ZIP Code 36801

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lee County, Alabama.

Population: 24,504
Median household income: $58,256
Median home value: $211,400

ZIP Code 36801 (Lee County, Alabama) is home to about 24,504 residents. Its median household income of $58,256 runs below the Lee County figure of $61,123.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 36801's population declined 2.3% from 25,071 to 24,504, while its median gross rent rose 26.2% from $734 to $926.

The median resident is 40.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 14.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,504
Median age: 40.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,256
Median home value: $211,400
Median gross rent: $926
Housing units: 11,363
Homeownership rate: 64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,07124,504

Median household income

$46,713$58,256

Median home value

$158,300$211,400

Median gross rent

$734$926

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,071	$46,713	$158,300	$734
2020	25,127	$51,697	$163,900	$739
2021	23,566	$50,224	$158,300	$786
2022	23,479	$55,728	$193,800	$872
2023	24,504	$58,256	$211,400	$926

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,829	7.5%
5 to 17	3,631	14.8%
18 to 24	1,311	5.4%
25 to 34	3,543	14.5%
35 to 44	3,299	13.5%
45 to 54	2,576	10.5%
55 to 64	3,524	14.4%
65 to 74	3,105	12.7%
75 and over	1,686	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,000	53.1%
Black or African American	8,952	36.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	350	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	36	0.1%
Some other race	26	0.1%
Two or more races	247	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,893	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree20.2%

Graduate or professional degree12.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,013	11.4%
High school graduate	4,493	25.3%
Some college or associate's	5,420	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	3,576	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,231	12.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,281	82.9%
Carpooled	844	7.5%
Public transit	39	0.3%
Walked	180	1.6%
Bicycle	30	0.3%
Worked from home	673	6.0%
Other means	145	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,947	37.5%
15 to 29 min	4,151	39.5%
30 to 44 min	1,204	11.4%
45 to 59 min	700	6.7%
60+ min	517	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 17.9% (4,297 of 24,012)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,290	61.3%
Nonfamily households	3,964	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,254	90.2%
Vacant	1,109	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,566	64.0%
Renter-occupied	3,688	36.0%

1-unit, detached67.4%

1-unit, attached3.1%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,664	67.4%
1-unit, attached	357	3.1%
2 to 4 units	1,058	9.3%
5 to 19 units	722	6.4%
20 or more units	656	5.8%
Mobile home & other	906	8.0%

ZIP Code 36801

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