Spanish Fort

Population: 10,377
Median household income: $101,574
Median home value: $314,000

Located in Baldwin County, Alabama, Spanish Fort is a community with a population of 10,377. Its median household income of $101,574 runs above the Baldwin County figure of $75,019.

From 2019 to 2023, Spanish Fort's population grew 20.6% from 8,601 to 10,377, while its median home value rose 29.4% from $242,600 to $314,000.

Households average 2.66 people. The median gross rent is $1,246.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,377
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $101,574
Median home value: $314,000
Median gross rent: $1,246
Housing units: 4,338
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,60110,377

Median household income

$83,913$101,574

Median home value

$242,600$314,000

Median gross rent

$1,172$1,246

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,601	$83,913	$242,600	$1,172
2020	8,991	$86,505	$227,000	$1,199
2021	9,720	$89,504	$237,700	$1,214
2022	10,083	$98,350	$290,100	$1,229
2023	10,377	$101,574	$314,000	$1,246

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

Age distribution

Under 511.1%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,151	11.1%
5 to 17	1,850	17.8%
18 to 24	805	7.8%
25 to 34	1,011	9.7%
35 to 44	1,136	10.9%
45 to 54	1,353	13.0%
55 to 64	1,096	10.6%
65 to 74	1,161	11.2%
75 and over	814	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,113	78.2%
Black or African American	707	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	835	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	717	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate19.1%

Some college or associate's32.2%

Bachelor's degree23.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	279	4.2%
High school graduate	1,254	19.1%
Some college or associate's	2,115	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,528	23.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,395	21.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.7%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,651	83.6%
Carpooled	155	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	423	9.7%
Other means	140	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	768	19.5%
15 to 29 min	1,890	47.9%
30 to 44 min	900	22.8%
45 to 59 min	344	8.7%
60+ min	44	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 6.3% (649 of 10,251)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,423	62.8%
Nonfamily households	1,437	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,860	89.0%
Vacant	478	11.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,600	67.4%
Renter-occupied	1,260	32.6%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units16.0%

20 or more units9.9%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,816	64.9%
1-unit, attached	69	1.6%
2 to 4 units	287	6.6%
5 to 19 units	693	16.0%
20 or more units	431	9.9%
Mobile home & other	42	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0171976
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 32 sq mi
Water area: 4.71 sq mi
Center point: 30.7230, -87.8659