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Elba, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elba, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,255. 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 ELBA-AL · Elba, AL 1 ZIPs · 8,255 pop · #22927/25278 · Coffee County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $45,819
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22927/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Ariton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,255
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $118,400

Nearest income peer: Ariton, AL (+ $5,744 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 Elba

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Elba 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, Elba, 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.

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,255
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,819
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 ($45,819 average) · poverty 21.4%. The primary code (36323) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elba as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 36323, is all of Elba

There is no split to weigh here: 36323 holds every one of Elba's 8,255 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 Elba

Citywide ZBP: 123 establishments, 1,819 employees , annual payroll $87,115k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36323 (123 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (27) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Elba, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Coffee County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Elba. See the Coffee County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Coffee County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Elba, Enterprise, New Brockton and Ariton among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Enterprise marks the far end of that range at $75,765, 65% above Elba.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36323 8,255 $45,819 123 14
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Elba 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 Elba, .