Perdido Beach

Population: 595
Median household income: $71,429
Median home value: $309,100

Located in Baldwin County, Alabama, Perdido Beach is a community with a population of 595. At $71,429, its median household income sits below Baldwin County's $75,019.

From 2019 to 2023, Perdido Beach's population grew 20.4% from 494 to 595, while its median home value rose 79.6% from $172,100 to $309,100.

33.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 96.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 595
Median age: 57.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,429
Median home value: $309,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 371
Homeownership rate: 96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

494595

Median household income

$48,750$71,429

Median home value

$172,100$309,100

Median gross rent

$920$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	494	$48,750	$172,100	$920
2020	440	$69,583	$171,800	$542
2021	442	$71,667	$174,400	$930
2022	464	$76,389	$256,800	—
2023	595	$71,429	$309,100	—

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 241.5%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6418.2%

65 to 7424.5%

75 and over14.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	13	2.2%
5 to 17	75	12.6%
18 to 24	9	1.5%
25 to 34	47	7.9%
35 to 44	40	6.7%
45 to 54	73	12.3%
55 to 64	108	18.2%
65 to 74	146	24.5%
75 and over	84	14.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	546	91.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.8%

High school graduate29.5%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19	3.8%
High school graduate	147	29.5%
Some college or associate's	163	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	99	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	70	14.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone90.9%

Carpooled1.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	220	90.9%
Carpooled	4	1.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	6.6%
Other means	2	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	11.5%
15 to 29 min	69	30.5%
30 to 44 min	70	31.0%
45 to 59 min	26	11.5%
60+ min	35	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 6.7% (40 of 595)

	Count	Share
Family households	192	72.7%
Nonfamily households	72	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	264	71.2%
Vacant	107	28.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	254	96.2%
Renter-occupied	10	3.8%

1-unit, detached85.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	318	85.7%
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	53	14.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0159088
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.3539, -87.5048