Mathews, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36052
Montgomery County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 739
- 5/sq mi
- $147,656
- Median income
- $617,300
- Median home value
- 55.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Mathews pairs a top-decile household income with top-decile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 4%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 9%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36052 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36052 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Mathews, Montgomery County, Alabama, home to just 739 residents across 160.7 square miles, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36052 skews affluent, with a median household income of $147,656 (142% above the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $47,445. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 2.4% and unemployment is 2.6%. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $617,300 (249% above the average Alabama ZIP), while 89.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 55.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Montgomery County, so 36052 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 36052, Mathews, 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
739
Population
160.7
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36052?
52.0
Median Age
55.3%
Male
44.7%
Female
2.5%
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?
$147,656
Median Household Income
+142% vs state ZIP avg
$47,445
Per Capita Income
2.4%
Poverty Rate
2.6%
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?
366
Total Housing Units
336
Occupied Units
30
Vacant Units
2.60
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$617,300
Median Home Value
+249% vs state ZIP avg
2000
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 36052, employing approximately 17 people with a combined annual payroll of $926,000.
7
Businesses
17
Employees
$926K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 42.9% |
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 36052 vs 36029 →
ZIP 36052 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36064
Pike Road (36064)
6,753 residents
- 36069 1,935
Ramer (36069)
1,935 residents
- 36052 739
Mathews (36052)
739 residents
- 36029 723
Fitzpatrick (36029)
723 residents
- 36013 562
Cecil (36013)
562 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36052 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36052 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
- 36052
Mathews (36052)
$147,656 median income
- 36064
Pike Road (36064)
$119,853 median income
- 36069 $53,750
Ramer (36069)
$53,750 median income
- 36029 $49,594
Fitzpatrick (36029)
$49,594 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36052 ranks #2 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.