36855 Zip Code (Fredonia, AL) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2013: 1,582
Zip code population in 2010: 1,551
Zip code population in 2000: 1,517

Houses and condos: 890
Renter-occupied apartments: 76
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 36855: 81.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 72.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 36855

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2013:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2013: $299 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2013: $335 (0.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 36855:

• High school or higher: 68.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
• Unemployed: 18.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 36855:

• Never married: 14.8%
• Now married: 56.5%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 11.8%
• Divorced: 14.6%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 36855, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,942 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,942
State:	$52,001

Salary/wage: $32,677 (reported on 84.2% of returns)

Here:	$32,677
State:	$43,822

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.1% for AGIs below $25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,367 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,367
Alabama:	$1,592

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,040 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,040
State:	$5,697

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,850 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	+$1,850
State:	+$13,286

Profit/loss from business: +$114 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$114
State:	+$9,151

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,850 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

36855:	$7,850
Alabama:	$14,992

Total itemized deductions: $21,038 (38% of AGI, reported on 28.1% of returns)

Here:	$21,038
State:	$21,388

Here:	38.1% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 26.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 25.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $5,315 (reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	$5,315
State:	$5,925

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $3,240 (reported on 26.3% of returns)

36855:	$3,240
State:	$5,272

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,421 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,421
State:	$2,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.7%

Here:	74%
State:	60%

(% for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 36855, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $32,435 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,435
State:	$42,302

Salary/wage: $31,807 (reported on 87.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,807
State:	$36,626

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.1% for AGIs below $10k, 87.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,205 (reported on 29.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,205
Alabama:	$1,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $510 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$510
State:	$4,206

Profit/loss from business: +$4,183 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,183
State:	+$8,302

Total itemized deductions: $13,855 (28% of AGI, reported on 29.4% of returns)

Here:	$13,855
State:	$17,623

Here:	27.5% of AGI
State:	20.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,647 (5% of AGI, reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,647
State:	$4,768

Here:	5.3% of AGI
State:	5.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $3,419 (reported on 68.4% of returns)

36855:	$3,419
State:	$6,905

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,017 (reported on 30.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,017
State:	$2,048

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.9%

Here:	81%
State:	65%

(% for various income ranges: 81.0% for AGIs below $10k, 79.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 36863, 36274, 30240, 36862, 36852, 36276.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 99
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 564

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (0 now married, 21 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 300 (177 now married, 123 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 36855 with a mortgage: 288 (2 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 299

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $926
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: S339

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2013:

• Zip code 36855 household income distribution in 2013

• 
• 82Less than $10,000
• 47$10,000 to $14,999
• 32$15,000 to $19,999
• 49$20,000 to $24,999
• 53$25,000 to $29,999
• 62$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 63$40,000 to $44,999
• 55$45,000 to $49,999
• 67$50,000 to $59,999
• 72$60,000 to $74,999
• 13$75,000 to $99,999
• 45$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2013 in zip code 36855

• 
• 25Less than $10,000
• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 18$15,000 to $19,999
• 14$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 21$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 32$40,000 to $49,999
• 42$50,000 to $59,999
• 37$60,000 to $69,999
• 49$70,000 to $79,999
• 57$80,000 to $89,999
• 25$90,000 to $99,999
• 62$100,000 to $124,999
• 19$125,000 to $149,999
• 32$150,000 to $174,999
• 44$200,000 to $249,999
• 33$250,000 to $299,999
• 16$300,000 to $399,999
• 14$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2013 in zip code 36855

• 
• 2$100 to $149
• 5$200 to $249
• 9$350 to $399
• 21$450 to $499
• 39No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2013: $616.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2013 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $110,224
• Black or African American householders: $89,333
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $37,795

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $81,500 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,800 - $139,800

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $172,038

Here:	$172,038
State:	$176,830

Mobile homes: $63,559

Here:	$63,559
State:	$41,825

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 529
• 3 or 4: 13
• Mobile homes: 348

Unemployment: 18.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 36855

• 
• 92.6%453Drove a car alone
• 7.4%36Carpooled

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 36855

• 
• 8Less than 5 minutes
• 95 to 9 minutes
• 1510 to 14 minutes
• 9115 to 19 minutes
• 6920 to 24 minutes
• 325 to 29 minutes
• 8930 to 34 minutes
• 4135 to 39 minutes
• 1240 to 44 minutes
• 8345 to 59 minutes
• 4960 to 89 minutes
• 2090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 9.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,582

• In family households: 1,272 (262 male householders, 156 female householders)

  382 spouses, 263 children (258 natural, 6 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 52 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 21 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 310 (152 male householders (130 living alone)), 93 female householders (93 living alone)), 65 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 249 2-persons, 109 3-persons, 10 4-persons, 28 5-persons, 22 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 223 1-person, 13 2-persons, 9 5-persons

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

98.4% of residents of 36855 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 45% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FIVE POINTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (10180 COUNTY ROAD 222 in FIVE POINTS, AL)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0040
  Organizations: CHAMBERS COUNTY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DANIELS JUNKYARD (1479 COUNTY ROAD 160 in FIVE POINTS, AL)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  

• JOHN NIX PROPERTY (1295 COUNTY ROAD 245 in FIVE POINTS, AL)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: UNKNOWN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.3%

Population in 1990: 2,400. Population change in the 1990s: -883 (-36.8%).

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

• This state: 758
• Northeast: 12
• Midwest: 35
• South: 696
• West: 39

65% of the 36855 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Alabama.

95% of the 36855 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

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

• Construction: Drywall and Insulation Contractors (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 36855 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	22	70.5 years
Mary	17	80.2 years
William	15	76.2 years
Willie	12	76.4 years
John	12	75.2 years
George	8	74.2 years
Mattie	8	85.4 years
Minnie	7	84.3 years
Henry	6	75.9 years
Charlie	5	80.4 years

Most common last names in zip code 36855 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	16	74.3 years
Hudson	11	75.4 years
Johnson	11	68.5 years
Allen	8	72.1 years
Brown	6	75.5 years
Wright	6	77.2 years
Williams	6	82.2 years
Farrar	6	80.3 years
Foster	6	77.9 years
Ray	5	75.2 years