ZIP 36856 · Fort Mitchell
Who lives in ZIP code 36856 (Fort Mitchell, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fort Mitchell, AL · Russell County
uszips 2026
People8,716
Median age31.7
Household income$75,381
Home value$227,219
Median rent$2,114/mo
Poverty10.3%
College degree+25.1%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbus, GA-AL
- Wider region
- Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 87 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,912
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
10.6% are 65 or older; 70.3% are adults.
Household income
26.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,402.
Education (adults 25+)
55.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.1%
- Never married
- 25.5%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 2.0%
- Family size
- 3.50
- Dual-income families
- 33.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.6%
- Rent burden
- 30.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.7%
- Unemployment
- 10.6%
- Self-employed
- 7.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.5%
- Veterans
- 24.0%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.