ZIP Code 36617

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Mobile County, Alabama.

Population: 11,952
Median household income: $39,922
Median home value: $75,800

ZIP Code 36617 (Mobile County, Alabama) is home to about 11,952 residents. The median household income of $39,922 is below the Mobile County median ($58,119).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 36617's population declined 10.2% from 13,306 to 11,952, while its median gross rent rose 15.7% from $917 to $1,061.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 96.6% of the population. 83.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,952
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $39,922
Median home value: $75,800
Median gross rent: $1,061
Housing units: 5,828
Homeownership rate: 49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,30611,952

Median household income

$31,192$39,922

Median home value

$74,200$75,800

Median gross rent

$917$1,061

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,306	$31,192	$74,200	$917
2020	12,871	$35,450	$70,600	$902
2021	12,409	$38,067	$69,700	$986
2022	12,162	$37,379	$76,600	$1,062
2023	11,952	$39,922	$75,800	$1,061

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1711.5%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	524	4.4%
5 to 17	1,370	11.5%
18 to 24	1,277	10.7%
25 to 34	1,253	10.5%
35 to 44	1,269	10.6%
45 to 54	1,331	11.1%
55 to 64	1,935	16.2%
65 to 74	1,498	12.5%
75 and over	1,495	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	273	2.3%
Black or African American	11,543	96.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	99	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.2%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,162	13.2%
High school graduate	3,265	37.2%
Some college or associate's	3,042	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	856	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	456	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,571	83.9%
Carpooled	347	8.2%
Public transit	35	0.8%
Walked	45	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	248	5.8%
Other means	8	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,051	26.2%
15 to 29 min	1,858	46.4%
30 to 44 min	896	22.4%
45 to 59 min	37	0.9%
60+ min	164	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 21.2% (2,480 of 11,704)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,605	53.2%
Nonfamily households	2,294	46.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,899	84.1%
Vacant	929	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,410	49.2%
Renter-occupied	2,489	50.8%

1-unit, detached87.6%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,105	87.6%
1-unit, attached	17	0.3%
2 to 4 units	185	3.2%
5 to 19 units	317	5.4%
20 or more units	156	2.7%
Mobile home & other	48	0.8%

ZIP Code 36617

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