Rutledge, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36071
Crenshaw County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 766
- 6/sq mi
- $86,324
- Median income
- $155,100
- Median home value
- 19.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Rutledge pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 31%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 27th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 76%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36071 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36071 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Rutledge, Crenshaw County, Alabama, home to just 766 residents across 121.6 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36071 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $86,324 (42% above the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $55,689. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 4.3% and unemployment is 0.0%. Median home value is $155,100 (12% below the average Alabama ZIP) and median rent is $718; 76.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39.9, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Crenshaw County, so 36071 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 36071, Rutledge, 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
766
Population
121.6
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36071?
39.9
Median Age
44.3%
Male
55.7%
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?
$86,324
Median Household Income
+42% vs state ZIP avg
$55,689
Per Capita Income
4.3%
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?
291
Total Housing Units
188
Occupied Units
103
Vacant Units
2.82
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$155,100
Median Home Value
-12% vs state ZIP avg
$718
Median Rent
1987
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 36071, employing approximately 18 people with a combined annual payroll of $785,000.
5
Businesses
18
Employees
$785K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 36071 vs 36049 →
ZIP 36071 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36049
Luverne (36049)
5,706 residents
- 36009
Brantley (36009)
2,566 residents
- 36071 766
Rutledge (36071)
766 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36071 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36071 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36071
Rutledge (36071)
$86,324 median income
- 36049
Luverne (36049)
$51,126 median income
- 36009
Brantley (36009)
$38,995 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36071 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.