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36079 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36079 covers Troy, Alabama, with a population of about 9,282 and a median household income of $57,551.

Population
9,28250 per square mile
Median age
36.91.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$57,5517% below the Alabama median
Poverty rate
15.4%3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$208,892up 11.6% in five years
Median rent
$969about the Alabama median
Degree or higher
29.7%5.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.1%8.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
133

Where 36079 is

Troy, 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

Population9,282
Median age36.9
Family households62.4%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.3%
White (non-Hispanic)62.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)29.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino4.2%
Veterans9.6%
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$57,551
Income per person$32,719
Poverty rate15.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k6.3%
$25–30k8.1%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k11.4%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k4.0%
$150–200k5.8%
$200k or more4.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,090
Mean adjusted gross income$62,265
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.9%
Returns, under $25k32.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.4%
Returns, $200k or more3.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$166,700
Median gross rent$969
Rent as a share of household income25.7%
Owner-occupied73.1%
Vacant homes17.7%
Median year built1996

What the homes are

Detached house58.7%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units5.3%
5 to 19 units0.7%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home35%
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$208,892as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 27.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$216,993$162,571

$163,547 in 2016 to $208,892 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%
High school diploma or higher86.4%
Works from home1.7%
Drives to work alone89.2%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.4%
Health

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

Obesity39.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14% 2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58% 3.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.4% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.1% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.2% 1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.6% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.3% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments133
People employed3,474
Annual payroll$197,552,000
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 47.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss33.4 out of 100
Community resilience43.5 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.

Drought88.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave76.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind74.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding50.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave30.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather28.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm24.3Relatively 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$57,551$62,027$78,538
Income per person$32,719$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate15.4%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$166,700$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$969$963$1,348
Homeownership73.1%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.7%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%4.8%5.2%
Works from home1.7%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%3.8%13.9%
Median age36.939.338.7
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 2 W, AL US3.5 km away
Rain in a year55 in

Average high and low by month

January58.7°F / 36.8°F4.93 in rain
February62.8°F / 39.9°F4.51 in rain
March69.6°F / 45°F5.23 in rain
April76.2°F / 51.8°F4.65 in rain
May83.1°F / 59°F3.78 in rain
June87.5°F / 67.1°F5 in rain
July89.6°F / 69.3°F5.46 in rain
August89°F / 69.4°F4.66 in rain
September85.8°F / 64.6°F3.71 in rain
October77.1°F / 53.9°F3.27 in rain
November67.6°F / 43.7°F4.27 in rain
December60.5°F / 39°F5.12 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 supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket23% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Pike County School District86.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Coffee County School District7.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Troy City School District6.3% 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 vulnerability52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36081 Troy, AL5.8 km away
36082 Troy, AL7.2 km away
36035 Goshen, AL11.7 km away
36034 Glenwood, AL18.5 km away
36010 Brundidge, AL19.4 km away
36062 Petrey, AL21.1 km away
36005 Banks, AL21.7 km away
36346 Jack, AL21.9 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 County92.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Coffee County7.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area187.5 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq mi
Population density50 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.7595, -86.0107

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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