ZIP Code 36605

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mobile County, Alabama.

Population: 25,628
Median household income: $45,064
Median home value: $97,800

ZIP Code 36605 (Mobile County, Alabama) is home to about 25,628 residents. Its median household income of $45,064 runs below the Mobile County figure of $58,119.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 36605's population declined 6.4% from 27,372 to 25,628, while its median gross rent rose 21.7% from $843 to $1,026.

Households average 2.62 people. The median gross rent is $1,026.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,628
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $45,064
Median home value: $97,800
Median gross rent: $1,026
Housing units: 12,195
Homeownership rate: 52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,37225,628

Median household income

$35,632$45,064

Median home value

$79,900$97,800

Median gross rent

$843$1,026

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,372	$35,632	$79,900	$843
2020	27,035	$36,815	$84,400	$869
2021	26,830	$38,503	$84,300	$919
2022	25,732	$40,802	$95,100	$995
2023	25,628	$45,064	$97,800	$1,026

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,976	7.7%
5 to 17	4,629	18.1%
18 to 24	2,140	8.4%
25 to 34	2,893	11.3%
35 to 44	2,869	11.2%
45 to 54	3,139	12.2%
55 to 64	3,792	14.8%
65 to 74	2,634	10.3%
75 and over	1,556	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,926	27.0%
Black or African American	17,134	66.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	188	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.1%
Two or more races	553	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	777	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,303	13.6%
High school graduate	6,567	38.9%
Some college or associate's	5,198	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,729	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,086	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit1.7%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,124	83.4%
Carpooled	751	7.7%
Public transit	164	1.7%
Walked	56	0.6%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	440	4.5%
Other means	191	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,522	16.4%
15 to 29 min	5,791	62.3%
30 to 44 min	1,561	16.8%
45 to 59 min	186	2.0%
60+ min	237	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 28.4% (7,245 of 25,548)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,308	64.9%
Nonfamily households	3,415	35.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,723	79.7%
Vacant	2,472	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,111	52.6%
Renter-occupied	4,612	47.4%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,832	80.6%
1-unit, attached	161	1.3%
2 to 4 units	1,110	9.1%
5 to 19 units	575	4.7%
20 or more units	200	1.6%
Mobile home & other	317	2.6%

ZIP Code 36605

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