Cusseta, AL · standard
ZIP Code 36852
Lee County, Alabama - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,129
- 23/sq mi
- $71,071
- Median income
- $203,700
- Median home value
- 13.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Cusseta pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 48th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 44th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 23
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 36852 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 36852 covers 91.0 square miles in Cusseta, Lee County, Alabama (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,129 residents on file, a density of 23 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 36852 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $71,071 (17% above the average Alabama ZIP), while per-capita income is $31,254. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 7.2% and unemployment is 3.1%. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $203,700 (15% above the average Alabama ZIP), while 87.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and median rent is $847.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 38.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Lee County, so 36852 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 36852, Cusseta, 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
2,129
Population
91.0
Area (sq mi)
23
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 36852?
38.6
Median Age
56.5%
Male
43.5%
Female
0.2%
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?
$71,071
Median Household Income
+17% vs state ZIP avg
$31,254
Per Capita Income
7.2%
Poverty Rate
3.1%
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?
1,165
Total Housing Units
1,008
Occupied Units
157
Vacant Units
2.29
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$203,700
Median Home Value
+15% vs state ZIP avg
$847
Median Rent
1992
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 26 business establishments in ZIP 36852, employing approximately 1,009 people with a combined annual payroll of $63,923,000.
26
Businesses
1,009
Employees
$63.9M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 9 | 34.6% |
| Retail trade | 5 | 19.2% |
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 36852 vs 36854 →
ZIP 36852 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36801
Opelika (36801)
22,214 residents
- 36854
Valley (36854)
14,576 residents
- 36863
Lanett (36863)
11,672 residents
- 36852 2,129
Cusseta (36852)
2,129 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 36852 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 36852 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 36852
Cusseta (36852)
$71,071 median income
- 36801
Opelika (36801)
$62,414 median income
- 36854
Valley (36854)
$55,973 median income
- 36863
Lanett (36863)
$51,130 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 36852 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.