Satsuma

Population: 6,784
Median household income: $97,550
Median home value: $199,800

Satsuma is a community in Mobile County, Alabama, home to 6,784 residents. At $97,550, its median household income sits above Mobile County's $58,119.

From 2019 to 2023, Satsuma's population grew 10.1% from 6,159 to 6,784, while its median home value rose 28.2% from $155,800 to $199,800.

88.5% of workers drive to work alone. 92.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,784
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $97,550
Median home value: $199,800
Median gross rent: $1,224
Housing units: 2,641
Homeownership rate: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1596,784

Median household income

$64,348$97,550

Median home value

$155,800$199,800

Median gross rent

$885$1,224

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,159	$64,348	$155,800	$885
2020	6,163	$82,768	$158,200	$954
2021	6,704	$88,312	$161,200	$1,118
2022	6,740	$87,974	$177,600	$1,233
2023	6,784	$97,550	$199,800	$1,224

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	204	3.0%
5 to 17	1,150	17.0%
18 to 24	361	5.3%
25 to 34	1,023	15.1%
35 to 44	784	11.6%
45 to 54	1,003	14.8%
55 to 64	858	12.6%
65 to 74	905	13.3%
75 and over	496	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,687	83.8%
Black or African American	397	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.6%
Asian	127	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	272	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	258	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	354	7.0%
High school graduate	1,932	38.1%
Some college or associate's	1,390	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	856	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	537	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone88.5%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,743	88.5%
Carpooled	86	2.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	234	7.5%
Other means	37	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	430	15.0%
15 to 29 min	1,370	47.8%
30 to 44 min	687	24.0%
45 to 59 min	275	9.6%
60+ min	104	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 5.1% (345 of 6,730)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,870	76.5%
Nonfamily households	573	23.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,443	92.5%
Vacant	198	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,070	84.7%
Renter-occupied	373	15.3%

1-unit, detached92.4%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,439	92.4%
1-unit, attached	11	0.4%
2 to 4 units	46	1.7%
5 to 19 units	84	3.2%
20 or more units	42	1.6%
Mobile home & other	19	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0168352
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 30.8579, -88.0634