Baldwin County, Alabama

20 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 239,945
Median household income: $75,019
Median home value: $287,000

Baldwin County is a county in Alabama with a population of 239,945. 20 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $75,019 runs above the Alabama figure of $62,027.

Between 2019 and 2023, Baldwin County's population grew 12.7% from 212,830 to 239,945, while its median household income rose 28.6% from $58,320 to $75,019.

80.3% of workers drive to work alone. 64.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 239,945
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $75,019
Median home value: $287,000
Median gross rent: $1,211
Housing units: 128,518
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

212,830239,945

Median household income

$58,320$75,019

Median home value

$197,900$287,000

Median gross rent

$1,020$1,211

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	212,830	$58,320	$197,900	$1,020
2020	218,289	$61,756	$211,600	$1,032
2021	227,131	$64,346	$226,600	$1,093
2022	233,420	$71,039	$266,000	$1,160
2023	239,945	$75,019	$287,000	$1,211

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12,448	5.2%
5 to 17	38,680	16.1%
18 to 24	16,829	7.0%
25 to 34	26,412	11.0%
35 to 44	29,266	12.2%
45 to 54	30,466	12.7%
55 to 64	34,518	14.4%
65 to 74	30,909	12.9%
75 and over	20,417	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	195,347	81.4%
Black or African American	19,051	7.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	608	0.3%
Asian	2,259	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	78	0.0%
Some other race	961	0.4%
Two or more races	8,248	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,393	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,221	8.3%
High school graduate	47,369	27.5%
Some college or associate's	53,990	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	35,348	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	21,060	12.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.3%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	86,914	80.3%
Carpooled	7,512	6.9%
Public transit	100	0.1%
Walked	1,254	1.2%
Bicycle	191	0.2%
Worked from home	10,786	10.0%
Other means	1,484	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	24,675	25.3%
15 to 29 min	34,668	35.6%
30 to 44 min	20,544	21.1%
45 to 59 min	9,885	10.1%
60+ min	7,683	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 10.5% (24,819 of 236,041)

	Count	Share
Family households	64,593	68.2%
Nonfamily households	30,049	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	94,642	73.6%
Vacant	33,876	26.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	73,381	77.5%
Renter-occupied	21,261	22.5%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units12.4%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	83,367	64.9%
1-unit, attached	1,929	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5,226	4.1%
5 to 19 units	8,653	6.7%
20 or more units	15,963	12.4%
Mobile home & other	13,380	10.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 01003
State: Alabama
Land area: 1,590 sq mi
Water area: 437 sq mi
Center point: 30.6592, -87.7461