COMPARING TWO PLACES
Orange Beach vs Foley
PLACE A
Orange Beach, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Foley, Alabama
Orange Beach is 71% smaller than Foley. Orange Beach earns more, with a median household income $31,400 higher. Orange Beach has grown faster since 2000 (49% vs 39%).
ORANGE BEACHFOLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population8,79830,354−71% vs Foley
Population density598910−313
Population growth48.8%39.1%+9.7 pts
Median age50.652.7−2.1
Male47.7%48.1%−0.4 pts
Female52.3%51.9%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born2.9%6.6%−3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%76.2%+11.2 pts
Black3.9%6.3%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%9.3%−5.3 pts
Asian0.1%2.9%−2.7 pts
Other4.6%5.4%−0.8 pts
Median household income$97,736$66,336+$31,400
Per capita income$61,639$37,105+$24,534
Poverty rate2.6%11.0%−8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.410+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%24.6%+16.1 pts
Graduate degree16.3%7.2%+9.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%3.5%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation66.2%53.5%+12.7 pts
Median home value$502,400$289,300+$213,100
Median gross rent$1,576$1,242+$334
Owner-occupied67.5%70.9%−3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate73.7%9.2%+64.5 pts
Rent-burdened households31.2%59.9%−28.6 pts
Average commute24.725.7−1.0
Worked from home22.3%10.5%+11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.5%13.1%−6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025