ZIP 36279 · Wellington
Who lives in ZIP code 36279 (Wellington, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wellington, AL · Calhoun County
uszips 2026
People3,071
Median age35.7
Household income$53,024
Home value$151,270
Median rent$955/mo
Poverty16.4%
College degree+14.9%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Anniston-Oxford, AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 39 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,158
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.5% are 65 or older; 65.4% are adults.
Household income
17.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,248.
Education (adults 25+)
55.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.7%
- Never married
- 19.0%
- Divorced
- 20.5%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.38
- Dual-income families
- 40.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 43% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 6.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.3%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 20.5%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.