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)