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36544 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36544 covers Irvington, Alabama, with a population of about 10,800 and a median household income of $56,405.

Population
10,800266 per square mile
Median age
43.14.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,4059% below the Alabama median
Poverty rate
16.7%4.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$188,465up 22.2% in five years
Median rent
$75721% below the Alabama median
Degree or higher
9.4%25.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.3%10.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
118

Where 36544 is

Irvington, 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

Population10,800
Median age43.1
Family households64.2%
Born outside the US7%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.8%
White (non-Hispanic)78.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.4%
Hispanic or Latino3.6%
Veterans6.4%
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$56,405
Income per person$25,801
Poverty rate16.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k11.5%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k11.5%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k2.7%
$150–200k6.2%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,730
Mean adjusted gross income$50,755
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.7%
Returns, under $25k40.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.8%
Returns, $200k or more1.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$116,400
Median gross rent$757
Owner-occupied75.3%
Vacant homes10.5%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house69.8%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units1.3%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home25.5%
Boat, RV or van0.8%
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$188,465as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$188,465$86,028

$86,028 in 2000 to $188,465 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%
High school diploma or higher71.2%
Works from home5%
Drives to work alone84.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.6%
Health

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

Obesity36.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.5% 4.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.8% 7.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.2% 8.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.2% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.3% 13 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.8% 8.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29% 4.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.4% 6.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11% 1.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.4% 9.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments118
People employed6,085
Annual payroll$229,172,000
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 79.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75.9 out of 100
Community resilience71.4 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.

Hurricane96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding64.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding58.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide56Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake39.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind38.2Relatively 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$56,405$62,027$78,538
Income per person$25,801$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate16.7%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$116,400$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$757$963$1,348
Homeownership75.3%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%4.8%5.2%
Works from home5%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7%3.8%13.9%
Median age43.139.338.7
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 stationCODEN, AL US10.4 km away
Rain in a year69 in

Average high and low by month

January59.7°F / 39.9°F5.63 in rain
February63.4°F / 42.6°F5.11 in rain
March69.2°F / 48°F5.1 in rain
April75.9°F / 54.8°F5.26 in rain
May81.6°F / 63.3°F5.69 in rain
June86.1°F / 70.1°F6.66 in rain
July88.1°F / 72.7°F8.15 in rain
August88.3°F / 72.4°F7.46 in rain
September85.6°F / 68.5°F5.95 in rain
October78.4°F / 57.8°F4.38 in rain
November68.9°F / 47.1°F3.98 in rain
December61.6°F / 42.4°F5.35 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%.

Mobile 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36590 Theodore, AL1.6 km away
36568 Saint Elmo, AL2.9 km away
36509 Bayou La Batre, AL8.1 km away
36541 Grand Bay, AL8.7 km away
36582 Theodore, AL9.1 km away
36523 Coden, AL10.5 km away
36619 Mobile, AL13.2 km away
36693 Mobile, AL18.5 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.

Mobile County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.61 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density266 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.4802, -88.2396

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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