Chatom, AL — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
Households in ZIP code 36539, centered on Chatom, earn a median of $55,625, with per-capita income at $25,137 — squarely middle-income territory, though hardly affluent. Homes here carry a median value of $124,600, and the county-level property tax rate of 0.23% keeps annual tax bills on such a home below $300. A combined sales tax of 5.00% applies to purchases. Together these figures describe a working- to middle-income area where housing costs stay low and property taxes take only a thin slice of household earnings.