Boykin, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36723
Wilcox County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 230
- 13/sq mi
- $51,667
- Median income
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Boykin pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 16th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 13
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36723 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36723 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Boykin, Wilcox County, Alabama, home to just 230 residents across 17.3 square miles, a density of 13 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36723 reports a modest median household income of $51,667 (15% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $13,101. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 2.1% and unemployment is 0.0%. 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.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 18.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Wilcox County, so 36723 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 36723, Boykin, 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
230
Population
17.3
Area (sq mi)
13
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36723?
18.3
Median Age
63.6%
Male
36.4%
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?
$51,667
Median Household Income
-15% vs state ZIP avg
$13,101
Per Capita Income
2.1%
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?
162
Total Housing Units
52
Occupied Units
110
Vacant Units
4.60
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1989
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 36723 vs 36726 →
ZIP 36723 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36726
Camden (36726)
4,814 residents
- 36720 784
Alberta (36720)
784 residents
- 36723 230
Boykin (36723)
230 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36723 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36723 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
- 36726
Camden (36726)
$46,030 median income
- 36720 $17,917
Alberta (36720)
$17,917 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36723 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.