Mount Vernon, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36560
Mobile County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 3,690
- 20/sq mi
- $43,426
- Median income
- $116,000
- Median home value
- 19.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Mount Vernon 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
- 15th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 20
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36560 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36560 covers 181.8 square miles in Mount Vernon, Mobile County, Alabama (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 3,690 residents on file, a density of 20 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36560 reports a modest median household income of $43,426 (29% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $27,922. The poverty rate is 12.4%, with unemployment at 3.2%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $116,000 (35% below the average Alabama ZIP), and median rent is $787; owner occupancy is 82.6%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.4, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 5 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Mobile County, so 36560 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 →
Top industries in ZIP 36560
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Mount Vernon, AL
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 36560.
- Retail trade
Retail trade
8 establishments
- Construction
Construction
6 establishments
- Health care and social assistance
Health care and social assistance
5 establishments
- Other services (except public administration)
Other services (except public administration)
5 establishments
- Transportation and warehousing 3
Transportation and warehousing
3 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 36560, Mount Vernon, 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
3,690
Population
181.8
Area (sq mi)
20
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36560?
43.4
Median Age
43.4%
Male
56.6%
Female
0.3%
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?
$43,426
Median Household Income
-29% vs state ZIP avg
$27,922
Per Capita Income
12.4%
Poverty Rate
3.2%
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?
1,250
Total Housing Units
1,030
Occupied Units
220
Vacant Units
2.72
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$116,000
Median Home Value
-35% vs state ZIP avg
$787
Median Rent
1980
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 36 business establishments in ZIP 36560, employing approximately 255 people with a combined annual payroll of $10,485,000.
36
Businesses
255
Employees
$10.5M
Annual Payroll
5
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 8 | 22.2% |
| Construction | 6 | 16.7% |
| Health care and social assistance | 5 | 13.9% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 5 | 13.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 8.3% |
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 36560 vs 36513 →
ZIP 36560 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36521
Chunchula (36521)
5,431 residents
- 36560
Mount Vernon (36560)
3,690 residents
- 36553
Mc Intosh (36553)
3,575 residents
- 36513 555
Calvert (36513)
555 residents
- 36556 308
Malcolm (36556)
308 residents
- 36512 46
Bucks (36512)
46 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36560 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36560 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36521
Chunchula (36521)
$76,688 median income
- 36553
Mc Intosh (36553)
$51,897 median income
- 36560
Mount Vernon (36560)
$43,426 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36560 ranks #3 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.