Grand Bay

Population: 3,765
Median household income: $62,318
Median home value: $143,800

Located in Mobile County, Alabama, Grand Bay is a community with a population of 3,765. The median household income of $62,318 is above the Mobile County median ($58,119).

From 2019 to 2023, Grand Bay's population declined 3.4% from 3,897 to 3,765, while its median home value rose 11.2% from $129,300 to $143,800.

2.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.24 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,765
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $62,318
Median home value: $143,800
Median gross rent: $963
Housing units: 1,932
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8973,765

Median household income

$69,960$62,318

Median home value

$129,300$143,800

Median gross rent

$856$963

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,897	$69,960	$129,300	$856
2020	3,829	$73,553	$122,900	$1,062
2021	3,433	$71,167	$123,100	$855
2022	3,607	$72,125	$133,300	$990
2023	3,765	$62,318	$143,800	$963

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 244.1%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6416.4%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	337	9.0%
5 to 17	571	15.2%
18 to 24	156	4.1%
25 to 34	612	16.3%
35 to 44	470	12.5%
45 to 54	352	9.3%
55 to 64	618	16.4%
65 to 74	403	10.7%
75 and over	246	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,828	75.1%
Black or African American	525	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.7%
Asian	63	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.5%
Two or more races	123	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	183	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate44.8%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	408	15.1%
High school graduate	1,209	44.8%
Some college or associate's	543	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	508	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	33	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 47 min

Drove alone91.6%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,603	91.6%
Carpooled	45	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	102	5.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	195	11.8%
15 to 29 min	470	28.5%
30 to 44 min	628	38.1%
45 to 59 min	97	5.9%
60+ min	258	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 2.8% (102 of 3,622)

	Count	Share
Family households	988	60.1%
Nonfamily households	656	39.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,644	85.1%
Vacant	288	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,309	79.6%
Renter-occupied	335	20.4%

1-unit, detached73.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other23.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,424	73.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	55	2.8%
Mobile home & other	453	23.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0131024
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.68 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.4721, -88.3444