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Population (year 2000): 7,820. Estimated population in July 2006: 7,697 (-1.6% change)
 

Males: 3,854  (49.3%)
Females: 3,966  (50.7%)

Baldwin County

Median resident age:  33.4 years
Alabama median age:  35.8 years

Zip codes: 36507.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,500 (it was $27,226 in 2000)
Bay Minette  $28,500
Alabama:  $36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $83,400 (it was $69,800 in 2000)
Bay Minette  $83,400
Alabama:  $97,500

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Races in Bay Minette:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.9%)
  • Black (33.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (13.5%), Irish (7.9%), German (5.8%), English (4.8%), Subsaharan African (3.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 268 feet

Land area: 8.00 square miles.

Population density: 976 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Bay Minette

  • High school or higher: 69.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bay Minette city

  • Never married: 27.1%
  • Now married: 48.0%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

73 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.9%
Alabama:  2.0%



According to our research there were 20 registered sex offenders living in Bay Minette, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bay Minette to the number of sex offenders is 390 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bay Minette:  0.3% ($220)
Alabama:  0.3% ($289)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Mobile, AL (26.5 miles , pop. 198,915).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Montgomery, AL (145.1 miles , pop. 201,568).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (528.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Creola, AL (16.3 miles ), Stockton, AL (16.5 miles ), Spanish Fort, AL (17.9 miles ), Loxley, AL (18.0 miles ), Northwest Escambia, FL (18.5 miles ), Daphne, AL (19.0 miles ), Satsuma, AL (19.2 miles ), Mount Vernon, AL (21.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 44 buildings, average cost: $97,100
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $83,700
  • 1998: 19 buildings, average cost: $102,500
  • 1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $126,300
  • 2000: 12 buildings, average cost: $96,400
  • 2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $96,400
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $136,700
  • 2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $136,700
  • 2004: 11 buildings, average cost: $136,700
  • 2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $136,700
  • 2006: 70 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 2007: 88 buildings, average cost: $112,400

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Latitude: 30.88 N, Longitude: 87.78 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,886 (+24.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,284 (45.1%)


People in group quarters in Bay Minette
  • 387 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 221 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 188 people in nursing homes
  • 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 251

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Bay Minette, Alabama business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +559 (+7.7%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)


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Crime in Bay Minette by Year

Type 2003 2004 2005
Murders 110
    per 100,000 12.812.70.0
Rapes 221
    per 100,000 25.525.312.7
Robberies 9911
    per 100,000 114.9114.0139.8
Assaults 393632
    per 100,000 497.9455.9406.8
Burglaries 454959
    per 100,000 574.5620.6750.0
Thefts 277241270
    per 100,000 3536.33052.23432.1
Auto thefts 8914
    per 100,000 102.1114.0178.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 118.7) 369.8345.6337.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 32 (24 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.07
US city average:  3.00

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Bay Minette-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Alabama state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/21/1997, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the Bay Minette city center caused $2 million in damages.

On 4/18/1950, a category 3 tornado 22.3 miles away from the city center injured 15 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Bay Minette:
  • NORTH BALDWIN INFIRMARY (1815 HAND AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bay Minette:
  • THOMAS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL)
  • SEARCY HOSPITAL ACUTE CARE ADMISS UNIT (about 23 miles; MT VERNON, AL)
  • ATMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ATMORE, AL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bay Minette:
  • MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 28 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID: BFM)
  • MOBILE REGIONAL (about 35 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID: MOB)
  • PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 51 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; ID: PNS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bay Minette:
  • BAY MINETTE MUNI (about 3 miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; ID: 1R8)
  • MARK REYNOLDS/NORTH MOBILE COUNTY (about 14 miles; CREOLA, AL; ID: 15A)
  • ATMORE MUNI (about 26 miles; ATMORE, AL; ID: 0R1)

College/University in Bay Minette:
  • JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 2,050; Location: 1900 US HWY 31 S; Public; Website: www.faulkner.cc.al.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Bay Minette:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 23 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
  • BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 31 miles; MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 46 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
  • PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
  • MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
  • OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
Public high school in Bay Minette:
Public elementary/middle schools in Bay Minette:
Private elementary/middle school in Bay Minette:
  • WEINACKER'S MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 9; Location: 115 NORTH DOBSON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 1)
Library in Bay Minette:
  • BAY MINETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $212,936; Location: 205 WEST 2ND STREET; 47,939 books; 1,227 audio materials; 2,320 video materials; 61 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Bay Minette: Baldwin County Courthouse (A), Bay Minette Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Bay Minette Plaza Shopping Center (1), Gracelaine Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bay Minette include: United Baptist Church (A), Trinity Pentecostal Holiness Church (B), Trinity Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (C), Saint Paul United Methodist Church (D), Saint Agatha Catholic Church (E), Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints (F), Eastwood Baptist Church (G), Evangel Temple Church (H), First Assembly of God Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bay Minette Cemetery (1), Stanmyer Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Bay Minette: Holiday Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Bay Minette Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Bay Minette Days Inn (1819 South USHighway 31), Baldwin Motel (Highway 31 South), Bay Inn and Suites (1402 South USHighway 31), Star Motel (302 East 2nd Street), Windwood Inn of Bay Minette (610 McMeans Avenue), Quality Inn (1402 S US Highway 31).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bay Minette and their reported violations in the past:

NORTH BALDWIN UTILITIES (Population served: 15795, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 21 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Alabama:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  69.8%
Whole state:  70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.9%
Whole state:  3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  22.3%
Whole state:  16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  11.5%
Whole state:  7.3%

Bay Minette compared to Alabama state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Bay Minette (2007 data):
  • Regions Bank: Bay Minette Branch at 511 D'olive, branch established on 1984-08-04; Courthouse Square Branch at 408 Courthouse Square, branch established on 1954-11-27. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
  • United Bank: Bay Minette Branch at 404 Courthouse Square, branch established on 1998-12-30; Bay Minette Branch at 615 Mcmeans Avenue, branch established on 2003-09-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $426.3 mil, Deposits: $331.9 mil, headquarters in Atmore, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: United Bancorporation Of Alabama, Inc.
  • First Gulf Bank, National Association: Bay Minette Branch at 209 West First Street, branch established on 1978-05-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $654.2 mil, Deposits: $505.9 mil, headquarters in Pensacola, FL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Alabama National Bancorporation
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Bay Minette Branch at 119 Courthouse Square, branch established on 1932-10-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 4$10,829$32,4870$0
Other Government Administration 3$9,613$38,4526$2,953
Judicial and Legal 1$2,683$32,1962$1,251
Police Protection - Officers 20$60,850$36,5100$0
Police - Other 8$11,119$16,6790$0
Firefighters 11$30,870$33,6760$0
Streets and Highways 10$19,802$23,7620$0
Health 1$1,937$23,2440$0
Solid Waste Management 15$21,613$17,2901$545
Sewerage 9$36,996$49,3280$0
Parks and Recreation 7$12,387$21,2351$100
Water Supply 11$41,955$45,7690$0
Gas Supply 5$11,429$27,4300$0
Local Libraries 7$11,435$19,6030$0
Other and Unallocable 13$20,502$18,9250$0
Totals for Government 125$304,020$29,18610$4,849



9.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,215 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.32%
Alabama average:  6.81%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($501 average AGI)
Baldwin County:  0.09%
Alabama average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Mobile County, AL  1.49% ($54,758 average AGI)
from Escambia County, FL  0.67% ($45,973)
from Jefferson County, AL  0.31% ($46,598)


6.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,435 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.60%
Alabama average:  6.16%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($401 average AGI)
Baldwin County:  0.05%
Alabama average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Mobile County, AL  1.10% ($33,627 average AGI)
to Escambia County, FL  0.43% ($47,435)
to Jefferson County, AL  0.22% ($34,364)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bay Minette:
  • WBCA (1110 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BAY MINETTE, AL; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WASG (550 AM; 25 kW; ATMORE, AL; Owner: 550 AM, INC)
  • WDLT (660 AM; 10 kW; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNTM (710 AM; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBHY (840 AM; daytime; 10 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
  • WLPR (960 AM; 5 kW; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
  • WMOB (1360 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: BUDDY TUCKER ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • WKSJ (1270 AM; 5 kW; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WEBY (1330 AM; 25 kW; MILTON, FL; Owner: SPINNAKER LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WABB (1480 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WABB-FM, INC.)
  • WNVY (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CANTONMENT, FL; Owner: 1090-AM INC.)
  • WLVV (1410 AM; 5 kW; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WLVV, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bay Minette:
  • WMXC (99.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WABB-FM (97.5 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: WABB-FM, INC.)
  • WRKH (96.1 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAVH (106.5 FM; DAPHNE, AL; Owner: BALDWIN BROADCASTING COMPANY, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • WMEZ (94.1 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHIL-FM (91.3 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: SPRING HILL COLLEGE)
  • WJLQ (100.7 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBLX-FM (92.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYOK (104.1 FM; ATMORE, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WNSP (105.5 FM; BAY MINETTE, AL; Owner: COM+, LLC)
  • WKSJ-FM (94.9 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WPCS (89.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC)
  • WYCL (107.3 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CONCORD MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WYDH (105.9 FM; ATMORE, AL; Owner: SOUTHERN MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WXBM-FM (102.7 FM; MILTON, FL; Owner: 6 JOHNSON ROAD LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBHY-FM (88.5 FM; MOBILE, AL; Owner: GOFORTH MEDIA, INC.)
  • WTKX-FM (101.5 FM; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WZEW (92.1 FM; FAIRHOPE, AL; Owner: BALDWIN BROADCASTING COMPANY, DEBTOR IN POSSESSION)
  • WDLT-FM (98.3 FM; CHICKASAW, AL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WPFL (105.1 FM; CENTURY, FL; Owner: TRI-COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bay Minette:
  • WKRG-TV (Channel 5; MOBILE, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WEAR-TV (Channel 3; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: WEAR LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WMPV-TV (Channel 21; MOBILE, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WALA-TV (Channel 10; MOBILE, AL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WPMI (Channel 15; MOBILE, AL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJTC (Channel 44; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHBR (Channel 33; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: CHRISTIAN TELEVISION OF PENSACOLA/MOBILE, INC.)
  • WRBM-LP (Channel 60; PRICHARD, AL; Owner: UPPER GULF COAST, L.L.C.)
  • WBPG (Channel 55; GULF SHORES, AL; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WEIQ (Channel 42; MOBILE, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
  • WSRE (Channel 23; PENSACOLA, FL; Owner: DST .BD. OF TRUSTEES PENSACOLA JR. COLLEGE)
  • WMOE-LP (Channel 12; MOBILE, AL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W52BF (Channel 52; MOBILE, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WGHA-LP (Channel 66; GULF SHORES , ETC., AL; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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