Creola

Population: 2,489
Median household income: $68,594
Median home value: $187,500

Located in Mobile County, Alabama, Creola is a community with a population of 2,489. The median household income of $68,594 is above the Mobile County median ($58,119).

From 2019 to 2023, Creola's population grew 33.0% from 1,871 to 2,489, while its median home value rose 38.6% from $135,300 to $187,500.

Households average 3.12 people. The median gross rent is $1,042.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,489
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $68,594
Median home value: $187,500
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 819
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8712,489

Median household income

$45,673$68,594

Median home value

$135,300$187,500

Median gross rent

$742$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,871	$45,673	$135,300	$742
2020	2,119	$52,679	$133,500	$808
2021	2,764	$56,382	$137,300	$841
2022	2,428	$63,125	$163,100	$942
2023	2,489	$68,594	$187,500	$1,042

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.8%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	210	8.4%
5 to 17	585	23.5%
18 to 24	126	5.1%
25 to 34	330	13.3%
35 to 44	287	11.5%
45 to 54	252	10.1%
55 to 64	319	12.8%
65 to 74	227	9.1%
75 and over	153	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,965	78.9%
Black or African American	308	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.6%
Asian	9	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	160	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	259	16.5%
High school graduate	577	36.8%
Some college or associate's	524	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	143	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	65	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone93.6%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	820	93.6%
Carpooled	37	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	146	16.9%
15 to 29 min	227	26.3%
30 to 44 min	364	42.1%
45 to 59 min	92	10.6%
60+ min	35	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 23.9% (591 of 2,475)

	Count	Share
Family households	629	78.9%
Nonfamily households	168	21.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	797	97.3%
Vacant	22	2.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	678	85.1%
Renter-occupied	119	14.9%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	663	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	153	18.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0118304
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.97 sq mi
Center point: 30.8742, -88.0095