ZIP 36861 · Jacksons Gap
Who lives in ZIP code 36861 (Jacksons Gap, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Jacksons Gap, AL · Tallapoosa County
uszips 2026
People2,853
Median age53.3
Household income$65,577
Home value$275,117
Median rent$717/mo
Poverty13.3%
College degree+26.0%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Alexander City, AL (micro)
- Wider region
- Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,188
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
30.6% are 65 or older; 83.7% are adults.
Household income
27.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,463.
Education (adults 25+)
47.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.3%
- Never married
- 21.2%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 9.7%
- Family size
- 2.84
- Dual-income families
- 32.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 88.3%
- Rent burden
- 24.5%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.0%
- Farmers
- 2.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.1%
- Veterans
- 9.3%
- With a disability
- 21.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.