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36316 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36316 covers Chancellor, Alabama, with a population of about 2,199 and a median household income of $74,430.

Population
2,19940 per square mile
Median age
37.41.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$74,4301.2× the Alabama median
Poverty rate
12.6%about the US average
Typical home value
$195,577up 14.3% in five years
Degree or higher
25.7%9.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.6%17.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
30

Where 36316 is

Chancellor, 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

Population2,199
Median age37.4
Family households58.2%
Born outside the US2.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.8%
White (non-Hispanic)78.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino5%
Veterans15.9%
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$74,430
Income per person$34,171
Poverty rate12.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k5.6%
$15–20k4.6%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k13.1%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k0.5%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k20.7%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k11.0%
$150–200k4.8%
$200k or more2.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed820
Mean adjusted gross income$66,332
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.4%
Returns, under $25k28.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$187,100
Rent as a share of household income28.4%
Owner-occupied82.6%
Vacant homes17%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house71.5%
Attached house0.8%
Mobile home27.7%
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$195,577as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$197,096$139,095

$139,095 in 2017 to $195,577 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%
High school diploma or higher83.9%
Works from home2.1%
Drives to work alone84.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.1%
Health

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

Obesity38.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.5% 9.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14% 2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81% 6.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.2% 2.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.6% 7.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments30
People employed83
Annual payroll$1,942,000
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 62.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.8 out of 100
Community resilience27.2 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.

Drought93.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire77Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave70.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado68.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave42.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake34.2Very 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$74,430$62,027$78,538
Income per person$34,171$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate12.6%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$187,100$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$963$1,348
Homeownership82.6%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.1%4.8%5.2%
Works from home2.1%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.5%3.8%13.9%
Median age37.439.338.7
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 stationENTERPRISE 4 W, AL US15.7 km away
Rain in a year58 in

Average high and low by month

January61°F / 37.6°F5.47 in rain
February64.9°F / 41.3°F4.72 in rain
March71.9°F / 47.2°F5 in rain
April78.2°F / 53.1°F4.46 in rain
May85.7°F / 61.6°F3.05 in rain
June90.1°F / 68.4°F5.56 in rain
July91.5°F / 70.8°F7.01 in rain
August91.1°F / 70.5°F5.63 in rain
September88°F / 66.1°F4.81 in rain
October80.5°F / 56.3°F2.97 in rain
November70.6°F / 45.9°F4.38 in rain
December62.9°F / 40.2°F4.84 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Geneva County School District58.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Coffee County School District34.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Geneva City School District7.3% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability2.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36313 Bellwood, AL2 km away
36318 Coffee Springs, AL10.8 km away
36344 Hartford, AL13.5 km away
36322 Daleville, AL14 km away
36331 Enterprise, AL16 km away
36340 Geneva, AL16.5 km away
36330 Enterprise, AL18.4 km away
36314 Black, AL19.3 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.

Geneva County65.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Coffee County34.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area54.65 sq mi
Water area0.2 sq mi
Population density40 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.1767, -85.8135

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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