ZIP Code 36744

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hale County, Alabama.

Population: 5,662
Median household income: $33,983
Median home value: $151,200

ZIP Code 36744 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hale County, Alabama, home to about 5,662 residents. The median household income of $33,983 is below the Hale County median ($41,325).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 36744's population declined 10.0% from 6,294 to 5,662, while its median gross rent rose 51.1% from $474 to $716.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.3% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 63.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,662
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $33,983
Median home value: $151,200
Median gross rent: $716
Housing units: 3,256
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2945,662

Median household income

$29,675$33,983

Median home value

$81,000$151,200

Median gross rent

$474$716

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,294	$29,675	$81,000	$474
2020	5,972	$28,946	$106,800	$605
2021	5,681	$29,876	$122,900	$612
2022	5,703	$29,857	$124,800	$665
2023	5,662	$33,983	$151,200	$716

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	448	7.9%
5 to 17	804	14.2%
18 to 24	372	6.6%
25 to 34	867	15.3%
35 to 44	673	11.9%
45 to 54	457	8.1%
55 to 64	786	13.9%
65 to 74	786	13.9%
75 and over	469	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,839	32.5%
Black or African American	3,591	63.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.7%
Asian	8	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	170	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's20.4%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	860	21.3%
High school graduate	1,737	43.0%
Some college or associate's	822	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	471	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	148	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone89.4%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,784	89.4%
Carpooled	115	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	605	31.3%
15 to 29 min	522	27.0%
30 to 44 min	185	9.6%
45 to 59 min	321	16.6%
60+ min	298	15.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 32.2% (1,781 of 5,538)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,175	47.7%
Nonfamily households	1,289	52.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,464	75.7%
Vacant	792	24.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,662	67.5%
Renter-occupied	802	32.5%

1-unit, detached51.4%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.2%

Mobile home & other40.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,674	51.4%
1-unit, attached	8	0.2%
2 to 4 units	145	4.5%
5 to 19 units	98	3.0%
20 or more units	8	0.2%
Mobile home & other	1,323	40.6%

ZIP Code 36744

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