Moving to Orange Beach, Alabama

Population: 3,784. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,055 (+33.6% change)
Males: 1,967 (52.0%), Females: 1,817 (48.0%)

Baldwin County

Zip code: 36561

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $40,542
Median house value: $204,500

Population by Race

Races in Orange Beach:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.0%)
• Hispanic (2.8%)
• Other race (2.0%)
• American Indian (1.9%)
• Two or more races (1.9%)

Ancestries: English (18.4%), German (15.0%), Irish (14.6%), United States (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%), Scottish (5.2%).

Elevation: 13 feet

Land area: 10.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Orange Beach

• High school or higher: 88.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
• Unemployed: 3.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Orange Beach city

• Never married: 16.9%
• Now married: 53.6%
• Separated: 1.9%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 20.5%

4.6% Foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 1.2% Europe, 0.8% Asia, 0.7% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,525 (+67.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Orange Beach:

• SOUTH BALDWIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; FOLEY, AL)
• BAPTIST HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; PENSACOLA, FL)
• THOMAS HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Orange Beach:

• PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 29 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Abbreviation: PNS)
• MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 42 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: BFM)
• MOBILE REGIONAL (about 54 miles; MOBILE, AL; Abbreviation: MOB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Orange Beach:

• JACK EDWARDS (about 8 miles; GULF SHORES, AL; Abbreviation: JKA)
• FOLEY MUNI (about 13 miles; FOLEY, AL; Abbreviation: 5R4)
• FERGUSON (about 18 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Abbreviation: 82J)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orange Beach:

• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 28 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
• THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 29 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,282)
• PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 30 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; Full-time enrollment: 6,036)
• JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,050)
• BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 51 miles; MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 9,082)
• OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; Full-time enrollment: 3,374)

Public primary/middle school in Orange Beach:

• ORANGE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 4900 WILSON BLVD; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Orange Beach:

• ORANGE BEACH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $345,769; Location: 26267 CANAL ROAD; 23,859 books; 1,086 audio materials; 1,794 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)