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Population: 5,423. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,642 (+4.0% change)
Males: 2,581 (47.6%), Females: 2,842 (52.4%)

Baldwin County

Zip codes: 36527, 36577.

Demographics

Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $56,699
Median house value: $157,700

Population by Race

Races in Spanish Fort:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.9%)
  • Black (4.4%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (17.3%), United States (13.1%), Irish (10.5%), German (10.4%), Italian (4.3%), Scottish (3.4%).

Elevation: 50 feet

Land area: 6.4 square miles

Map of Spanish Fort, AL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Spanish Fort

  • High school or higher: 91.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spanish Fort city

  • Never married: 18.7%
  • Now married: 67.0%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 5.7%

2.7% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.4% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,709 (+99.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Spanish Fort:

  • MERCY MEDICAL A CORPORATION (about 5 miles; DAPHNE, AL)
  • UNIV OF SOUTH AL CHILDRENS AND WOMENS (about 11 miles; MOBILE, AL)
  • THOMAS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spanish Fort:

  • MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 11 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: BFM)
  • MOBILE REGIONAL (about 22 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: MOB)
  • TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL (about 44 miles; PASCAGOULA, MS; Abbreviation: PQL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Spanish Fort:

  • BAY MINETTE MUNI (about 16 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Abbreviation: 1R8)
  • H L SONNY CALLAHAN (about 16 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Abbreviation: 4R4)
  • MARK REYNOLDS/NORTH MOBILE COUNTY (about 17 miles; CREOLA, AL; Abbreviation: 15A)

Amtrak station near Spanish Fort:

  • 9 miles: MOBILE (11 GOVERNMENT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spanish Fort:

  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 12 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 18 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 50 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,282)
  • PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 53 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,036)
  • MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; Full-time enrollment: 6,329)

Public primary/middle schools in Spanish Fort:

  • SPANISH FORT SCHOOL (Students: 719; Location: 30900 STATE HIGHWAY 225; Grades: KG – 08)
  • ROCKWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 625; Location: 10183 US HIGHWAY 31; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SPANISH FORT HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 31750 STAGECOACH RD; Grades: N – N )

Private primary/middle school in Spanish Fort:

  • OLD SPANISH FORT CHRST SCH (Students: 280; Location: P.O. BOX 7174; Grades: PK – 10)

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