Baldwin County, Alabama

Baldwin County has a population of 246,989 and has grown 15.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $316,900, about 4.0 times the county's median household income of $78,775.

Home price
$316,900
Income
$78,775
Population
246,989
Unemployment
3.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$316,900county
Median gross rent$1,277county
Median year homes here were built1999county
Share of homes built before 198018.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use14.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,702county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,345county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,200county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,692county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$78,775county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate10.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home11.6%county
Unemployment rate3.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.7%county
Share of workers employed by government13.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.5%county
Economic output per resident$54,441county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.30%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service19 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport7633county
Miles to nearest general aviation field8.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station20 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.7%county
Traffic deaths21.1county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher33.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.8%county
Public schools in the county46county
Public school enrollment35677county
Students per full-time teacher15.9county
Free lunch eligible40.4%county
Elementary schools27county
Middle schools9county
High schools10county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians63county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department3county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.5%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population246,989county
Land area in square miles1,590county
People per square mile of land155.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores38county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store23.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.1%county
Population change since 2020+15.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age43.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.7%county
Share of households that are one person27.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.1%county
Second languages5.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents123county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents23county
Households that moved in7,573county
Households that moved away5,593county
Average income of arriving households$85,020county
Average income of departing households$71,227county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes20county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,665county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.6%county
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature68.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.9 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.70 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F59 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing20 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days267 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 1county
Average first fall frostNov 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$161county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.9¢county
Household electricity use1,127 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity86.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas10.4%county
Homes heated by propane1.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband90.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk92.2county
Coastal flood risk85.8county
Drought risk74.5county
Landslide risk65.1county
Hail risk63.2county
Earthquake risk72.4county
Tornado risk92.8county
Tropical cyclone risk99.2county
Extreme heat risk92.2county
Winter weather risk59.3county
Strong wind risk85.1county
Wildfire risk90.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Baldwin County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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