Alberta, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36720
Wilcox County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 784
- 6/sq mi
- $17,917
- Median income
- $53,900
- Median home value
- 0.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Alberta pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Lowest
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1st pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36720 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36720 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Alberta, Wilcox County, Alabama, home to just 784 residents across 128.5 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36720 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $17,917 (71% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $22,533. The poverty rate is 30.9%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $53,900 (70% below the average Alabama ZIP); owner occupancy is 83.2%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Wilcox County, so 36720 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 36720, Alberta, 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
784
Population
128.5
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36720?
40.7
Median Age
35.9%
Male
64.1%
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?
$17,917
Median Household Income
-71% vs state ZIP avg
$22,533
Per Capita Income
30.9%
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?
306
Total Housing Units
220
Occupied Units
86
Vacant Units
3.15
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$53,900
Median Home Value
-70% vs state ZIP avg
1994
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 36720 vs 36773 →
ZIP 36720 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36720
Alberta (36720)
784 residents
- 36773
Safford (36773)
512 residents
- 36728
Catherine (36728)
461 residents
- 36723 230
Boykin (36723)
230 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36720 ranks the most populous - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36720 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36723
Boykin (36723)
$51,667 median income
- 36773
Safford (36773)
$40,208 median income
- 36720 $17,917
Alberta (36720)
$17,917 median income
- 36728 $17,679
Catherine (36728)
$17,679 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36720 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.