PlainZIP

Sweet Water, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sweet Water, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,405. 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 SWEET-WATER-AL · Sweet Water, AL 1 ZIPs · 2,405 pop · #21305/25278 · Marengo County

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

  • INC-MID $51,429
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21305/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Thomaston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 89% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,405
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $66,200

Nearest income peer: Thomaston, AL ( $3,512 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 Sweet Water

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

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,405
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,429
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 ($51,429 average) · poverty 13.2%. The primary code (36782) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Alabama, Brewton is the closest lower-income city and Pittsview the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sweet Water.

Population concentration

Sweet Water's single ZIP 36782 carries the town

Sweet Water is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 36782 is the entire residential footprint (2,405 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 Sweet Water

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 101 employees , annual payroll $5,967k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 36782 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (7) · also Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Sweet Water, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Marengo County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sweet Water. See the Marengo County roll-up →

Sweet Water sits in the upper half of Marengo County on income: Demopolis, Linden and Gallion report less, while Dixons Mills and Myrtlewood report more. Myrtlewood marks the far end of that range at $89,000, 73% above Sweet Water.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
36782 2,405 $51,429 23 5
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Sweet Water 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 Sweet Water, .