PlainZIP

Empire, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Empire, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,866. 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 EMPIRE-AL · Empire, AL 1 ZIPs · 3,866 pop · #17336/25278 · Walker County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $61,138
  • RANK-LOWER #17336/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Jasper
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,866
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $110,500

Nearest income peer: Jasper, AL (+ $552 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 Empire

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Empire 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, Empire, AL sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,866
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,138
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,138 and poverty 17.5% concentrate in 35063.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Empire as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Empire's single ZIP 35063 carries the town

Empire is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 35063 is the entire residential footprint (3,866 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Empire

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 92 employees , annual payroll $4,069k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35063 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Empire, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Walker County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Empire. See the Walker County roll-up →

No other city sharing Walker County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Empire. Nauvoo, Cordova and Carbon Hill sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Sipsey marks the far end of that range at $26,750, 56% below Empire.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35063 3,866 $61,138 14 38
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Empire 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 Empire, .