Saraland

Population: 16,304
Median household income: $60,577
Median home value: $210,500

Saraland, a community in Mobile County, Alabama, has 16,304 residents. Its median household income of $60,577 runs above the Mobile County figure of $58,119.

Between 2019 and 2023, Saraland's population grew 13.3% from 14,391 to 16,304, while its median home value rose 41.3% from $149,000 to $210,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.7% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 79.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,304
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $60,577
Median home value: $210,500
Median gross rent: $1,071
Housing units: 7,502
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,39116,304

Median household income

$60,633$60,577

Median home value

$149,000$210,500

Median gross rent

$874$1,071

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,391	$60,633	$149,000	$874
2020	14,561	$61,116	$159,000	$792
2021	15,942	$61,216	$163,600	$916
2022	16,109	$62,802	$188,400	$972
2023	16,304	$60,577	$210,500	$1,071

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	996	6.1%
5 to 17	2,880	17.7%
18 to 24	864	5.3%
25 to 34	1,761	10.8%
35 to 44	2,023	12.4%
45 to 54	2,134	13.1%
55 to 64	2,157	13.2%
65 to 74	1,805	11.1%
75 and over	1,684	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,940	79.4%
Black or African American	2,497	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	116	0.7%
Asian	95	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.1%
Two or more races	502	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	130	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,069	9.2%
High school graduate	4,504	38.9%
Some college or associate's	3,195	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,851	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	945	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone89.8%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,236	89.8%
Carpooled	341	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	302	4.3%
Other means	59	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,052	15.8%
15 to 29 min	3,186	47.9%
30 to 44 min	1,692	25.5%
45 to 59 min	388	5.8%
60+ min	327	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 9.3% (1,516 of 16,281)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,481	66.8%
Nonfamily households	2,230	33.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,711	89.5%
Vacant	791	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,078	75.7%
Renter-occupied	1,633	24.3%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,052	80.7%
1-unit, attached	74	1.0%
2 to 4 units	193	2.6%
5 to 19 units	471	6.3%
20 or more units	478	6.4%
Mobile home & other	234	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0168160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 0.22 sq mi
Center point: 30.8546, -88.1098