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36618 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 36618 covers Mobile, Alabama, with a population of about 17,438 and a median household income of $59,075.

Population
17,4381,094 per square mile
Median age
39.50.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,075about the Alabama median
Poverty rate
19.6%7.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$175,038up 20.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,1021.1× the Alabama median
Degree or higher
29.4%5.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.1%9.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
225

Where 36618 is

Mobile, 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

Population17,438
Median age39.5
Family households67.6%
Born outside the US4.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.1%
White (non-Hispanic)27.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)65%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Hispanic or Latino2.3%
Veterans8%
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$59,075
Income per person$28,494
Poverty rate19.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k6.5%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k6.6%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k5.8%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k12.0%
$75–100k10.6%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k8.0%
$150–200k5.7%
$200k or more3.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,790
Mean adjusted gross income$46,205
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1%
Returns, under $25k39.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.0%
Returns, $200k or more1.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$155,500
Median gross rent$1,102
Rent as a share of household income41.3%
Owner-occupied74.1%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house85.6%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units2.1%
5 to 19 units4.2%
20 or more units1.9%
Mobile home5.4%
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$175,038as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.7%
Typical asking rent$1,450as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$180,016$79,161

$79,161 in 2000 to $175,038 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home8.3%
Drives to work alone79.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.7%
Health

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

Obesity42.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.9% 5.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46.4% 12.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.7% 5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.8% 1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.4% 8.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29.8% 5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity25.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity19.3% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13% 3.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19% 5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14.1% 5.3 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours44.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments225
People employed2,664
Annual payroll$102,018,000
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 64.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.9 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.

Hurricane95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning76Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather43.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind37.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding36.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake25.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought0.1Very 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$59,075$62,027$78,538
Income per person$28,494$34,835$43,289
Poverty rate19.6%15.6%12.4%
Median home value$155,500$195,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,102$963$1,348
Homeownership74.1%69.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%27.8%35%
Unemployment rate9.2%4.8%5.2%
Works from home8.3%7.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.3%3.8%13.9%
Median age39.539.338.7
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 US8.5 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 supermarket31% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket92% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket41% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Household characteristics49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability6.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

36688 Mobile, AL4 km away
36612 Mobile, AL6.4 km away
36613 Eight Mile, AL7 km away
36607 Mobile, AL8 km away
36609 Mobile, AL8.1 km away
36633 Mobile, AL8.2 km away
36640 Mobile, AL8.2 km away
36641 Mobile, AL8.2 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 area15.94 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density1,094 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.7322, -88.1758

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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