent: $704
Housing units: 3,880
Homeownership rate: 32.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,5527,805

Median household income

$20,801$27,083

Median home value

$82,500$107,400

Median gross rent

$640$704

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,552	$20,801	$82,500	$640
2020	9,239	$25,516	$86,500	$664
2021	8,438	$24,754	$89,000	$684
2022	8,562	$24,612	$117,400	$747
2023	7,805	$27,083	$107,400	$704

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4415.8%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	247	3.2%
5 to 17	1,274	16.3%
18 to 24	575	7.4%
25 to 34	1,090	14.0%
35 to 44	1,234	15.8%
45 to 54	635	8.1%
55 to 64	1,158	14.8%
65 to 74	902	11.6%
75 and over	690	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	975	12.5%
Black or African American	6,603	84.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.5%
Asian	8	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.3%
Two or more races	71	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.6%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,178	20.6%
High school graduate	2,422	42.4%
Some college or associate's	1,442	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	391	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	276	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit1.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home7.0%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,367	71.9%
Carpooled	237	12.5%
Public transit	19	1.0%
Walked	23	1.2%
Bicycle	33	1.7%
Worked from home	134	7.0%
Other means	88	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	478	27.1%
15 to 29 min	927	52.5%
30 to 44 min	304	17.2%
45 to 59 min	4	0.2%
60+ min	54	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 32.0% (2,040 of 6,377)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,346	44.8%
Nonfamily households	1,658	55.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,004	77.4%
Vacant	876	22.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	986	32.8%
Renter-occupied	2,018	67.2%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units18.4%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,394	61.7%
1-unit, attached	47	1.2%
2 to 4 units	475	12.2%
5 to 19 units	714	18.4%
20 or more units	230	5.9%
Mobile home & other	20	0.5%

ZIP Code 36603

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