ZIP 36311 vs ZIP 36010

This side-by-side compares ZIP 36311 (Ariton, AL) and ZIP 36010 (Brundidge, AL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 36311 has a population of 2,770 at 9 people per square mile, while ZIP 36010 has 4,677 at 14 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 36311 reports a median household income of $51,563 against $41,503 in ZIP 36010, with per-capita income of $26,760 vs $25,211. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.0% in 36311 and 13.2% in 36010. Poverty rate reads 16.3% vs 23.9%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 7.7% — 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 $158,000 in 36311 versus $110,100 in 36010, with median rent of $539 and $707 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.9% vs 68.9%. 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.