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36571 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36571 covers Saraland, Alabama, with a population of about 17,037 and a median household income of $61,574.

Population
17,037434 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,574about the Alabama median
Poverty rate
9.4%3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$241,096up 25.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,0721.1× the Alabama median
Degree or higher
24.2%10.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.4%11.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
412

Where 36571 is

Saraland, 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

Population17,037
Median age43.8
Family households67.7%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)78.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)16%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino0.8%
Veterans9.2%
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$61,574
Income per person$39,382
Poverty rate9.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k4.6%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k8.8%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k4.7%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k12.2%
$100–125k8.6%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k10.2%
$200k or more6.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,310
Mean adjusted gross income$72,658
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4%
Returns, under $25k28.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.7%
Returns, $200k or more4.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$210,100
Median gross rent$1,072
Rent as a share of household income32.4%
Owner-occupied76.4%
Vacant homes10.2%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house80.1%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units2.6%
5 to 19 units6.1%
20 or more units6.2%
Mobile home3.7%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$241,096as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.7%
Typical asking rent$1,508as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$241,096$94,039

$94,039 in 2000 to $241,096 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home4.9%
Drives to work alone89.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.4%
Health

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

Obesity35.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.1% 5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.1% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.3% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.4% 1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59% 2.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.4% 1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.7% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments412
People employed7,311
Annual payroll$246,202,000
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 83.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88.6 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.

Hurricane96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding81.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail56.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.4Very 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$61,574$62,027$78,538
Income per person$39,382$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$210,100$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,072$963$1,348
Homeownership76.4%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%4.8%5.2%
Works from home4.9%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%3.8%13.9%
Median age43.839.338.7
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 stationMOBILE, AL US22.1 km away
Rain in a year67 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January61.5°F / 40.7°F5.66 in rain
February65.6°F / 44.4°F4.47 in rain
March71.8°F / 50°F5.44 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April77.8°F / 56°F5.71 in rain
May84.9°F / 63.8°F5.39 in rain
June89.4°F / 70.8°F6.55 in rain
July90.9°F / 73.1°F7.69 in rain
August90.8°F / 72.9°F6.87 in rain
September87.5°F / 68.8°F5.3 in rain
October79.7°F / 58.2°F3.95 in rain
November70.2°F / 47.7°F4.6 in rain
December63.5°F / 43°F5.45 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Saraland City School District76% of this ZIP code's land area
Mobile County School District23.7% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% 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.

36572 Satsuma, AL4.3 km away
36611 Mobile, AL7.1 km away
36612 Mobile, AL9.2 km away
36613 Eight Mile, AL9.5 km away
36525 Creola, AL10.5 km away
36610 Mobile, AL11.5 km away
36617 Mobile, AL13.2 km away
36618 Mobile, AL13.7 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 area39.27 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq mi
Population density434 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.8332, -88.0934

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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