Catherine, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36728
Wilcox County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 461
- 2/sq mi
- $17,679
- Median income
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Catherine pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Lowest
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 86%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36728 against every reporting US ZIP.
Within Alabama, Sawyerville (36776) is the closest lower-income ZIP and Alberta (36720) the closest higher-income ZIP by ACS median household income, the immediate statewide comparison set for ZIP 36728.
ZIP code 36728 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Catherine, Wilcox County, Alabama, home to just 461 residents across 230.5 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36728 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $17,679 (71% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $9,444. Economic pressure is pronounced: 63.3% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 45.3%. 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 22.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Wilcox County, so 36728 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 36728, Catherine, 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
461
Population
230.5
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36728?
22.5
Median Age
41.6%
Male
58.4%
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?
$17,679
Median Household Income
-71% vs state ZIP avg
$9,444
Per Capita Income
63.3%
Poverty Rate
45.3%
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?
411
Total Housing Units
292
Occupied Units
119
Vacant Units
3.42
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$566
Median Rent
1994
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 36728, employing approximately 31 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,691,000.
4
Businesses
31
Employees
$1.7M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 36728 vs 36720 →
ZIP 36728 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36783
Thomaston (36783)
945 residents
- 36720
Alberta (36720)
784 residents
- 36773
Safford (36773)
512 residents
- 36722
Arlington (36722)
472 residents
- 36728
Catherine (36728)
461 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36728 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36728 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
- 36783
Thomaston (36783)
$47,917 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 36728 ranks #5 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.