ZIP 36874 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 36874 (Salem, AL): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, AL · Lee County
uszips 2026
People9,096
Median age49.0
Household income$66,986
Home value$194,506
Median rent$1,074/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+23.0%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Auburn-Opelika, AL
- Wider region
- Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 31 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,643
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.0% are 65 or older; 81.2% are adults.
Household income
32.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,997.
Education (adults 25+)
28.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.8%
- Never married
- 22.6%
- Divorced
- 9.3%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.01
- Dual-income families
- 47.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 90.7%
- Rent burden
- 19.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.9%
- Unemployment
- 1.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.2%
- Veterans
- 14.1%
- With a disability
- 17.1%
- No health insurance
- 7.8%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.