Web Design in McIntosh, Alabama

Census facts about McIntosh

McIntosh’s median age of 30.2 compares with 39.3 across Alabama.

The customers behind the numbers in McIntosh

Washington County had 14,822 residents in 2025 and 3 incorporated municipalities. For a town as small as McIntosh, the county figures are more reliable: the median household income is $61,042 and the median age is 44.6. 81.2% of households have broadband and 18.2% rely on a cellphone data plan alone. Homeowners are 85.8% of households.

McIntosh and its neighbors

Distances from McIntosh: Mount Vernon (12 miles), Citronelle (18 miles), Chatom (19 miles), Jackson (20 miles) and Creola (27 miles). A 25-mile radius around McIntosh takes in 4 other municipalities. The town spreads over 1.0 square miles of land, with roughly 193 people per square mile. Washington County’s county seat is Chatom, 19 miles to the northwest. List the towns you actually serve, such as Mount Vernon and Jackson, on your website; customers outside McIntosh want to know before they call.

The nearest NOAA station with 1991-2020 climate normals, Jackson, is 19 miles from McIntosh. It records an average high of 91°F in July and an average low of 36°F in January. Rain adds up to about 60 inches a year, falling on about 79 days with a tenth of an inch or more. Freezing nights (32°F or below) come about 46 times a year. Wet seasons mean leaks, flooding and mold calls, and customers search right after the storm. Put your seasonal services on their own page, so the right page is there when the weather turns.

The businesses that compete for customers in McIntosh

The Census counted 45 establishments with employees in 2023 in ZIP code 36553, which includes McIntosh and its surroundings.

County-wide, Washington County counts 220 businesses with employees and 1,085 self-employed or nonemployer businesses (2023). The county’s largest sectors by number of employer establishments are other services (repair, personal care, organizations) (15.9%), retail trade (15.5%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (10.9%).

Running a website from McIntosh: the Alabama rules

Some homework before launch:

• Alabama business privilege licenses are issued at county level; the state Department of Revenue coordinates state and county business privilege licenses, and the county probate office issues them. In McIntosh, that means asking Washington County and the Town of McIntosh. Official source
• Newsletters and promotions sent from your business email must include a working way to unsubscribe (16 CFR Part 316). 16 CFR Part 316
• Alabama’s state sales and use tax rate on general merchandise is 4%, with a reduced 2% rate on food and groceries since September 1, 2025; cities and counties add their own rates. Alabama Department of Revenue

Rules change and details vary by business; this is general information, not legal advice.

How Aria builds a McIntosh website

Aria is based in Curitiba, Brazil, and has built websites for small businesses since 2008. We work with businesses remotely, so a company in McIntosh gets the same plan, at $89 a month, without meetings or visits.

1. The sign-up at cadastro.ariaserv.com/en takes about 5 minutes; your logo and photos go by email.
2. Your website is ready within 5 business days on a temporary link, so you can check every page before anything is published.
3. Only after you approve do you pay the first monthly fee; then the site is published on your domain.

Changes after launch go by email and are included, and so do quick questions.