ZIP 36441 vs ZIP 32535

This side-by-side compares ZIP 36441 (Flomaton, AL) and ZIP 32535 (Century, FL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 36441 has a population of 3,576 at 24 people per square mile, while ZIP 32535 has 6,326 at 34 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 36441 reports a median household income of $50,349 against $38,618 in ZIP 32535, with per-capita income of $29,181 vs $17,280. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.5% in 36441 and 6.5% in 32535. Poverty rate reads 20.1% vs 17.7%, and unemployment 3.3% vs 11.9% — 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 $138,100 in 36441 versus $138,200 in 32535, with median rent of $832 and $754 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.6% vs 67.7%. 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.