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36005 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36005 covers Banks, Alabama, with a population of about 1,486 and a median household income of $46,042.

Population
1,48610 per square mile
Median age
43.34.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$46,04226% below the Alabama median
Poverty rate
13%0.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$162,186up 2% in five years
Median rent
$934about the Alabama median
Degree or higher
10.9%24.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
83%18 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 36005 is

Banks, Alabama — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,486
Median age43.3
Family households65.4%
Born outside the US4.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home5%
White (non-Hispanic)63.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)26.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans8.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$46,042
Income per person$26,864
Poverty rate13%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k7.4%
$15–20k12.0%
$20–25k5.7%
$25–30k0.5%
$30–35k8.2%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k8.7%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k6.5%
$75–100k8.6%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k3.9%
$150–200k4.5%
$200k or more1.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed720
Mean adjusted gross income$53,932
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$101,000
Median gross rent$934
Rent as a share of household income27.1%
Owner-occupied83%
Vacant homes28.5%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house58.2%
Mobile home40.9%
Boat, RV or van1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$162,186as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 22.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$177,783$129,630

$129,630 in 2015 to $162,186 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%
High school diploma or higher75.2%
Works from home2.1%
Drives to work alone75.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity42.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.3% 6.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.5% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure49.1% 15 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.4% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.9% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.5% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43% 12.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity22.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.6% 8.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity15.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.3% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability22.3% 8.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.4% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.8% 2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.4% 2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.5% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.6% 2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed21
Annual payroll$395,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 39% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss33.1 out of 100
Community resilience36.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane84Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning74Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave67.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave27.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather23.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Alabama and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPAlabamaUnited States
Median household income$46,042$62,027$78,538
Income per person$26,864$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate13%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$101,000$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$934$963$1,348
Homeownership83%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%4.8%5.2%
Works from home2.1%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.2%3.8%13.9%
Median age43.339.338.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationTROY, AL US16.6 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January58.1°F / 37.1°F4.54 in rain
February62.6°F / 40.5°F3.91 in rain
March69.9°F / 46.1°F4.83 in rain
April76.8°F / 52.5°F4.6 in rain
May83.8°F / 61.1°F3.54 in rain
June88.6°F / 68.7°F5.11 in rain
July90.6°F / 71.1°F5.33 in rain
August89.9°F / 70.7°F4.92 in rain
September86.6°F / 66.3°F3.91 in rain
October78.1°F / 55.6°F3.34 in rain
November67.9°F / 44.8°F3.8 in rain
December60.7°F / 39.8°F4.96 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Pike County School District54.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Bullock County School District44.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

36082 Troy, AL15.1 km away
36010 Brundidge, AL15.2 km away
36081 Troy, AL16.3 km away
36079 Troy, AL21.7 km away
36048 Louisville, AL23.3 km away
36017 Clio, AL26 km away
36311 Ariton, AL29.5 km away
36061 Perote, AL29.8 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Pike County54.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Bullock County44.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Barbour County0.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area149.83 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq mi
Population density10 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.8368, -85.7998

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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