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36092

Wetumpka, AL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
22,242
Median household income
$78,094
People below poverty
11.6%
Median home value
$195,400

Income

The median income of households in 36092 was $78,094. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6
$15,000 to $24,999 6.6
$25,000 to $34,999 8.9
$35,000 to $49,999 10.7
$50,000 to $74,999 14.3
$75,000 to $99,999 16.4
$100,000 to $149,999 23.2
$150,000 to $199,999 5.2
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 56553
Female 47036

An estimated 76% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,224. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76
Social Security 35.3
Retirement income 28.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.2
Cash public assistance income 4.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.9

In 2020-2024, 13.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 40.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 16.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 58.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 36092 in 2020-2024, 92.1% had health insurance coverage and 7.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.9% and public coverage was 36.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.7%.


In 2020-2024, 36092 had a total population of 22,242 - 11,983 (53.9%) females and 10,259 (46.1%) males. The median age was 40.6 years. An estimated 22.8% of the population was under 18 years, 32.4% was 19 to 44 years, 27.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 16 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 36092 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 695 667
5 to 9 455 706
10 to 14 916 678
15 to 19 720 567
20 to 24 583 658
25 to 29 831 564
30 to 34 674 913
35 to 39 539 808
40 to 44 754 879
45 to 49 416 818
50 to 54 593 1046
55 to 59 738 815
60 to 64 907 741
65 to 69 423 833
70 to 74 509 546
75 to 79 265 374
80 to 84 87 272
85 and over 154 98

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 70.1% were White; 23.3% were Black or African American; 19.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 9.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.2% of the people in 36092 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 69.5% of the people in 36092 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 8,506 households in 36092. The average household size was 2.49 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.1% of the households in 36092 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33.5% of all households, while 16.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 13.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26% of all households.

In 36092, 33.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 30% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.1
Cohabiting Couples 4.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 48.8% of males and 43.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.7 25.6
Now married, except separated 48.8 43.1
Separated 1.6 2.5
Widowed 4.6 9.5
Divorced 10.4 19.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 36092, 345 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 61.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.8% of the people living in 36092 were U.S. natives. 76.6% of the 36092 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.2% of 36092 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 28.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 36092 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 36092.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 79
Asia 9.5
Europe 9.5
Africa 1.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 36092 in 2020-2024, 1.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 1.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 36092 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.6
Different house, same county 3.8
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 0.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 36092 was 4,599 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 366 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,434. College or graduate school enrollment was 799.

Educational Attainment of People in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.1
High school diploma or equivalency 38.1
Some college, no degree 23.4
Associate's degree 9.7
Bachelor's degree 12.7
Graduate or professional degree 6.1

Disability

In 36092, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.9% of people under 18 years old, to 12.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 36092, 59.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 24.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,554 71.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,582 24.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 410 3.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 36092 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.7
Construction 8.3
Manufacturing 10.1
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 12.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.3
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.9
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 9.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 36092 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,484 33
Service occupations 1,955 18.5
Sales and office occupations 2,685 25.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,035 9.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,387 13.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 87.2% of 36092 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 87.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.5
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 7.2

In 2020-2024, 36092 had a total of 9,393 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 8.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 19.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 8.3
Mobile homes 19.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

23.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 36092 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 79.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 36092 had 8,506 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 887 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 75.7% while renters occupied 24.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.59 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.19.

1.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.8% and another 33.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 36092:

House Heating Fuel Used in 36092 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 21.6
Electricity 76.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 36092 was $195,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.9 % had a mortgage. 41.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,333 and for owners without a mortgage it was $425.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 36092 was $1,043. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.