COMPARING TWO PLACES
Excel vs Bay Minette
PLACE A
Excel, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Bay Minette, Alabama
Excel is 94% smaller than Bay Minette. Excel earns more, with a median household income $12,852 higher. Bay Minette has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -23%).
EXCELBAY MINETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population5398,555−94% vs Bay Minette
Population density327496−168
Population growth-23.0%0.8%−23.7 pts
Median age38.034.6+3.4
Male57.6%48.1%+9.5 pts
Female42.4%51.9%−9.5 pts
Foreign-born2.3%2.3%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.0%51.3%+32.6 pts
Black5.5%39.8%−34.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Asian2.3%1.2%+1.1 pts
Other8.2%3.9%+4.3 pts
Median household income$57,375$44,523+$12,852
Per capita income$26,836$24,084+$2,752
Poverty rate27.5%24.4%+3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.469−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%13.2%+12.6 pts
Graduate degree6.2%3.5%+2.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Labor force participation47.3%50.5%−3.2 pts
Median home value$153,600$173,000−$19,400
Median gross rent$582$782−$200
Owner-occupied76.1%60.5%+15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.9%10.5%+8.4 pts
Rent-burdened households68.1%53.2%+14.9 pts
Average commute35.525.2+10.3
Worked from home0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.9%7.4%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025