Vredenburgh, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36481
Monroe County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 593
- 4/sq mi
- $33,125
- Median income
- $157,500
- Median home value
- 1.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Vredenburgh pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 3rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 28th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36481 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36481 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Vredenburgh, Monroe County, Alabama, home to just 593 residents across 152.1 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36481 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $33,125 (46% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $14,279. The poverty rate is 13.3%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $157,500 (11% below the average Alabama ZIP); 87.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 1.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Monroe County, so 36481 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 36481, Vredenburgh, 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
593
Population
152.1
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36481?
50.8
Median Age
33.6%
Male
66.4%
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?
$33,125
Median Household Income
-46% vs state ZIP avg
$14,279
Per Capita Income
13.3%
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?
93
Total Housing Units
47
Occupied Units
46
Vacant Units
2.85
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$157,500
Median Home Value
-11% vs state ZIP avg
1970
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 36481 vs 36435 →
ZIP 36481 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36444
Franklin (36444)
702 residents
- 36481
Vredenburgh (36481)
593 residents
- 36435
Coy (36435)
579 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36481 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36481 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36435
Coy (36435)
$63,355 median income
- 36444
Franklin (36444)
$60,144 median income
- 36481
Vredenburgh (36481)
$33,125 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36481 ranks #3 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.