Estimated zip code population in 2021: 16,363 Zip code population in 2010: 14,576 Zip code population in 2000: 14,346
Houses and condos: 7,842 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,142
% of renters here:
33%
State:
30%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 36854: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 58.9 sq. mi. Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 278 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:
0.4% ($538)
Alabama:
0.4% ($674)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $645 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $381 (0.4%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $127,263
36854:
$127,263
Alabama:
$172,800
According to our research of Alabama and other state lists, there were 31 registered sex offenders living in 36854 zip code as of March 19, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 36854 is 491 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
36.5 years
Alabama median age:
39.8 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.5 people
Alabama:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 36854, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,330 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$45,330
State:
$63,984
Salary/wage: $41,079 (reported on 87.4% of returns)
Here:
$41,079
State:
$52,834
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1293.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3828.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7330.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9926.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17453.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75470.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $980 (reported on 16.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$980
Alabama:
$1,615
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $25k, 11.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 41.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1125.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,538 (reported on 8.0% of returns)
Here:
$3,538
State:
$7,660
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 16.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 102.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2355.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,176 (reported on 7.0% of returns)
Here:
+$8,176
State:
+$23,528
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 9.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 27.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 413.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10085.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$1,325 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
+$1,325
State:
+$9,534
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.0% for AGIs below $25k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 313.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $13,286 (reported on 5.2% of returns)
36854:
$13,286
Alabama:
$19,004
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.7% for AGIs below $25k, 47.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 123.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 245.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 506.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $26,033 (reported on 5.2% of returns)
Here:
$26,033
State:
$37,338
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.5% for AGIs below $25k, 103.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 179.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 285.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 986.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 9355.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $11,278 (reported on 4.6% of returns)
Here:
$11,278
State:
$18,005
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 33.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 97.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 388.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4865.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,665 (reported on 4.9% of returns)
36854:
$5,665
State:
$6,484
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 34.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 239.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2335.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,540 (reported on 26.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,540
State:
$2,628
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.2% for AGIs below $25k, 92.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.8%
Here:
95%
State:
93%
(% for various income ranges: 95.2% for AGIs below $25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 94.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 88.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 36854, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,810 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$36,810
State:
$52,001
Salary/wage: $35,093 (reported on 88.9% of returns)
Here:
$35,093
State:
$43,822
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.6% for AGIs below $25k, 90.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 57.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $891 (reported on 19.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$891
Alabama:
$1,592
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,255 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,255
State:
$5,697
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,189 (reported on 5.7% of returns)
Here:
+$2,189
State:
+$13,286
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$150 (reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here:
+$150
State:
+$9,151
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,227 (reported on 6.1% of returns)
36854:
$11,227
Alabama:
$14,992
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $17,836 (27% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)
Here:
$17,836
State:
$21,388
Here:
27.1% of AGI
State:
20.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $4,833 (reported on 22.3% of returns)
Here:
$4,833
State:
$5,925
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $3,782 (reported on 24.6% of returns)
36854:
$3,782
State:
$5,272
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,644 (reported on 33.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,644
State:
$2,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.6%
Here:
74%
State:
60%
(% for various income ranges: 73.2% for AGIs below $25k, 74.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 36854, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,724 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,724
State:
$42,302
Salary/wage: $30,792 (reported on 89.2% of returns)
Here:
$30,792
State:
$36,626
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $10k, 88.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,276 (reported on 24.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,276
Alabama:
$1,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,668 (reported on 10.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,668
State:
$4,206
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,542 (reported on 7.9% of returns)
Here:
+$6,542
State:
+$13,031
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$1,285 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:
+$1,285
State:
+$8,302
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,877 (reported on 1.1% of returns)
36854:
$2,877
Alabama:
$3,006
Total itemized deductions: $15,010 (25% of AGI, reported on 23.4% of returns)
Here:
$15,010
State:
$17,623
Here:
25.4% of AGI
State:
20.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $3,822 (6% of AGI, reported on 21.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,822
State:
$4,768
Here:
6.3% of AGI
State:
5.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,708 (reported on 63.6% of returns)
36854:
$3,708
State:
$6,905
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,999 (reported on 30.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,999
State:
$2,048
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.8%
Here:
79%
State:
65%
(% for various income ranges: 74.1% for AGIs below $10k, 81.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 754 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5,646
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 357 (211 now married, 145 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,393 (1,310 now married, 2,084 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 36854 with a mortgage: 2,334 (87 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,098 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $371
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
14.1%
Whole state:
16.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
10.1%
Whole state:
8.9%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.7
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 36854: Valley Emergency Medical Service (A), Lee Chambers Fire Department Station 5 (B), Lee Chambers Fire Department Station 4 (C), Lee Chambers Fire Department Station 1 (D), East Alabama Water Sewer and Fire Protection District (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 36854 include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Midway Baptist Church (B), Beulah United Methodist Church (C), Johnson Chapel Baptist Church (D), Grace Baptist Church (E), Beulah Baptist Church (F), River View Baptist Church (G), Fairfax Baptist Church (H), Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Langdale Cemetery (1), Glass Cemetery (2), Fairfax Cemetery (3), Fairview Cemetery (4), Beulah Cemetery (5), Holt Cemetery (6), Lamb Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 125 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,785 2-persons, 1,230 3-persons, 626 4-persons, 503 5-persons, 142 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,672 1-person, 362 2-persons, 21 3-persons
1,410 married couples with children.
1,662 single-parent households (1,002 men, 660 women).
96.9% of residents of 36854 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 26% well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 13% well, 4% not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% very well, 35% well).
Foreign born population: 239 (1.5%) (38.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.5%
Whole state:
3.5%
42%Japan
16%Bolivia
16%Honduras
6%West Indies
5%Poland
25%American
9%English
6%Irish
2%Scottish
2%German
1%Scotch-Irish
1%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
322010 or later
1482000 to 2009
91990 to 1999
64Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
FAIRFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (502 BLVD. in VALLEY, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0030 Organizations: CHAMBERS COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LAFAYETTE LANIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (6001 20TH AVE in VALLEY, AL)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0090 Organizations: CHAMBERS COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BEULAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (4747 LEE ROAD 270 in VALLEY, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0021 Organizations: LEE COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BOB HARDING-SHAWMUT ELEMENTARY (3301 23RD DR in VALLEY, AL)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0130 Organizations: CHAMBERS COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
KING CHEVROLET (611 FOB JAMES DRIVE in VALLEY, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HENNON L KING LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: HOYLE CHEVROLET CO
ADVANCE AUTO PARTS #9250 (3330 20TH AVENUE in VALLEY, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Alternative names: ADVANCE AUTO PARTS 9250
ROAD RUNNER (1542 LEE ROAD 47 in OPELIKA, AL)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
MICR SERVICES GROUP (2200A 35TH PLACE in VALLEY, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
AIR DESIGNS PRO AIRBRUSH (3800 20TH AVENUE in VALLEY, AL)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%
73.0%Electricity
21.0%Utility gas
4.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.6%No fuel used
0.6%Wood
Population in 1990: 9,504. Population change in the 1990s: +4,842 (+50.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 11,224
Northeast: 250
Midwest: 529
South: 3,531
West: 569
63% of the 36854 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.
92% of the 36854 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 91
Here:
5.7%
Alabama:
12.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 92
Here:
10.6%
Alabama:
11.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 131
Here:
17.5%
Alabama:
14.9%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
72,988Management occupations
72,790Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
70,985Computer and mathematical occupations
66,332Architecture and engineering occupations
51,362Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
50,516Education, training, and library occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (VALLEY, AL):
E ALABAMA WATER SEWER & FIRE P (615 US HWY 29; small business) : $44,807 in 7 contractsfrom 2002 to 2004
Contracts for Gas Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $2,275; 2003: $19,702; 2004: $22,830; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$11,502 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Gas Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2003-05-30. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$11,415, same as above.Signed on 2004-03-19. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$11,415 with Army for Gas Services. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2004-03-19. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$3,000, same as above.Signed on 2003-11-20. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
DAVIDSON & DAVIDSON INC (110 LEE ROAD 803; small business)
$18,051 with Army for Trailers. Signed on 2006-02-03. Completion date: 2006-04-07.
DAVIDSON & DAVIDSON CORP (110 LEE RD 803; small business) : $8,405 in 2 contractsfrom 2003 to 2004
$4,500 with Army for Miscellaneous Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2003-09-08. Completion date: 2003-09-18.
$3,905 with Army for Compressors and Vacuum Pumps. Taking place in GA. Signed on 2004-02-25. Completion date: 2004-03-24.
INDUSTRIAL SERVICE & SUPPLY IN (6401 25TH AVE; small business)
$7,680 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Crane and Crane-Shovel Attachments. Signed on 2003-09-03. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:0418.00
, 0419.00
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 51. The highest number of fire incidents - 139 took place in 2006, and the least - 7 in 2010. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (43.2%), and Outside Fires (36.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 36854