Bay Minette vs Loxley

A side-by-side comparison of Bay Minette and Loxley: population, income, housing, and more.

Bay Minette and Loxley are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bay Minette has the higher population (8,215 vs 4,029 in Loxley). Loxley has the higher median household income ($85,250 vs $39,737 in Bay Minette). Loxley has the higher median home value ($303,600 vs $146,500 in Bay Minette).

Population, income & housing

	Bay Minette	Loxley
Population	8,215	4,029
Median age	33.5 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$39,737	$85,250
Median home value	$146,500	$303,600
Median gross rent	$767	$1,465
Housing units	3,407	1,620
Homeownership rate	63.3%	74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	27.8%
Unemployment rate	7.0%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bay Minette	Loxley
Population	9,169 → 8,215 (-10.4%)	2,501 → 4,029 (+61.1%)
Median household income	$38,971 → $39,737 (+2.0%)	$61,875 → $85,250 (+37.8%)
Median home value	$125,700 → $146,500 (+16.5%)	$204,900 → $303,600 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $767 (+31.6%)	$728 → $1,465 (+101.2%)

Bay Minette

Population

9,1698,215

Median household income

$38,971$39,737

Median home value

$125,700$146,500

Median gross rent

$583$767

Loxley

Population

2,5014,029

Median household income

$61,875$85,250

Median home value

$204,900$303,600

Median gross rent

$728$1,465

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bay Minette	Loxley
Under 5	8.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.8%	20.1%
18 to 24	14.9%	12.6%
25 to 34	16.1%	7.1%
35 to 44	8.1%	18.7%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	15.4%
65 to 74	8.4%	3.7%
75 and over	5.7%	2.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bay Minette	Loxley
White (non-Hispanic)	51.5%	83.1%
Black or African American	41.4%	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bay Minette	Loxley
No high school diploma	19.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	37.8%	19.5%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.4%	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bay Minette	Loxley
Drove alone	76.9%	85.7%
Carpooled	16.2%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.4%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	10.6%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bay Minette	Loxley
1-unit, detached	77.6%	86.9%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	11.5%	0.3%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Bay Minette	Loxley
Poverty rate	29.8%	14.9%
Average household size	2.29	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1976	2007