ZIP Code 36861

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

Population: 2,805
Median household income: $63,694
Median home value: $278,100

ZIP Code 36861 (Tallapoosa County, Alabama) is home to about 2,805 residents. The median household income of $63,694 is above the Tallapoosa County median ($57,185).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 36861's population declined 6.9% from 3,013 to 2,805, while its median gross rent rose 4.7% from $665 to $696.

78.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1991.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,805
Median age: 53.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,694
Median home value: $278,100
Median gross rent: $696
Housing units: 1,982
Homeownership rate: 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0132,805

Median household income

$49,250$63,694

Median home value

$144,200$278,100

Median gross rent

$665$696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,013	$49,250	$144,200	$665
2020	2,726	$55,072	$122,100	$679
2021	2,816	$60,000	$161,400	$668
2022	2,703	$61,563	$238,900	$702
2023	2,805	$63,694	$278,100	$696

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

Age distribution

Under 51.5%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 348.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6419.6%

65 to 7420.7%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43	1.5%
5 to 17	342	12.2%
18 to 24	220	7.8%
25 to 34	232	8.3%
35 to 44	369	13.2%
45 to 54	250	8.9%
55 to 64	550	19.6%
65 to 74	580	20.7%
75 and over	219	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,172	77.4%
Black or African American	295	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	111	4.0%
Asian	7	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	220	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate25.5%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	355	16.1%
High school graduate	562	25.5%
Some college or associate's	681	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	353	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	249	11.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.9%

Carpooled17.5%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	878	72.9%
Carpooled	211	17.5%
Public transit	10	0.8%
Walked	3	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	100	8.3%
Other means	3	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	261	23.6%
15 to 29 min	461	41.7%
30 to 44 min	173	15.7%
45 to 59 min	131	11.9%
60+ min	79	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 12.5% (351 of 2,805)

	Count	Share
Family households	769	67.8%
Nonfamily households	366	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,135	57.3%
Vacant	847	42.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,023	90.1%
Renter-occupied	112	9.9%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other21.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,556	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	418	21.1%

ZIP Code 36861

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