Brilliant, AL
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brilliant, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,558. 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 BRILLIANT-AL · Brilliant, AL 1 ZIPs · 1,558 pop · #23287/25278 · Marion County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $43,958
- RANK-BOTTOM #23287/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hackleburg
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 76% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,558
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $68,800
Nearest income peer: Hackleburg, AL (+ $138 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 Brilliant
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brilliant on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Bear Creek · lowest
Bear Creek · lowest
$29,196 median HH income
- Brilliant · this city
Brilliant · this city
$43,958 median HH income
- Hackleburg · near
Hackleburg · near
$44,096 median HH income
- Winfield · near
Winfield · near
$44,732 median HH income
- Eldridge · near
Eldridge · near
$49,250 median HH income
- Guin · near
Guin · near
$52,576 median HH income
- Hamilton · highest
Hamilton · highest
$63,639 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, Brilliant, AL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 8th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,558
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $43,958
- 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 ($43,958 average) · poverty 20.3%. The primary code (35548) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Brilliant as a pure owner town.
Within Alabama, Flat Rock is the closest lower-income city and Hackleburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brilliant.
Population concentration
One ZIP, 35548, is all of Brilliant
There is no split to weigh here: 35548 holds every one of Brilliant's 1,558 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Brilliant
Citywide ZBP: 11 establishments, 40 employees , annual payroll $3,019k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35548 (11 units) .
ZIP Codes in Brilliant, AL
These ZIP codes sit in Marion County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brilliant. See the Marion County roll-up →
Brilliant sits in the lower half of Marion County on income: Hamilton, Guin and Eldridge report more, and only Bear Creek reports less. Hamilton marks the far end of that range at $63,639, 45% above Brilliant.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35548 | 1,558 | $43,958 | 11 | 9 |
Brilliant 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 Brilliant, .