With 16,404 people, Saraland is a city in Alabama. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. At a median age of 43.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. The population is up 33% since 2000. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,509, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 53%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Saraland
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.9 → 43.7(+9.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share91.6% → 80.1%(−11.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Black share6.9% → 13.1%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Saraland's population equals 4.0% of Mobile County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.2% 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)19.7%(225)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(183)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.4%(632)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.5%(28)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,140 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
Saraland, decade by decade
Saraland 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
11,751
$72,355
$131,524
9.1%
19.6
2000
12,288
$69,802
$142,271
11.6%
27.6
2010
13,405
$70,089
$187,158
11.7%
37.2
2020
16,171
$74,075
$192,714
21.6%
48.8
2024
16,404
$61,509
$217,600
25.0%
42.3
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.
