36738 Zip Code (Dayton, AL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 877
Zip code population in 2010: 952
Zip code population in 2000: 810

Houses and condos: 368
Renter-occupied apartments: 125
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 36738: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 72.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 12 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $207 (0.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $203 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 36738:

• High school or higher: 82.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.5%
• Unemployed: 6.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 36738:

• Never married: 45.4%
• Now married: 32.4%
• Separated: 15.0%
• Widowed: 6.1%
• Divorced: 1.1%

• 
• • 69579.2%Black
  • 17419.8%White
  • 80.9%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 36738, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $40,729 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,729
State:	$63,984

Salary/wage: $34,692 (reported on 87.8% of returns)

Here:	$34,692
State:	$52,834

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1328.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3883.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7733.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8450.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $380 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$380
Alabama:	$1,615

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

Ordinary dividends: $1,150 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,150
State:	$7,660

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,600 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	+$6,600
State:	+$23,528

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 146.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,887 (reported on 36.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,887
State:	$2,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 208.8% for AGIs below $25k, 110.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.7%

Here:	93%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 94.7% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 36738, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,267 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,267
State:	$52,001

Salary/wage: $29,245 (reported on 86.1% of returns)

Here:	$29,245
State:	$43,822

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.5% for AGIs below $25k, 122.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $700 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$700
Alabama:	$1,592

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$65,800 (reported on 5.6% of returns)

Here:	+$65,800
State:	+$13,286

Profit/loss from business: +$1,780 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,780
State:	+$9,151

Total itemized deductions: $14,400 (19% of AGI, reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$14,400
State:	$21,388

Here:	19.3% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $5,525 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$5,525
State:	$5,925

Taxes paid: $2,483 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

36738:	$2,483
State:	$5,272

Earned income credit: $2,894 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,894
State:	$2,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.7%

Here:	67%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs below $25k, 77.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 36738, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,387 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,387
State:	$42,302

Salary/wage: $21,670 (reported on 89.5% of returns)

Here:	$21,670
State:	$36,626

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 114.7% for AGIs below $10k, 93.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 37.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,269 (reported on 20.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,269
Alabama:	$1,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $528 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$528
State:	$4,206

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,515 (reported on 8.6% of returns)

Here:	+$9,515
State:	+$13,031

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,553 (20% of AGI, reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,553
State:	$17,623

Here:	20.2% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $5,595 (8% of AGI, reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$5,595
State:	$4,768

Here:	7.6% of AGI
State:	5.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,809 (reported on 47.9% of returns)

36738:	$3,809
State:	$6,905

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,274 (reported on 52.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,274
State:	$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.1%

Here:	69%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 55.1% for AGIs below $10k, 66.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 36742, 36786, 36783, 36765, 36748, 36744.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 87
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 190

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 263 (114 now married, 149 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 36738 with a mortgage: 44
Houses without a mortgage: 44

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $944
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $360

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

• Zip code 36738 household income distribution in 2022

• 46Less than $10,000
• 40$10,000 to $14,999
• 61$20,000 to $24,999
• 45$30,000 to $34,999
• 16$45,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $74,999
• 23$75,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 4$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 36738

• 2Less than $10,000
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 25$30,000 to $34,999
• 19$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$60,000 to $69,999
• 5$70,000 to $79,999
• 16$80,000 to $89,999
• 2$90,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$175,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 to $249,999
• 7$250,000 to $299,999
• 5$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 36738

• 9$100 to $149
• 29$250 to $299
• 2$350 to $399
• 2$450 to $499
• 78No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $717.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $229,293
• Black or African American householders: $123,633
• Asian householders: $133,592
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $133,592

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $86,228 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $36,137 - $229,301

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $266,751

Here:	$266,751
State:	$273,076

Mobile homes: $103,878

Here:	$103,878
State:	$77,780

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 178
• 3 or 4: 4
• Mobile homes: 181

Unemployment: 6.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 36738

• 92.0%216Drove a car alone
• 3.4%8Carpooled
• 1.3%3Bus or trolley bus

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 36738

• 21Less than 5 minutes
• 245 to 9 minutes
• 210 to 14 minutes
• 615 to 19 minutes
• 4920 to 24 minutes
• 4625 to 29 minutes
• 3730 to 34 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 745 to 59 minutes
• 2360 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 51.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 877

• Male householders: 175 (118 living alone), Female householders: 98 (47 living alone)

• 44 spouses (44 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 368 children (362 natural, 2 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 83 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 foster children, 51 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 165 1-person

42 married couples with children.
1 single-parent households (1 women).

99.5% of residents of 36738 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PL CORP (EAST OF CO R 39 NORTH OF CO 33 in DAYTON, AL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
  Organizations: TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPELINE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPELINE, TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PL MLV90A, TRANSCOS MLV 90A10

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.2%

Population in 1990: 831.

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

• This state: 697
• Northeast: 74
• Midwest: 36
• South: 51
• West: 7

84% of the 36738 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

95% of the 36738 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% moved from this county.

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):

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 36738 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	19	81.2 years
Willie	15	73.9 years
John	13	68.5 years
William	12	78.0 years
James	10	68.4 years
Robert	9	70.1 years
Eddie	7	66.9 years
Henry	6	72.5 years
Sallie	6	82.0 years
Johnnie	5	63.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 36738 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Turner	12	73.9 years
Collins	11	69.4 years
Wilson	10	79.9 years
Brown	10	75.9 years
Walker	9	74.4 years
Jones	8	79.8 years
Johnson	8	69.4 years
Hood	8	64.2 years
Davis	8	67.1 years
Williams	7	77.7 years