Orange Beach is home to 8,407 people in Alabama. The median age is 50.6, about 12 years above the US median. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 4,623 people. Households here earn about 53% more than in Alabama as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $97,736, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 48%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Orange Beach
What changed most since 1990
Population2,253 → 8,407(+273%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants77.8% → 67.5%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$234,487 → $502,400(+114%)US over the same years: +67%
Orange Beach's population equals 3.4% of Baldwin County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.9% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 7.9% of the county's.
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)24.4%(183)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(109)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.4%(340)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 749 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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Over time
Orange Beach, decade by decade
Orange Beach population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,253
$73,070
$234,487
21.2%
2.6
2000
3,784
$73,854
$338,646
24.7%
14.3
2010
5,441
$95,889
$609,954
43.2%
16.1
2020
8,095
$98,533
$394,761
46.7%
21.2
2024
8,407
$97,736
$502,400
40.7%
29.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
