Safford, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36773
Dallas County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 512
- 2/sq mi
- $40,208
- Median income
- $216,700
- Median home value
- 27.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Safford pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 6th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 48th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36773 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36773 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Safford, Dallas County, Alabama, home to just 512 residents across 256.0 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36773 reports a modest median household income of $40,208 (34% below the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $23,179. The poverty rate is 44.3%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $216,700 (22% above the average Alabama ZIP), while 88.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and median rent is $990.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 27.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Dallas County, so 36773 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 36773, Safford, 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
512
Population
256.0
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36773?
33.7
Median Age
43.1%
Male
56.9%
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?
$40,208
Median Household Income
-34% vs state ZIP avg
$23,179
Per Capita Income
44.3%
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?
282
Total Housing Units
151
Occupied Units
131
Vacant Units
2.83
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$216,700
Median Home Value
+22% vs state ZIP avg
$990
Median Rent
1998
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 36773 vs 36720 →
ZIP 36773 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
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36773 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36773 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36773
Safford (36773)
$40,208 median income
- 36720
Alberta (36720)
$17,917 median income
- 36728
Catherine (36728)
$17,679 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36773 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.