PlainZIP

Butler, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Butler, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,098. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BUTLER-AL · Butler, AL 1 ZIPs · 4,098 pop · #23216/25278 · Choctaw County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $44,250
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23216/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Toxey
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,098
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $143,900

Nearest income peer: Toxey, AL ( $3,769 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 Butler

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Butler on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

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.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Butler, 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
4,098
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,250
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 ($44,250 average) · poverty 17.6%. The primary code (36904) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Butler as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Louisville is the closest lower-income city and Atmore the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Butler.

Population concentration

Butler's single ZIP 36904 carries the town

Butler is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 36904 is the entire residential footprint (4,098 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Butler's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 114 establishments, 858 employees , annual payroll $33,482k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36904 (114 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (26) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Butler, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Choctaw County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Butler. See the Choctaw County roll-up →

Butler sits in the upper half of Choctaw County on income: Lisman, Toxey and Pennington report less, while Gilbertown and Silas report more. Gilbertown marks the far end of that range at $68,125, 54% above Butler.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36904 4,098 $44,250 114 7
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Butler 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 Butler, .