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36075 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36075 covers Shorter, Alabama, with a population of about 1,895 and a median household income of $49,602.

Population
1,89523 per square mile
Median age
55.216.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$49,60220% below the Alabama median
Poverty rate
11.9%0.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$221,402up 26.4% in five years
Median rent
$944about the Alabama median
Degree or higher
12.8%22.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.2%20.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
27

Where 36075 is

Shorter, 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

Population1,895
Median age55.2
Family households71.5%
Born outside the US4.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.4%
White (non-Hispanic)16.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)74.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino7.7%
Veterans12.1%
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$49,602
Income per person$28,257
Poverty rate11.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.3%
$10–15k9.6%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k7.0%
$35–40k8.2%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k5.7%
$50–60k13.8%
$60–75k3.0%
$75–100k3.2%
$100–125k14.4%
$125–150k2.3%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more5.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed790
Mean adjusted gross income$53,348
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$944
Rent as a share of household income37.8%
Owner-occupied85.2%
Vacant homes13.6%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house77.9%
Mobile home22.1%
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$221,402as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.4%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$221,402$175,215

$175,215 in 2021 to $221,402 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate12.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%
High school diploma or higher79.6%
Works from home3.9%
Drives to work alone86.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.1%
Health

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

Obesity47% 13.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22.1% 10.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.2% 4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure54.9% 20.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.1% 9.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.1% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression20% 1.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.7% 10.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.9% 10.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking10.2% 5.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.4% 8.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.4% 7.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.9% 9.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability42.2% 11.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity28.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps22.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.6% 7.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity20.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness37.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability24% 10 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.5% 3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability7.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke6.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.4% 8.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.6% 3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments27
People employed724
Annual payroll$25,955,000
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 22.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss16.7 out of 100
Community resilience42.3 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.

Drought96.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado54.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind51.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm23.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather21.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave19.7Relatively 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$49,602$62,027$78,538
Income per person$28,257$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate11.9%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$944$963$1,348
Homeownership85.2%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate12.7%4.8%5.2%
Works from home3.9%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.9%3.8%13.9%
Median age55.239.338.7
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 stationMILSTEAD, AL US7 km away
Rain in a year54 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January56.8°F / 33.8°F5.07 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February60.8°F / 36.4°F4.73 in rain
March68.2°F / 42.2°F5.25 in rain
April75.4°F / 49.1°F4.55 in rain
May82.7°F / 58.5°F4.65 in rain
June88°F / 66.3°F4.22 in rain
July90.4°F / 69.9°F5.03 in rain
August89.9°F / 69°F4.38 in rain
September85.8°F / 63.5°F3.56 in rain
October77°F / 51.8°F3.12 in rain
November66.9°F / 40.7°F4.34 in rain
December59.2°F / 35.7°F5.08 in rain, 0.1 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 supermarket81% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Macon County School District100% 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 vulnerability73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Household characteristics75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability3.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36039 Hardaway, AL8.4 km away
36013 Cecil, AL11.8 km away
36087 Tuskegee Institute, AL17 km away
36064 Pike Road, AL17.7 km away
36088 Tuskegee Institute, AL18.2 km away
36078 Tallassee, AL18.7 km away
36029 Fitzpatrick, AL18.8 km away
36031 Fort Davis, AL21.3 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.

Macon County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area81.88 sq mi
Water area1.14 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.3836, -85.9162

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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