Forest Home, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36030
Butler County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 491
- 3/sq mi
- $51,667
- Median income
- $16,000
- Median home value
- 2.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Forest Home pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 16th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Lowest
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 86%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36030 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36030 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Forest Home, Butler County, Alabama, home to just 491 residents across 175.4 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36030 reports a modest median household income of $51,667 (15% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $27,402. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 5.1% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $16,000 (91% below the average Alabama ZIP); owner occupancy is 86.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 2.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.6, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Alabama and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 36030.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 36030, Forest Home, AL · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
491
Population
175.4
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36030?
42.6
Median Age
59.5%
Male
40.5%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$51,667
Median Household Income
-15% vs state ZIP avg
$27,402
Per Capita Income
5.1%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
198housing units
198
Total Housing Units
102
Occupied Units
96
Vacant Units
3.26
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$16,000
Median Home Value
-91% vs state ZIP avg
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 36030, employing approximately 6 people with a combined annual payroll of $152,000.
3
Businesses
6
Employees
$152K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 36030, both outside AL so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.