ZIP 36532 vs ZIP 36564

This side-by-side compares ZIP 36532 (Fairhope, AL) and ZIP 36564 (Point Clear, AL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 36532 has a population of 27,829 at 146 people per square mile, while ZIP 36564 has 107 at 136 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 36532 reports a median household income of $89,694 against — in ZIP 36564, with per-capita income of $52,787 vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 49.9% in 36532 and — in 36564. Poverty rate reads 8.5% vs —, and unemployment 2.7% vs — — 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 $432,600 in 36532 versus — in 36564, with median rent of $1,427 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.5% vs —. 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.