36540 Zip Code (AL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,059
Zip code population in 2010: 691
Zip code population in 2000: 474

Houses and condos: 435
Renter-occupied apartments: 53
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 36540: 80.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 44.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,340
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $203

For population 25 years and over in 36540:

• High school or higher: 66.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
• Unemployed: 36.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 36540:

• Never married: 48.7%
• Now married: 31.9%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 2.0%
• Divorced: 15.5%

• 
• • 62258.8%Black
  • 25924.5%White
  • 17716.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 36540, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $33,235 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,235
State:	$63,984

Salary/wage: $31,289 (reported on 87.5% of returns)

Here:	$31,289
State:	$52,834

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1533.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3750.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5630.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10423.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $150 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$150
Alabama:	$1,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$600 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$600
State:	+$9,534

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $3,156 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

Here:	$3,156
State:	$2,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 215.0% for AGIs below $25k, 131.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 36540, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $31,083 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,083
State:	$52,001

Salary/wage: $29,129 (reported on 88.6% of returns)

Here:	$29,129
State:	$43,822

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.6% for AGIs below $25k, 91.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $250 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$250
Alabama:	$1,592

Profit/loss from business: +$6,483 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,483
State:	+$9,151

Total itemized deductions: $17,525 (31% of AGI, reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,525
State:	$21,388

Here:	31.1% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $3,988 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,988
State:	$5,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $2,675 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

36540:	$2,675
State:	$5,272

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $3,450 (reported on 51.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,450
State:	$2,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 68.6%

Here:	69%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 36540, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,689 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,689
State:	$42,302

Salary/wage: $20,175 (reported on 91.6% of returns)

Here:	$20,175
State:	$36,626

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.9% for AGIs below $10k, 90.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 116.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $178 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$178
Alabama:	$1,827

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,538 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,538
State:	+$13,031

Profit/loss from business: +$5,889 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,889
State:	+$8,302

Total itemized deductions: $14,439 (39% of AGI, reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,439
State:	$17,623

Here:	39.4% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,528 (7% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,528
State:	$4,768

Here:	7.0% of AGI
State:	5.4% of AGI

Total tax: $2,520 (reported on 36.9% of returns)

36540:	$2,520
State:	$6,905

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,683 (reported on 64.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,683
State:	$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.7%

Here:	73%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 71.8% for AGIs below $10k, 71.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 130.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 36470, 36480, 36482, 36545, 36550, 36445.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 139
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 188

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 234 (48 now married, 186 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 36540 with a mortgage: 50
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,351
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $406

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 36540 household income distribution in 2022

• 72Less than $10,000
• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 16$20,000 to $24,999
• 65$25,000 to $29,999
• 20$30,000 to $34,999
• 31$35,000 to $39,999
• 7$40,000 to $44,999
• 18$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $74,999
• 22$75,000 to $99,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 36540

• 61Less than $10,000
• 27$15,000 to $19,999
• 42$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 6$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 21$250,000 to $299,999
• 77$300,000 to $399,999
• 19$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 36540

• 13$800 to $899
• 42No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• Black or African American householders: $199,845

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $260,839

Here:	$260,839
State:	$273,076

Mobile homes: $35,912

Here:	$35,912
State:	$77,780

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 298
• Two: 14
• 50 or more: 12
• Mobile homes: 107

Unemployment: 36.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 36540

• 86.2%182Drove a car alone
• 4.3%9Carpooled
• 5.7%12Bus or trolley bus

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 36540

• 75 to 9 minutes
• 710 to 14 minutes
• 3015 to 19 minutes
• 8120 to 24 minutes
• 1125 to 29 minutes
• 4630 to 34 minutes
• 145 to 59 minutes
• 2190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,059

• Male householders: 88 (47 living alone), Female householders: 235 (89 living alone)

• 116 spouses (106 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 335 children (335 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 238 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 22 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 26 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 135 1-person

57 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

99.5% of residents of 36540 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• NFL BUILDING CNTR/MECHANIC SHOP (3705B GULF SHORES PKWY in GULF SHORES, AL)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.7%

Population in 1990: 301. Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+57.5%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,000
• Northeast: 12
• South: 32

95% of the 36540 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

89% of the 36540 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 18% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 17 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 36540 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	5	80.8 years
Henry	3	78.6 years
Louise	3	81.0 years
Earl	2	69.5 years
Albert	2	88.5 years
Charlie	2	70.0 years
George	2	52.5 years
Irene	2	86.1 years
James	2	82.0 years
Lillie	2	69.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 36540 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jackson	16	74.4 years
Lambard	5	77.6 years
Hunt	5	64.2 years
Washington	5	68.2 years
Norris	4	75.3 years
Robinson	4	60.7 years
Frank	3	80.3 years
Overstreet	3	68.0 years
Whittaker	3	74.3 years
Williams	3	64.3 years