Summerdale

Population: 1,589
Median household income: $67,768
Median home value: $244,900

Summerdale is a community in Baldwin County, Alabama, home to 1,589 residents. At $67,768, its median household income sits below Baldwin County's $75,019.

Between 2019 and 2023, Summerdale's population grew 40.0% from 1,135 to 1,589, while its median home value rose 41.4% from $173,200 to $244,900.

The median resident is 44.3 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 15.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,589
Median age: 44.3 yrs
Median household income: $67,768
Median home value: $244,900
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 691
Homeownership rate: 85.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1351,589

Median household income

$48,750$67,768

Median home value

$173,200$244,900

Median gross rent

$821$1,038

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,135	$48,750	$173,200	$821
2020	1,429	$53,274	$179,400	$858
2021	1,512	$60,500	$196,000	$937
2022	1,497	$70,500	$236,500	$1,014
2023	1,589	$67,768	$244,900	$1,038

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 179.6%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7415.7%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	6.1%
5 to 17	153	9.6%
18 to 24	167	10.5%
25 to 34	238	15.0%
35 to 44	160	10.1%
45 to 54	156	9.8%
55 to 64	227	14.3%
65 to 74	250	15.7%
75 and over	141	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,391	87.5%
Black or African American	49	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	112	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.0%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's32.4%

Bachelor's degree11.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	141	12.0%
High school graduate	448	38.2%
Some college or associate's	380	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	139	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	64	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	626	81.6%
Carpooled	69	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	2.9%
Other means	30	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	201	27.0%
15 to 29 min	231	31.0%
30 to 44 min	195	26.2%
45 to 59 min	82	11.0%
60+ min	36	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 6.4% (99 of 1,558)

	Count	Share
Family households	436	69.5%
Nonfamily households	191	30.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	627	90.7%
Vacant	64	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	538	85.8%
Renter-occupied	89	14.2%

1-unit, detached91.0%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	629	91.0%
1-unit, attached	13	1.9%
2 to 4 units	21	3.0%
5 to 19 units	14	2.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0173872
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 30.4767, -87.6876