Citronelle

Population: 3,918
Median household income: $48,926
Median home value: $164,800

Citronelle is a community in Mobile County, Alabama, home to 3,918 residents. Its median household income of $48,926 runs below the Mobile County figure of $58,119.

From 2019 to 2023, Citronelle's population held roughly steady from 3,893 to 3,918, while its median home value rose 58.5% from $104,000 to $164,800.

Households average 2.70 people. The median gross rent is $701.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,918
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,926
Median home value: $164,800
Median gross rent: $701
Housing units: 1,676
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8933,918

Median household income

$41,299$48,926

Median home value

$104,000$164,800

Median gross rent

$795$701

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,893	$41,299	$104,000	$795
2020	3,919	$43,884	$107,400	$775
2021	3,940	$50,956	$120,500	$786
2022	3,930	$54,892	$170,100	$858
2023	3,918	$48,926	$164,800	$701

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	137	3.5%
5 to 17	726	18.5%
18 to 24	240	6.1%
25 to 34	481	12.3%
35 to 44	435	11.1%
45 to 54	473	12.1%
55 to 64	637	16.3%
65 to 74	529	13.5%
75 and over	260	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,632	67.2%
Black or African American	793	20.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.4%
Asian	64	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	338	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	63	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate49.4%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	272	9.7%
High school graduate	1,391	49.4%
Some college or associate's	860	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	216	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	76	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone87.8%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,193	87.8%
Carpooled	111	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	1.5%
Other means	13	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	315	23.5%
15 to 29 min	76	5.7%
30 to 44 min	296	22.1%
45 to 59 min	497	37.1%
60+ min	155	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 21.0% (806 of 3,832)

	Count	Share
Family households	940	65.9%
Nonfamily households	487	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,427	85.1%
Vacant	249	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	980	68.7%
Renter-occupied	447	31.3%

1-unit, detached83.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,404	83.8%
1-unit, attached	12	0.7%
2 to 4 units	35	2.1%
5 to 19 units	70	4.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	155	9.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0115064
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 26 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 31.0973, -88.2498