PlainZIP

Shorter, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shorter, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,226. 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 SHORTER-AL · Shorter, AL 1 ZIPs · 2,226 pop · #20547/25278 · Macon County

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

  • INC-MID $53,505
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20547/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Fort Davis
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,226
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $115,700

Nearest income peer: Fort Davis, AL ( $3,029 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 Shorter

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

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,226
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,505
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 ($53,505 average) · poverty 10.4%. The primary code (36075) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Shorter reads through its lone ZIP, 36075

2,226 ACS residents, one ZIP: 36075 is not the leading code inside Shorter, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Shorter

Citywide ZBP: 32 establishments, 912 employees , annual payroll $45,544k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36075 (32 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (7) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Shorter, AL

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

No other city sharing Macon County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Shorter. Tuskegee, Tuskegee Institute and Notasulga sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Tuskegee Institute marks the far end of that range at $35,125, 34% below Shorter.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36075 2,226 $53,505 32 9
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Shorter 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 Shorter, .