COMPARING TWO PLACES
Elberta vs Orange Beach
PLACE A
Elberta, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Orange Beach, Alabama
Elberta is 96% smaller than Orange Beach. Elberta earns more, with a median household income $16,639 higher. Orange Beach has grown faster since 2000 (49% vs -12%).
ELBERTAORANGE BEACHDIFFERENCE
Total population3178,798−96% vs Orange Beach
Population density424598−174
Population growth-11.6%48.8%−60.3 pts
Median age53.050.6+2.4
Male54.6%47.7%+6.9 pts
Female45.4%52.3%−6.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%87.3%+0.0 pts
Black0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other12.6%4.6%+8.0 pts
Median household income$114,375$97,736+$16,639
Per capita income$64,773$61,639+$3,134
Poverty rate0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3930.422−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%40.7%−4.9 pts
Graduate degree20.4%16.3%+4.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%3.8%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation46.7%66.2%−19.5 pts
Median home value$267,600$502,400−$234,800
Median gross rent$813$1,576−$763
Owner-occupied95.7%67.5%+28.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate61.7%73.7%−12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%31.2%−31.2 pts
Average commute12.824.7−12.0
Worked from home6.8%22.3%−15.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.8%6.5%+7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025