ZIP Code 36439

With a per-capita income of $31,084, ZIP code 36439 sits in working-class to lower-middle-income territory. The county-level property tax rate of 0.32% is quite low, so homeowners here pay a comparatively small share of their income toward property taxes. A combined sales tax rate of 7.50% applies to purchases, which takes a bigger bite out of everyday spending than the property tax does. Beatrice is the principal town associated with this ZIP. Overall, the area pairs limited household earnings with a tax structure that leans more on consumption than on property ownership.