CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bay Minette

Alabama · 7,168 residents · 17.3 sq mi

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With 7,168 people, Bay Minette is a city in Alabama. The poverty rate is 25.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $39,500. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $18,145, under the $30,130 national median. Households here earn about 23% less than in Alabama as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,168

−8%vs 2000

vs 7,820 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

−10%vs 2000

vs 33.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

17.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(530)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(537)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149%(644)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.6%(829)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.6%(545)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(995)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(891)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(719)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.7%(549)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(537)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(353)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(39)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,145

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,226 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,901

−45%vs 2000

vs $16,093 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.4%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$39,500

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $409 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.4%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.9% in 2000

34.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic63.9%(4,997)

Black33.3%(2,603)

Hispanic / Latino1%(80)

Asian0.4%(32)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic69.6%(4,987)

Black29.6%(2,122)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(40)

Asian0.1%(9)

Other0.7%(50)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Spaniard2.6%(214)

Mexican1%(81)

Central American0.2%(20)

Panamanian0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.9%(78)

Filipino0.2%(13)

Chinese0.1%(5)

Ancestry

American17.1%(1,416)

English5.4%(449)

German5%(413)

Irish4.7%(390)

Italian3%(247)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(207)

French2.2%(184)

Subsaharan African1%(82)

Russian0.6%(51)

Scottish0.6%(51)

Czech0.4%(31)

Dutch0.3%(28)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.3%(27)

Welsh0.2%(13)

Arab0.1%(10)

Egyptian0.1%(10)

Nigerian0.1%(10)

Greek0.1%(8)

Swedish0.1%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(7)

French Canadian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.2%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 17.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.4%(1,083)

Married50.1%(1,623)

Widowed2.3%(73)

Divorced14.3%(462)

Women 15+

Never married35.4%(1,234)

Married41.8%(1,458)

Widowed6.7%(232)

Divorced16.1%(560)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.4%

−5.5 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.0%

+7.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.6%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.1%(63)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.5%(163)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.1%(175)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.5%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.5%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 447 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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