Estimated zip code population in 2019: 4,582 Zip code population in 2010: 4,366 Zip code population in 2000: 3,439
Houses and condos: 3,047 Renter-occupied apartments: 357
% of renters here:
20%
State:
31%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 36278: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 132.9 sq. mi. Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 34 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.3% ($523)
Alabama:
0.4% ($609)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $811 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $353 (0.2%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 36278, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,583 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$47,583
State:
$52,001
Salary/wage: $39,408 (reported on 77.7% of returns)
Here:
$39,408
State:
$43,822
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 72.9% for AGIs below $25k, 74.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 54.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,144 (reported on 34.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,144
Alabama:
$1,592
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,667 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
$4,667
State:
$5,697
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,023 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,023
State:
+$13,286
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,138 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:
+$8,138
State:
+$9,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,386 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
36278:
$13,386
Alabama:
$14,992
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $22,794 (25% of AGI, reported on 27.4% of returns)
Here:
$22,794
State:
$21,388
Here:
25.1% of AGI
State:
20.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $25k, 13.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $6,300 (reported on 24.0% of returns)
Here:
$6,300
State:
$5,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $4,866 (reported on 26.3% of returns)
36278:
$4,866
State:
$5,272
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,527 (reported on 25.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,527
State:
$2,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.9%
Here:
71%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 67.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 36278, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,745 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$38,745
State:
$42,302
Salary/wage: $33,432 (reported on 79.4% of returns)
Here:
$33,432
State:
$36,626
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.2% for AGIs below $10k, 75.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 53.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,561 (reported on 41.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,561
Alabama:
$1,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,340 (reported on 16.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,340
State:
$4,206
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$9,083 (reported on 12.6% of returns)
Here:
+$9,083
State:
+$13,031
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,220 (reported on 15.7% of returns)
Here:
+$4,220
State:
+$8,302
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -7.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, -0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,400 (reported on 1.5% of returns)
36278:
$3,400
Alabama:
$3,006
Total itemized deductions: $17,961 (23% of AGI, reported on 25.2% of returns)
Here:
$17,961
State:
$17,623
Here:
23.1% of AGI
State:
20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 8.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,928 (5% of AGI, reported on 22.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,928
State:
$4,768
Here:
5.3% of AGI
State:
5.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,679 (reported on 68.7% of returns)
36278:
$5,679
State:
$6,905
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,835 (reported on 26.1% of returns)
Here:
$1,835
State:
$2,048
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.1%
Here:
81%
State:
65%
(% for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs below $10k, 81.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 268 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,530
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 70 (22 now married, 51 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 721 (330 now married, 389 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 36278 with a mortgage: 583 (2 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 868
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,293 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $389
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
19.2%
Whole state:
15.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
7.5%
Whole state:
8.5%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.2
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.7
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 36278: Big Hunting Club (A), Fosters Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department (B), New Hope Volunteer Fire Department (C), A and M Volunteer Fire Department (D), Wedowee Volunteer Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 36278 include: Mount Grove Baptist Church (A), Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (B), New Home Church (C), Noonday Church (D), Pine Flat Church (E), Rocky Branch Baptist Church (F), Shiloh Church (G), Union Hill Church (H), Valley Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Knight Cemetery (1), Wildcat Creek Cemetery (2), Fowler Cemetery (3), Boozer Cemetery (4), Valley Grove Cemetery (5), Midway Cemetery (6), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Burns Lake Number 2 (A), Carpenter Lake (B), Burns Lakes (C), Boyd Lake (D), Brady Lake (E), R L Harris Reservoir (F), New Hope Lake (G), Barton Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rollins Creek (A), Mud Creek (B), Miles Branch (C), Lane Branch (D), Jacks Branch (E), Hunter Creek (F), Little Tallapoosa River (G), Henson Branch (H), Green Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 85 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 805 2-persons, 148 3-persons, 136 4-persons, 65 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 553 1-person, 17 2-persons
489 married couples with children.
422 single-parent households (134 men, 288 women).
96.9% of residents of 36278 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% very well, 8% well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% very well, 30% well).
Foreign born population: 34 (0.8%) (22.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.8%
Whole state:
3.6%
78%Honduras
14%Barbados
6%Dominica
15%American
12%Irish
11%English
4%German
3%European
3%Swedish
2%African
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
472000 to 2009
51990 to 1999
0Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
RANDOLPH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (465 WOODLAND AVE in WEDOWEE, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0020 Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
RANDOLPH-ROANOKE AREA VOCATIONAL (960 MAIN ST S in WEDOWEE, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6000 Organizations: RANDOLPH COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
RANDOLPH-ROANOKE CAREER TECHNOLOGY CENTER (WEDOWEE HIGHWAY in WEDOWEE, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-6000 Organizations: ROANOKE CITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MID SOUTH PLATING (1632 COUNTY ROAD 23 in WEDOWEE, AL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING Organizations: BRIAN RAUGHTON (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, STEVEN W. REAVES (CONTACT/OWNER)
KEYS PLATING & MACHINE CO (P O BOX 216 in WEDOWEE, AL)
APAC SOUTHEAST INC (WEDOWEE QUARRY) (2850 OLD HWY 431 in WEDOWEE, AL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (PERMIT TRACKING) Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN GRANITE
PROBILT MANUFACTURING (HWY 431 S in WEDOWEE, AL)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC and NAICS classification: LOGGING
RANDOLPH CO SANITARY LANDFILL (RANDOLPH COUNTY COMMISSION in WEDOWEE, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Alternative names: RANDOLPH COUNTY SANITARY LF, RANDOLPH COUNTY SLF
RANDOLPH COUNTY CONCRETE INC (18985 HIGHWAY 431 in WEDOWEE, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
NAPA AUTO PARTS (103 SOUTH MAIN STREET in WEDPOWEE, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
RANDOLPH COUNTY CD LANDFILL (RANDOLPH COUNTY COMMISSION in WEDOWEE, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION Alternative names: RANDOLPH CO CD LANDFILL
RANDOLPH COUNTY CONCRETE (RANDOLPH COUNTY CONCRETE INC in WEDOWEE, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE Alternative names: RANDOLPH CO CONCRETE
RANDOLPH COUNTY DRUM SITE (COUNTY ROAD 431 N in WEDOWEE, AL)
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, RANDOLPH CO. DRUM SITE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: RANDOLPH CO. DRUM SITE
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.2%
64.1%Electricity
19.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
9.8%Utility gas
4.7%Wood
2.0%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 3,101. Population change in the 1990s: +338 (+10.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,723
Northeast: 105
Midwest: 202
South: 1,416
West: 85
68% of the 36278 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.
87% of the 36278 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 61
Here:
13.1%
Alabama:
11.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Here:
7.1%
Alabama:
13.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35
Here:
25.7%
Alabama:
12.5%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
80,750Sales and related occupations
72,042Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
61,067Community and social service occupations
54,562Transportation occupations
54,178Law enforcement workers including supervisors
43,609Management occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
BENNETT, JOHN J (493 COUNTY RD 247 in WEDOWEE, IA; small business) : $30,000 in 4 contractsfrom 2002 to 2004
$10,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Facilities Operations Support Services. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2004-02-11. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$10,000 with Army for Facilities Operations Support Services. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2004-02-11. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$5,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Facilities Operations Support Services. Taking place in IA. Signed on 2003-01-23. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$5,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-02-21. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49: 1)
Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
48 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
67 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 5
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 9
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 5
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 13
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 29. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 152 took place in 2007, and the least - 1 in 2004. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (49.0%), and Outside Fires (41.2%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 36278