Median household income (1999): $41,126
Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,919
| This zip code | $46,919 | | Alabama: | $36,879 |
Nearest zip codes: 36277, 36206, 36279, 36201, 36205, 36265.
Housing units in zip code 36250 with a mortgage: 698 (58 second mortgage, 90 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 258
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $752
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $185
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 9.5% | | Whole state: | 16.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 7.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 6.0 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 57
- 1995 to 1998: 282
- 1990 to 1994: 272
- 1980 to 1989: 428
- 1970 to 1979: 296
- 1960 to 1969: 131
- 1950 to 1959: 93
- 1940 to 1949: 106
- 1939 or earlier: 32
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexandria, AL (36250): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 8
- 2 bedrooms: 249
- 3 bedrooms: 888
- 4 bedrooms: 189
- 5 or more bedrooms: 21
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 18
- 2 bedrooms: 78
- 3 bedrooms: 141
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 36250 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 43
- 1 vehicle: 265
- 2 vehicles: 644
- 3 vehicles: 278
- 4 vehicles: 110
- 5 or more vehicles: 15
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 103
- 2 vehicles: 96
- 3 vehicles: 31
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 36250:
- $20,000 to $24,999: 8
- $25,000 to $29,999: 9
- $40,000 to $49,999: 42
- $50,000 to $59,999: 72
- $60,000 to $69,999: 121
- $70,000 to $79,999: 148
- $80,000 to $89,999: 184
- $90,000 to $99,999: 78
- $100,000 to $124,999: 122
- $125,000 to $149,999: 68
- $150,000 to $174,999: 42
- $175,000 to $199,999: 44
- $200,000 to $249,999: 9
- $250,000 to $299,999: 9
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 36250:
- Less than $100: 10
- $100 to $149: 32
- $250 to $299: 10
- $300 to $349: 33
- $350 to $399: 14
- $400 to $449: 20
- $450 to $499: 33
- $500 to $549: 16
- $550 to $599: 18
- $600 to $649: 17
- No cash rent: 34
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $27,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $109,452
- Black or African American householders: $71,421
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,428
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,343
- One, attached: 6
- 3 or 4: 46
- Mobile homes: 302

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,832 (88%)
- Carpooled: 151 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%)
- Walked: 16 (1%)
- Other means: 25 (1%)
- Worked at home: 39 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 61
- 5 to 9 minutes: 128
- 10 to 14 minutes: 172
- 15 to 19 minutes: 353
- 20 to 24 minutes: 428
- 25 to 29 minutes: 229
- 30 to 34 minutes: 385
- 35 to 39 minutes: 37
- 40 to 44 minutes: 7
- 45 to 59 minutes: 99
- 60 to 89 minutes: 46
- 90 or more minutes: 88
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,016
- In family households: 3,550 (1,089 male householders, 136 female householders)
1,069 spouses, 1,156 children (1,004 natural, 38 adopted, 114 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 9 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 13 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 466 (138 male householders (110 living alone)), 245 female householders (217 living alone)), 83 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 19 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 501 2-persons, 359 3-persons, 269 4-persons, 96 5-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 327 1-person, 30 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 7 4-persons.
830 married couples with children.
205 single-parent households (53 men, 152 women).
98.2% of residents of 36250 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 45% not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 16% well).
Foreign born population: 53 (1.3%)
(69.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.3% | | Whole state: | 2.0% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (32%)
- Austria (19%)
- Germany (15%)
- Peru (15%)
- Ukraine (11%)
- Panama (8%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 18
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 31
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First ancestries reported:
- United States or American: 1437
- Other groups: 460
- Irish: 210
- English: 169
- German: 113
- European: 76
- Scotch-Irish: 67
- Norwegian: 39
- Scottish: 28
- French (except Basque): 16
- Polish: 15
- Ukrainian: 14
- Dutch: 13
- Swedish: 11
- Italian: 10
- Russian: 10
- Croatian: 9
- British: 9
- French Canadian: 9
- Welsh: 8
- Subsaharan African:: 7
- African: 7

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ALEXANDRIA HIGH SCHOOL (353 STADIUM DR in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0010
Organizations: CALHOUN COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALEXANDRIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2525 ALEX-WELLINGTON RD in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0005
Organizations: CALHOUN COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ALEXANDRIA MALL (ALEXANDRIA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, ALABAMA HIGHWAY 144 in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: ALEXANDRIA DEVELOP GROUP INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ALEXANDRIA DEV GROUP ALEX MALL
- ALEXANDRIA SCHOOL WWTP (CALHOUN COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Alternative names: CALHOUN CO BOE ALEXANDRIA SCH, CALHOUN COUNTY BD OF EDUCATION
- ARMY NAT GUARD PELHAM RANGE (ARMORY COMMISSION OF ALABAMA in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: NATIONAL SECURITY
Organizations: AL NAT GUARD PELHAM RANGE (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: AL NATIONAL GUARD PELHAM RANGE, STATE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
- BRADS FARM (BRAD CARR in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- OHATCHEE QUARRY (VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN LIMESTONE
Organizations: VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, VULCAN CONST OHATCHEE QUARRY
- 431 AUTO PARTS (180 ALEXANDRIA PARKWAY in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
- ALEXANDRIA MOTORS INC (5662 U.S. HIGHWAY 4311 in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: ALEXANDER MOTORS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
- OMS NO 10 (BLDG 8424 GATE 3 ROAD in ALEXANDRIA, AL). Federal Facility
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: ARMORY COMMISSION OF ALABAMA (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, OMS NO 20 (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: OMS #10
- ROLLING FRITO LAY ALEXANDRIA (ROLLING FRITO LAY SALES LP in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: LOCAL TRUCKING WITH STORAGE
- NATIONAL PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT (HIGHWAY 431 in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- OLD AMERICAN LUMBER YARD ALEXANDRIA (183 POST OAK RD in ALEXANDRIA, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION.
Organizations: AL DEPT OF NATURAL RESC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, LENN COSTNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $25,900
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (55%)
- Utility gas (34%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
- Wood (1%)
- Solar energy (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3059
- Northeast: 80
- Midwest: 132
- South: 626
- West: 32
60% of the 36250 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.
Population in 1990: 5,776. Population change in the 1990s: -1,681 (-29.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
| Here: | 3.4% | | Alabama: | 10.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 2.9% | | Alabama: | 10.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Alabama: | 14.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (ALEXANDRIA, AL):
- VALLEY MACHINE COMPANY INC (100 VMC DR; small business): $9,269,209 in 4 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$5,000,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Vehicular Equipment Components. Signed on 2005-12-05. Completion date: 2006-06-23.
$2,500,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2006-06-23.
$906,180, same as above. Signed on 2005-03-09. Completion date: 2006-06-23.
$863,029, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-24. Completion date: 2005-06-23.
- VALLEY FARM TRACTOR INC (7111 US HIGHWAY 431; small business): $60,349 in 5 contracts in 2005
Contracts for Gasoline Reciprocating Engines, Aircraft Prime Mover; and Components by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $60,349; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$50,000 with Army for Gasoline Reciprocating Engines, Aircraft Prime Mover; and Components. Signed on 2005-10-18. Completion date: 2006-10-06.
$40,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-27. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$5,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-08. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$-,269, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-04. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- ARGO, INC (322 W MANOR LN; small business)
$4,800 with Defense Logistics Agency for Gases: Compressed and Liquefied. Signed on 2004-11-10. Completion date: 2005-08-23.
- VALLEY WELDING AND MACHINERY R (7153 HWY 431; small business)
500 employees, $0 revenue. : $0 in 3 contracts in 2003
$16,832 with Army for Guns, 75 mm through 125 mm. Signed on 2003-02-20. Completion date: 2006-12-31.
$7,921, same as above. Signed on 2003-05-05. Completion date: 2006-12-31.
$-24,753, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-07. Completion date: 2006-12-31.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1)
- Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49: 1)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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19 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 3
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 1
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