ZIP 36033 vs ZIP 36456

This side-by-side compares ZIP 36033 (Georgiana, AL) and ZIP 36456 (Mc Kenzie, AL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 36033 has a population of 4,299 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 36456 has 1,820 at 6 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 36033 reports a median household income of $37,975 against $66,150 in ZIP 36456, with per-capita income of $25,540 vs $28,590. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.9% in 36033 and 12.8% in 36456. Poverty rate reads 17.6% vs 12.1%, and unemployment 5.4% vs 5.2% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $90,600 in 36033 versus $109,200 in 36456, with median rent of $616 and $588 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 68.7% vs 71.2%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.