Louisville, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36048
Barbour County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,459
- 5/sq mi
- $44,158
- Median income
- $78,900
- Median home value
- 7.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Louisville pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 8th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 4th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 70%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36048 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36048 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Louisville, Barbour County, Alabama, home to just 1,459 residents across 275.3 square miles, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36048 reports a modest median household income of $44,158 (28% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $30,880. The poverty rate is 14.5%, with unemployment at 3.3%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $78,900 (55% below the average Alabama ZIP), and median rent is $666; owner occupancy is 69.6%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 7.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in Barbour County, so 36048 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 36048, Louisville, 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
1,459
Population
275.3
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36048?
49.8
Median Age
44.1%
Male
55.9%
Female
2.7%
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?
$44,158
Median Household Income
-28% vs state ZIP avg
$30,880
Per Capita Income
14.5%
Poverty Rate
3.3%
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?
821
Total Housing Units
595
Occupied Units
226
Vacant Units
2.02
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$78,900
Median Home Value
-55% vs state ZIP avg
$666
Median Rent
1988
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 17 business establishments in ZIP 36048, employing approximately 220 people with a combined annual payroll of $8,991,000.
17
Businesses
220
Employees
$9.0M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 4 | 23.5% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 4 | 23.5% |
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 36048 vs 36017 →
ZIP 36048 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36017
Clio (36017)
3,318 residents
- 36005
Banks (36005)
1,522 residents
- 36048
Louisville (36048)
1,459 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36048 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36048 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36005
Banks (36005)
$47,250 median income
- 36048
Louisville (36048)
$44,158 median income
- 36017
Clio (36017)
$41,167 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36048 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.