Arlington, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36722
Wilcox County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 472
- 6/sq mi
- $95,313
- Median income
- $33,100
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Arlington pairs an upper-quartile household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 22%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Lowest
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 61%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36722 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36722 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Arlington, Wilcox County, Alabama, home to just 472 residents across 82.8 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36722 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $95,313 (56% above the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $38,562. The poverty rate is 14.6%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $33,100 (81% below the average Alabama ZIP); owner occupancy is 61.3%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Wilcox County, so 36722 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 36722, Arlington, 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
472
Population
82.8
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36722?
43.5
Median Age
68.5%
Male
31.5%
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?
$95,313
Median Household Income
+56% vs state ZIP avg
$38,562
Per Capita Income
14.6%
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?
81
Total Housing Units
62
Occupied Units
19
Vacant Units
1.44
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$33,100
Median Home Value
-81% vs state ZIP avg
1994
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 36722, employing approximately 31 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,865,000.
6
Businesses
31
Employees
$1.9M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Information | 4 | 66.7% |
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 36722 vs 36769 →
ZIP 36722 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36769
Pine Hill (36769)
3,014 residents
- 36722 472
Arlington (36722)
472 residents
- 36728 461
Catherine (36728)
461 residents
- 36754 344
Magnolia (36754)
344 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36722 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36722 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36722
Arlington (36722)
$95,313 median income
- 36754
Magnolia (36754)
$39,583 median income
- 36769 $36,884
Pine Hill (36769)
$36,884 median income
- 36728 $17,679
Catherine (36728)
$17,679 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36722 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.