Wagarville, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36585
Washington County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 972
- 5/sq mi
- $106,607
- Median income
- 40.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Wagarville pairs an upper-quartile household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 15%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36585 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36585 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Wagarville, Washington County, Alabama, home to just 972 residents across 216.0 square miles, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36585 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $106,607 (75% above the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $29,015. Unemployment is 17.1%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 40.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 29.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Washington County, so 36585 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 36585, Wagarville, 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
972
Population
216.0
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36585?
29.7
Median Age
56.4%
Male
43.6%
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?
$106,607
Median Household Income
+75% vs state ZIP avg
$29,015
Per Capita Income
10.0%
Poverty Rate
17.1%
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?
350
Total Housing Units
181
Occupied Units
169
Vacant Units
3.76
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1993
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 36585, employing approximately 20 people with a combined annual payroll of $435,000.
6
Businesses
20
Employees
$435K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 50.0% |
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 36585 vs 36581 →
ZIP 36585 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36553
Mc Intosh (36553)
3,575 residents
- 36548 1,136
Leroy (36548)
1,136 residents
- 36585 972
Wagarville (36585)
972 residents
- 36583 639
Tibbie (36583)
639 residents
- 36581 224
Sunflower (36581)
224 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36585 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36585 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36585
Wagarville (36585)
$106,607 median income
- 36548
Leroy (36548)
$78,676 median income
- 36553
Mc Intosh (36553)
$51,897 median income
- 36583
Tibbie (36583)
$48,438 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36585 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.