Sunflower, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36581
Washington County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 224
- 2/sq mi
- $408,600
- Median home value
- 5.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Sunflower pairs upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 20%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 65%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36581 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36581 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Sunflower, Washington County, Alabama, home to just 224 residents across 131.8 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 36581, but per-capita income is $57,625. Poverty here runs at 0.0%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. Housing costs here run $408,600 for a typical home value (131% above the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 64.6% of homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 5.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 72.6, and the average commute is -. Beyond these figures, 4 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Washington County, letting you compare 36581 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline alone.
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 36581, Sunflower, 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
224
Population
131.8
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36581?
72.6
Median Age
39.8%
Male
60.2%
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?
$57,625
Per Capita Income
0.0%
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?
152
Total Housing Units
99
Occupied Units
53
Vacant Units
1.63
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$408,600
Median Home Value
+131% vs state
1973
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 36581 vs 36548 →
ZIP 36581 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36545
Jackson (36545)
9,941 residents
- 36553 3,575
Mc Intosh (36553)
3,575 residents
- 36548 1,136
Leroy (36548)
1,136 residents
- 36585 972
Wagarville (36585)
972 residents
- 36581 224
Sunflower (36581)
224 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36581 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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