Ashford, AL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ashford, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,187. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ASHFORD-AL · Ashford, AL 1 ZIPs · 6,187 pop · #19189/25278 · Houston County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $56,994
- RANK-LOWER #19189/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Columbia
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-TOWN 6,187
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $160,000
Nearest income peer: Columbia, AL (+ $5,165 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Ashford
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ashford on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Gordon · lowest
Gordon · lowest
$47,188 median HH income
- Cottonwood · near
Cottonwood · near
$50,000 median HH income
- Pansey · near
Pansey · near
$51,765 median HH income
- Ashford · this city
Ashford · this city
$56,994 median HH income
- Columbia · near
Columbia · near
$62,159 median HH income
- Dothan · near
Dothan · near
$62,858 median HH income
- Newton · highest
Newton · highest
$71,997 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ashford, AL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 24th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 6,187
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $56,994
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,994 average) · poverty 17.4%. The primary code (36312) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ashford as a pure owner town.
Within Alabama, Phenix City is the closest lower-income city and Sylacauga the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ashford.
Population concentration
Ashford reads through its lone ZIP, 36312
6,187 ACS residents, one ZIP: 36312 is not the leading code inside Ashford, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Ashford
Citywide ZBP: 78 establishments, 973 employees , annual payroll $37,898k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36312 (78 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (15) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Ashford, AL
These ZIP codes sit in Houston County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ashford. See the Houston County roll-up →
Ashford lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Houston County: Dothan, Newton and Columbia earn more and Cottonwood, Webb and Gordon earn less. Newton marks the far end of that range at $71,997, 26% above Ashford.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36312 | 6,187 | $56,994 | 78 | 31 |
Ashford roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Ashford, .