Bayou La Batre

Population: 1,977
Median household income: $40,667
Median home value: $87,500

Bayou La Batre is a community in Mobile County, Alabama, home to 1,977 residents. Its median household income of $40,667 runs below the Mobile County figure of $58,119.

From 2019 to 2023, Bayou La Batre's population declined 22.3% from 2,543 to 1,977, while its median home value rose 16.4% from $75,200 to $87,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 58.4% of the population. 80.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,977
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $40,667
Median home value: $87,500
Median gross rent: $856
Housing units: 863
Homeownership rate: 51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5431,977

Median household income

$44,554$40,667

Median home value

$75,200$87,500

Median gross rent

$725$856

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,543	$44,554	$75,200	$725
2020	2,332	$33,750	$82,900	$640
2021	2,520	$29,099	$76,900	$695
2022	2,215	$40,000	$87,700	$842
2023	1,977	$40,667	$87,500	$856

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5415.6%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	101	5.1%
5 to 17	276	14.0%
18 to 24	229	11.6%
25 to 34	268	13.6%
35 to 44	211	10.7%
45 to 54	308	15.6%
55 to 64	214	10.8%
65 to 74	232	11.7%
75 and over	138	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,155	58.4%
Black or African American	81	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	2.5%
Asian	484	24.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	67	3.4%
Two or more races	124	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma36.3%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	497	36.3%
High school graduate	387	28.2%
Some college or associate's	329	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	132	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	623	80.7%
Carpooled	98	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	51	6.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	315	43.7%
15 to 29 min	163	22.6%
30 to 44 min	224	31.1%
45 to 59 min	19	2.6%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 23.5% (464 of 1,972)

	Count	Share
Family households	421	56.9%
Nonfamily households	319	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	740	85.7%
Vacant	123	14.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	383	51.8%
Renter-occupied	357	48.2%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	745	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	67	7.8%
5 to 19 units	7	0.8%
20 or more units	6	0.7%
Mobile home & other	38	4.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0104684
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 30.4076, -88.2633