Semmes

Population: 5,404
Median household income: $66,458
Median home value: $211,100

Located in Mobile County, Alabama, Semmes is a community with a population of 5,404. At $66,458, its median household income sits above Mobile County's $58,119.

Between 2019 and 2023, Semmes's population grew 2.3% from 5,284 to 5,404, while its median home value rose 40.4% from $150,400 to $211,100.

75.8% of workers drive to work alone. 80.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,404
Median age: 45.8 yrs
Median household income: $66,458
Median home value: $211,100
Median gross rent: $898
Housing units: 2,635
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2845,404

Median household income

$49,234$66,458

Median home value

$150,400$211,100

Median gross rent

$625$898

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,284	$49,234	$150,400	$625
2020	5,780	$52,817	$157,800	$656
2021	4,969	$55,409	$159,300	—
2022	5,123	$61,433	$198,800	$772
2023	5,404	$66,458	$211,100	$898

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

Age distribution

Under 52.8%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 347.6%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7418.9%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	152	2.8%
5 to 17	721	13.3%
18 to 24	416	7.7%
25 to 34	413	7.6%
35 to 44	905	16.7%
45 to 54	628	11.6%
55 to 64	680	12.6%
65 to 74	1,023	18.9%
75 and over	466	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,217	78.0%
Black or African American	742	13.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.2%
Asian	45	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	244	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	144	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate48.1%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	317	7.7%
High school graduate	1,978	48.1%
Some college or associate's	992	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	461	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	367	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,869	75.8%
Carpooled	250	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	298	12.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	527	24.3%
15 to 29 min	852	39.3%
30 to 44 min	379	17.5%
45 to 59 min	301	13.9%
60+ min	108	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 15.6% (845 of 5,404)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,572	67.2%
Nonfamily households	767	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,339	88.8%
Vacant	296	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,732	74.0%
Renter-occupied	607	26.0%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units4.6%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,117	80.3%
1-unit, attached	6	0.2%
2 to 4 units	125	4.7%
5 to 19 units	120	4.6%
20 or more units	55	2.1%
Mobile home & other	212	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0169240
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 30.7962, -88.2476