Bay Minette

Population: 8,215
Median household income: $39,737
Median home value: $146,500

Bay Minette is a community in Baldwin County, Alabama, home to 8,215 residents. At $39,737, its median household income sits below Baldwin County's $75,019.

From 2019 to 2023, Bay Minette's population declined 10.4% from 9,169 to 8,215, while its median home value rose 16.5% from $125,700 to $146,500.

Owners occupy 63.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 33.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,215
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $39,737
Median home value: $146,500
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 3,407
Homeownership rate: 63.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,1698,215

Median household income

$38,971$39,737

Median home value

$125,700$146,500

Median gross rent

$583$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,169	$38,971	$125,700	$583
2020	9,297	$39,588	$124,600	$666
2021	7,824	$35,851	$119,500	$710
2022	8,159	$36,899	$136,600	$756
2023	8,215	$39,737	$146,500	$767

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 2414.9%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	686	8.4%
5 to 17	1,055	12.8%
18 to 24	1,222	14.9%
25 to 34	1,324	16.1%
35 to 44	668	8.1%
45 to 54	1,013	12.3%
55 to 64	1,093	13.3%
65 to 74	688	8.4%
75 and over	466	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,227	51.5%
Black or African American	3,399	41.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.4%
Asian	45	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	256	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	255	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.9%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,043	19.9%
High school graduate	1,986	37.8%
Some college or associate's	1,556	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	495	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	172	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled16.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,519	76.9%
Carpooled	530	16.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	173	5.3%
Other means	7	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,085	35.0%
15 to 29 min	628	20.3%
30 to 44 min	540	17.4%
45 to 59 min	541	17.4%
60+ min	307	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 29.8% (2,067 of 6,925)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,733	56.8%
Nonfamily households	1,317	43.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,050	89.5%
Vacant	357	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,932	63.3%
Renter-occupied	1,118	36.7%

1-unit, detached77.6%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units3.5%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,643	77.6%
1-unit, attached	49	1.4%
2 to 4 units	120	3.5%
5 to 19 units	392	11.5%
20 or more units	73	2.1%
Mobile home & other	130	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0104660
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 17 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 30.8944, -87.7913