Hardaway, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36039
Macon County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 253
- 3/sq mi
- $38,375
- Median income
- 16.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Hardaway pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 5th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 76%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36039 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36039 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Hardaway, Macon County, Alabama, home to just 253 residents across 97.3 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36039 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $38,375 (37% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,054. Unemployment is 31.0%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 16.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 59.1, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 6 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Macon County, so 36039 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
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 36039, Hardaway, 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
253
Population
97.3
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36039?
59.1
Median Age
80.1%
Male
19.9%
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?
$38,375
Median Household Income
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$25,054
Per Capita Income
18.1%
Poverty Rate
31.0%
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?
109
Total Housing Units
84
Occupied Units
25
Vacant Units
2.04
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1992
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 36039 vs 36031 →
ZIP 36039 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36089
Union Springs (36089)
8,760 residents
- 36088
Tuskegee Institute (36088)
4,767 residents
- 36075 2,226
Shorter (36075)
2,226 residents
- 36029 723
Fitzpatrick (36029)
723 residents
- 36013 562
Cecil (36013)
562 residents
- 36039 253
Hardaway (36039)
253 residents
- 36031 156
Fort Davis (36031)
156 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36039 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36039 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36013
Cecil (36013)
$174,659 median income
- 36075 $53,505
Shorter (36075)
$53,505 median income
- 36031 $50,476
Fort Davis (36031)
$50,476 median income
- 36029 $49,594
Fitzpatrick (36029)
$49,594 median income
- 36039 $38,375
Hardaway (36039)
$38,375 median income
- 36088 $35,125
Tuskegee Institute (36088)
$35,125 median income
- 36089 $24,109
Union Springs (36089)
$24,109 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36039 ranks #5 of 7 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.