Myrtlewood, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36763
Marengo County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 139
- 3/sq mi
- $89,000
- Median income
- 1.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Myrtlewood pairs an above-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 28%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36763 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36763 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Myrtlewood, Marengo County, Alabama, home to just 139 residents across 51.5 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36763 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $89,000 (46% above the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $35,766. The poverty rate is 0.0%, with unemployment at 4.5%; those measures add context to the 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.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 1.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 61.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Marengo County, so 36763 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 36763, Myrtlewood, 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
139
Population
51.5
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36763?
61.7
Median Age
44.8%
Male
55.2%
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?
$89,000
Median Household Income
+46% vs state ZIP avg
$35,766
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
4.5%
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?
68
Total Housing Units
48
Occupied Units
20
Vacant Units
2.42
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1968
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 36763 vs 36916 →
ZIP 36763 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36782
Sweet Water (36782)
2,405 residents
- 36916 709
Pennington (36916)
709 residents
- 36763 139
Myrtlewood (36763)
139 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36763 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36763 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36763
Myrtlewood (36763)
$89,000 median income
- 36782
Sweet Water (36782)
$51,429 median income
- 36916 $29,483
Pennington (36916)
$29,483 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36763 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.