ZIP Code 36726

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wilcox County, Alabama.

Population: 4,561
Median household income: $41,146
Median home value: $107,300

ZIP Code 36726 (Wilcox County, Alabama) is home to about 4,561 residents. At $41,146, its median household income sits in line with Wilcox County's $42,236.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 36726's population declined 3.1% from 4,706 to 4,561, while its median gross rent rose 107.8% from $451 to $937.

28.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.63 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,561
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $41,146
Median home value: $107,300
Median gross rent: $937
Housing units: 2,366
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 13.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7064,561

Median household income

$34,205$41,146

Median home value

$84,500$107,300

Median gross rent

$451$937

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,706	$34,205	$84,500	$451
2020	4,828	$36,483	$82,100	$722
2021	4,986	$38,687	$84,100	$802
2022	5,016	$38,427	$92,200	$828
2023	4,561	$41,146	$107,300	$937

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	265	5.8%
5 to 17	725	15.9%
18 to 24	179	3.9%
25 to 34	668	14.6%
35 to 44	437	9.6%
45 to 54	377	8.3%
55 to 64	749	16.4%
65 to 74	629	13.8%
75 and over	532	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,415	31.0%
Black or African American	3,024	66.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	112	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.0%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	747	22.0%
High school graduate	1,118	33.0%
Some college or associate's	983	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	365	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	179	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,085	79.9%
Carpooled	179	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	38	2.8%
Other means	54	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	513	38.9%
15 to 29 min	230	17.4%
30 to 44 min	243	18.4%
45 to 59 min	178	13.5%
60+ min	156	11.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 28.0% (1,217 of 4,354)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,066	64.0%
Nonfamily households	599	36.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,665	70.4%
Vacant	701	29.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,278	76.8%
Renter-occupied	387	23.2%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other25.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,643	69.4%
1-unit, attached	20	0.8%
2 to 4 units	103	4.4%
5 to 19 units	4	0.2%
20 or more units	5	0.2%
Mobile home & other	591	25.0%

ZIP Code 36726

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