Emelle, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Emelle, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 872. 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 EMELLE-AL · Emelle, AL 1 ZIPs · 872 pop · #24298/25278 · Sumter County

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

  • INC-LOW $36,850
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24298/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Epes
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 872
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $97,800

Nearest income peer: Epes, AL ( $5,600 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 Emelle

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

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
872
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$36,850
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 ($36,850 average) · poverty 13.8%. The primary code (35459) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Emelle as a pure owner town.

Within Alabama, Graham is the closest lower-income city and Pine Hill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Emelle.

Population concentration

Emelle reads through its lone ZIP, 35459

872 ACS residents, one ZIP: 35459 is not the leading code inside Emelle, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Emelle's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 116 employees , annual payroll $6,616k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35459 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Emelle, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Sumter County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Emelle. See the Sumter County roll-up →

Emelle sits in the upper half of Sumter County on income: Livingston, York and Epes report less, while Cuba and Bellamy report more. Gainesville marks the far end of that range at $15,625, 58% below Emelle.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35459 872 $36,850 17 3

Emelle 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 Emelle, .