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36575 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36575 covers Semmes, Alabama, with a population of about 22,444 and a median household income of $69,381.

Population
22,444560 per square mile
Median age
36.81.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$69,3811.1× the Alabama median
Poverty rate
8.4%4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$243,204up 24.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,0631.1× the Alabama median
Degree or higher
21%14 points below the US average
Homeownership
84%19 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
280

Where 36575 is

Semmes, 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

Population22,444
Median age36.8
Family households69.8%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)73%
Black (non-Hispanic)18.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino4.6%
Veterans8.4%
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$69,381
Income per person$33,447
Poverty rate8.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k2.9%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k6.1%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k4.9%
$45–50k6.1%
$50–60k7.0%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k15.0%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k5.9%
$150–200k11.3%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,170
Mean adjusted gross income$63,702
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k28.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$193,600
Median gross rent$1,063
Rent as a share of household income24.3%
Owner-occupied84%
Vacant homes7.4%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house83.6%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units1.4%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home12.1%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$243,204as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67%
Typical asking rent$1,500as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$243,426$112,521

$112,521 in 2000 to $243,204 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher21%
High school diploma or higher91.9%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone85.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.5%
Health

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

Obesity37.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.3% 6.2 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)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.8% 1.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.2% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.9% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.1% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.4% 3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments280
People employed2,958
Annual payroll$119,450,000
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 65.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67 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.

Hurricane95.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought66.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail53.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather44.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind42Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm36.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding3.8Very 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$69,381$62,027$78,538
Income per person$33,447$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate8.4%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$193,600$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,063$963$1,348
Homeownership84%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%4.8%5.2%
Works from home7.4%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%3.8%13.9%
Median age36.839.338.7
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 US8.7 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 supermarket87% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket62% 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%.

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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36608 Mobile, AL8.5 km away
36618 Mobile, AL9 km away
36587 Wilmer, AL9.2 km away
36613 Eight Mile, AL9.2 km away
36688 Mobile, AL10.4 km away
36695 Mobile, AL12.4 km away
36633 Mobile, AL13.6 km away
36640 Mobile, AL13.6 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 area40.08 sq mi
Water area1.94 sq mi
Population density560 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.7544, -88.2667

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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