Honoraville, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36042
Crenshaw County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,500
- 7/sq mi
- $61,120
- Median income
- $111,000
- Median home value
- 18.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Honoraville pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 31st pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 13th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36042 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36042 covers 211.3 square miles in Honoraville, Crenshaw County, Alabama (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,500 residents on file, a density of 7 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36042 reports a modest median household income of $61,120 (0% above the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $32,259. The poverty rate is 19.8%, with unemployment at 2.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $111,000 (37% below the average Alabama ZIP), and median rent is $728; owner occupancy is 90.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 18.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 37.1, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Crenshaw County, so 36042 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 36042, Honoraville, 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
1,500
Population
211.3
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36042?
37.1
Median Age
54.1%
Male
45.9%
Female
0.6%
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?
$61,120
Median Household Income
+0% vs state ZIP avg
$32,259
Per Capita Income
19.8%
Poverty Rate
2.0%
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?
814
Total Housing Units
609
Occupied Units
205
Vacant Units
2.92
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$111,000
Median Home Value
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$728
Median Rent
1989
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 36042, employing approximately 18 people with a combined annual payroll of $855,000.
9
Businesses
18
Employees
$855K
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4 | 44.4% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 33.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 36042 vs 36041 →
ZIP 36042 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36032
Fort Deposit (36032)
2,339 residents
- 36042
Honoraville (36042)
1,500 residents
- 36046
Lapine (36046)
1,490 residents
- 36041
Highland Home (36041)
1,318 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36042 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36042 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36042
Honoraville (36042)
$61,120 median income
- 36041
Highland Home (36041)
$60,903 median income
- 36046
Lapine (36046)
$41,974 median income
- 36032
Fort Deposit (36032)
$35,256 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36042 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.