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36016 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36016 covers Clayton, Alabama, with a population of about 4,357 and a median household income of $57,396.

Population
4,35719 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,3967% below the Alabama median
Poverty rate
11.7%0.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$123,372up 0% in five years
Median rent
$63634% below the Alabama median
Degree or higher
7%28 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.7%3.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
41

Where 36016 is

Clayton, 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

Population4,357
Median age40.6
Family households57.9%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)45.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)49.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.4%
Hispanic or Latino0.7%
Veterans5.6%
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$57,396
Income per person$28,305
Poverty rate11.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k9.8%
$15–20k6.2%
$20–25k7.5%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k16.9%
$75–100k7.6%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k2.2%
$150–200k3.1%
$200k or more9.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,210
Mean adjusted gross income$50,805
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.7%
Returns, under $25k37.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k7.4%
Returns, $200k or more1.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$75,300
Median gross rent$636
Rent as a share of household income24.8%
Owner-occupied68.7%
Vacant homes24.5%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house48.3%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units10.6%
5 to 19 units0.6%
20 or more units1%
Mobile home39.2%
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$123,372as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 0%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 40.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$138,285$87,791

$87,977 in 2016 to $123,372 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher7%
High school diploma or higher76.1%
Works from home6.7%
Drives to work alone88.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.9%
Health

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

Obesity47.3% 13.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes18.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21% 7.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure49.6% 15.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.9% 4.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.1% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist44.4% 16.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.4% 11.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33.1% 8.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity30% 12.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps23.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.7% 7.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport14.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.7% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.3% 7.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.3% 6.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45% 8.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.9% 10.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.3% 2.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments41
People employed713
Annual payroll$34,597,000
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 54.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss30.3 out of 100
Community resilience7.3 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.

Drought92.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane84Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire80.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather32Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave30.5Relatively Moderate 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$57,396$62,027$78,538
Income per person$28,305$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate11.7%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$75,300$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$636$963$1,348
Homeownership68.7%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%4.8%5.2%
Works from home6.7%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%3.8%13.9%
Median age40.639.338.7
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 stationCLAYTON, AL US1.8 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January58.3°F / 37°F4.55 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February62.5°F / 40.1°F5.23 in rain
March69.8°F / 46°F5.21 in rain
April76.5°F / 52.4°F4.98 in rain
May84°F / 60.9°F3.7 in rain
June88.8°F / 68.8°F4.94 in rain
July91.3°F / 71.4°F6.03 in rain
August90.4°F / 71.1°F4.54 in rain
September86.1°F / 66.1°F3.68 in rain
October77.9°F / 55.4°F3.33 in rain
November68.3°F / 44.6°F3.83 in rain
December60.3°F / 39.8°F5.62 in rain, 0.3 in snow
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 supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket59% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Barbour County School District97.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Henry County School District1.4% 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36048 Louisville, AL14.5 km away
36053 Midway, AL24.4 km away
36017 Clio, AL26.1 km away
36027 Eufaula, AL27 km away
36317 Clopton, AL27.6 km away
36072 Eufaula, AL28.8 km away
39854 Georgetown, GA32.6 km away
36061 Perote, AL33.1 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.

Barbour County98.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Henry County1.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area232.94 sq mi
Water area0.3 sq mi
Population density19 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.8874, -85.4509

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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