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Roanoke, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Roanoke, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,199. 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 ROANOKE-AL · Roanoke, AL 1 ZIPs · 11,199 pop · #21579/25278 · Randolph County

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

  • INC-MID $50,621
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21579/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Wadley
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,199
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $143,200

Nearest income peer: Wadley, AL (+ $1,850 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 Roanoke

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

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,199
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,621
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 ($50,621 average) · poverty 16.9%. The primary code (36274) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Roanoke as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Roanoke reads through its lone ZIP, 36274

11,199 ACS residents, one ZIP: 36274 is not the leading code inside Roanoke, 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 Roanoke's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 178 establishments, 2,521 employees , annual payroll $96,067k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36274 (178 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (37) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Roanoke, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Randolph County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Roanoke. See the Randolph County roll-up →

Roanoke sits in the lower half of Randolph County on income: Wedowee, Woodland and Wadley report more, and only Graham reports less. Woodland marks the far end of that range at $72,813, 44% above Roanoke.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36274 11,199 $50,621 178 24
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Roanoke 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 Roanoke, .