Perdido

Population: 515
Median household income: $36,983
Median home value: $214,800

Perdido, a community in Baldwin County, Alabama, has 515 residents. The median household income of $36,983 is below the Baldwin County median ($75,019).

From 2019 to 2023, Perdido's population declined 35.2% from 795 to 515, while its median home value rose 53.3% from $140,100 to $214,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 85.4% of the population. 70.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 515
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $36,983
Median home value: $214,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 249
Homeownership rate: 86.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

795515

Median household income

$43,026$36,983

Median home value

$140,100$214,800

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	795	$43,026	$140,100
2020	660	$45,625	$142,200
2021	649	$42,250	$126,900
2022	621	$37,461	$151,600
2023	515	$36,983	$214,800

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 346.8%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over16.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	92	17.9%
18 to 24	34	6.6%
25 to 34	35	6.8%
35 to 44	68	13.2%
45 to 54	48	9.3%
55 to 64	73	14.2%
65 to 74	81	15.7%
75 and over	84	16.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	440	85.4%
Black or African American	57	11.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	3.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate37.5%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	83	21.3%
High school graduate	146	37.5%
Some college or associate's	129	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	20	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone70.3%

Carpooled16.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	104	70.3%
Carpooled	24	16.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	13.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	17.2%
15 to 29 min	72	56.3%
30 to 44 min	16	12.5%
45 to 59 min	13	10.2%
60+ min	5	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.3% (43 of 515)

	Count	Share
Family households	113	54.9%
Nonfamily households	93	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	206	82.7%
Vacant	43	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	179	86.9%
Renter-occupied	27	13.1%

1-unit, detached61.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other38.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	153	61.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	96	38.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0159064
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 31.0056, -87.6303