Loxley vs Orange Beach

A side-by-side comparison of Loxley and Orange Beach: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Orange Beach has the higher population (8,244 vs 4,029 in Loxley). Orange Beach has the higher median household income ($89,034 vs $85,250 in Loxley). Orange Beach has the higher median home value ($476,000 vs $303,600 in Loxley).

Population, income & housing

	Loxley	Orange Beach
Population	4,029	8,244
Median age	37.2 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$85,250	$89,034
Median home value	$303,600	$476,000
Median gross rent	$1,465	$1,339
Housing units	1,620	15,075
Homeownership rate	74.0%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	37.7%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loxley	Orange Beach
Population	2,501 → 4,029 (+61.1%)	6,019 → 8,244 (+37.0%)
Median household income	$61,875 → $85,250 (+37.8%)	$81,883 → $89,034 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$204,900 → $303,600 (+48.2%)	$297,800 → $476,000 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $1,465 (+101.2%)	$1,117 → $1,339 (+19.9%)

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

Orange Beach

Population

6,0198,244

Median household income

$81,883$89,034

Median home value

$297,800$476,000

Median gross rent

$1,117$1,339

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loxley	Orange Beach
Under 5	6.5%	2.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	12.5%
18 to 24	12.6%	4.3%
25 to 34	7.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	18.7%	8.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	16.3%
55 to 64	15.4%	15.5%
65 to 74	3.7%	18.7%
75 and over	2.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loxley	Orange Beach
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	88.1%
Black or African American	4.4%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	4.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loxley	Orange Beach
No high school diploma	7.3%	2.7%
High school graduate	19.5%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	45.5%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loxley	Orange Beach
Drove alone	85.7%	70.9%
Carpooled	2.8%	8.6%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	19.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loxley	Orange Beach
1-unit, detached	86.9%	23.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	60.8%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Loxley	Orange Beach
Poverty rate	14.9%	5.5%
Average household size	3.05	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	2007	2000