36740 Zip Code (Forkland, AL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,231
Zip code population in 2010: 1,328
Zip code population in 2000: 1,328

Houses and condos: 697
Renter-occupied apartments: 119
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 36740: 82.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 73.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 17 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 no mortgage in 2022: $231 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 36740:

• High school or higher: 82.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
• Unemployed: 2.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 36740:

• Never married: 44.6%
• Now married: 29.9%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 8.0%
• Divorced: 15.2%

• 
• • 99480.7%Black
  • 23719.3%White

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 36740, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $36,773 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,773
State:	$63,984

Salary/wage: $34,259 (reported on 83.7% of returns)

Here:	$34,259
State:	$52,834

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1384.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3450.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8068.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17925.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $412 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$412
Alabama:	$1,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 20.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $3,269 (reported on 32.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,269
State:	$2,628

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 216.3% for AGIs below $25k, 101.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.8%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 36740, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $29,854 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,854
State:	$52,001

Salary/wage: $29,217 (reported on 85.4% of returns)

Here:	$29,217
State:	$43,822

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.1% for AGIs below $25k, 78.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $217 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$217
Alabama:	$1,592

Ordinary dividends: $1,050 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,050
State:	$5,697

Profit/loss from business: +$2,280 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,280
State:	+$9,151

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,650 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

36740:	$6,650
Alabama:	$14,992

Total itemized deductions: $21,300 (30% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$21,300
State:	$21,388

Here:	29.9% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $5,229 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$5,229
State:	$5,925

Taxes paid: $3,957 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

36740:	$3,957
State:	$5,272

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,973 (reported on 45.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,973
State:	$2,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 56.2%

Here:	56%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 36740, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,921 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,921
State:	$42,302

Salary/wage: $23,379 (reported on 92.7% of returns)

Here:	$23,379
State:	$36,626

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.1% for AGIs below $10k, 95.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $411 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$411
Alabama:	$1,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,400 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$4,206

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,294 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,294
State:	+$13,031

Total itemized deductions: $14,408 (32% of AGI, reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$14,408
State:	$17,623

Here:	31.8% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 18.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,926 (8% of AGI, reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,926
State:	$4,768

Here:	8.5% of AGI
State:	5.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,747 (reported on 47.5% of returns)

36740:	$2,747
State:	$6,905

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,457 (reported on 47.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,457
State:	$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 59.0%

Here:	59%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 56.5% for AGIs below $10k, 62.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 36776, 36742, 35443, 36732, 35470, 35441.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 110
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 331

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (0 now married, 6 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 530 (98 now married, 433 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 36740 with a mortgage: 38 (10 second mortgage)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,053
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $332

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

• Zip code 36740 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 75$10,000 to $14,999
• 22$15,000 to $19,999
• 25$20,000 to $24,999
• 48$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $44,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 22$60,000 to $74,999
• 104$75,000 to $99,999
• 62$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 25$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 36740

• 16Less than $10,000
• 31$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 35$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 49$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $69,999
• 16$90,000 to $99,999
• 5$100,000 to $124,999
• 65$125,000 to $149,999
• 2$150,000 to $174,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$250,000 to $299,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999
• 8$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 36740

• 5$150 to $199
• 8$300 to $349
• 7$350 to $399
• 5$400 to $449
• 100No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $693.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,641
• Black or African American householders: $100,001

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $67,191 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $36,670 - $152,563

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $178,332

Here:	$178,332
State:	$273,076

Mobile homes: $52,529

Here:	$52,529
State:	$77,780

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 399
• Mobile homes: 291

Unemployment: 2.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 36740

• 90.7%320Drove a car alone
• 4.8%17Carpooled
• 0.9%3Walked
• 0.9%3Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 36740

• 3Less than 5 minutes
• 135 to 9 minutes
• 1410 to 14 minutes
• 6415 to 19 minutes
• 3420 to 24 minutes
• 3625 to 29 minutes
• 2830 to 34 minutes
• 5440 to 44 minutes
• 4245 to 59 minutes
• 5060 to 89 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 29.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,231

• Male householders: 190 (133 living alone), Female householders: 249 (67 living alone)

• 157 spouses (157 opposite-sex spouses), 13 unmarried partners, (13 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 388 children (388 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 176 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 6 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

Size of family households: 131 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 62 4-persons, 5 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 200 1-person, 4 3-persons

101 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (5 men, 15 women).

99.3% of residents of 36740 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALABAMA POWER COMPANY PLANT GREENE COUNTY (HIGHWAY 43 AND COUNTY ROAD 18 in FORKLAND, AL)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-04-2000-0120, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-04-2000-0099,
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
  Organizations: MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER) , MISSISSIPPI POWER COMPANY (OWNER/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: ALABAMA POWER CO. - GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA POWER CO. GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT, ALABAMA POWER-GREENE CTY S.P., AL POWER CO GREENE CO STEAM, ALABAMA POWER CO. GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT, ALA POWER-GREENE COUNTY, ALABAMA POWER CO. - GREENE COUNTY

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 20.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.5%

Population in 1990: 2,121.

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

• This state: 960
• Northeast: 171
• South: 84
• West: 3

82% of the 36740 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

99% of the 36740 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 112% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 36740 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	21	63.9 years
Mary	19	76.8 years
Willie	15	67.9 years
William	12	75.2 years
John	12	72.5 years
George	10	73.3 years
Robert	10	77.5 years
Henry	8	70.8 years
Frank	7	70.5 years
Richard	7	65.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 36740 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Benison	13	67.5 years
Williams	11	77.7 years
Jackson	10	74.3 years
Smith	10	69.3 years
Davis	9	67.9 years
Lewis	8	82.2 years
Green	8	71.5 years
Woods	8	66.3 years
Gilbert	7	75.2 years
Jones	7	72.6 years