Fairhope, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 17,147 (Urban population: 16,434 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 713 (all nonfarm))

Fairhope, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 5,951 (5,339 occupied: 4,078 owner occupied, 1,261 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	28%

Housing density: 541 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $853 (lower quartile is $621, upper quartile is $958)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $796

Median gross rent in Fairhope, AL in 2007: $980

Housing units in Fairhope with a mortgage: 2,186 (279 second mortgage, 252 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,269

Fairhope,AL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $241,589 (it was $139,700 in 2000)

Fairhope:	$241,589
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $155,340 - $363,835

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $329,770
Here: $329,770
State: $173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $138,831
Here: $138,831
State: $137,814

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,148
Here: $102,148
State: $116,190

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $960,856
Here: $960,856
State: $223,768

Mobile homes: $34,688
Here: $34,688
State: $39,336

Household type by relationship

Households: 11,876

In family households: 9,999 (2,783 male householders, 729 female householders)
3,054 spouses, 3,074 children (2,696 natural, 98 adopted, 280 stepchildren), 102 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 81 other relatives, 55 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,877 (544 male householders (498 living alone)), 1,235 female householders (1,183 living alone)), 98 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 336 (235 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,854 2-persons, 749 3-persons, 550 4-persons, 263 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,681 1-person, 98 2-persons.

2,002 married couples with children.
521 single-parent households (77 men, 444 women).

95.9% of residents of Fairhope speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 57% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (22% speak English well, 78% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 382 (3.1%)
(47.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairhope, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 97 4 rooms: 427 5 rooms: 931 6 rooms: 968 7 rooms: 683 8 rooms: 499 9 or more rooms: 446

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairhope, Alabama:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 84 3 rooms: 180 4 rooms: 317 5 rooms: 319 6 rooms: 187 7 rooms: 72 8 rooms: 69 9 or more rooms: 27

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 220
1995 to 1998: 930
1990 to 1994: 871
1980 to 1989: 860
1970 to 1979: 1,017
1960 to 1969: 562
1950 to 1959: 551
1940 to 1949: 363
1939 or earlier: 577

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairhope:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 74 2 bedrooms: 1,008 3 bedrooms: 2,153 4 bedrooms: 686 5 or more bedrooms: 157

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairhope:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 239 2 bedrooms: 576 3 bedrooms: 354 4 bedrooms: 74 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairhope in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 127 1 vehicle: 1,379 2 vehicles: 1,910 3 vehicles: 513 4 vehicles: 114 5 or more vehicles: 35

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairhope in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 94 1 vehicle: 778 2 vehicles: 343 3 vehicles: 37 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Fairhope, AL:

Less than $10,000: 58
$10,000 to $14,999: 29
$15,000 to $19,999: 35
$20,000 to $24,999: 41
$25,000 to $29,999: 52
$30,000 to $34,999: 54
$35,000 to $39,999: 46
$40,000 to $49,999: 64
$50,000 to $59,999: 17
$60,000 to $69,999: 71
$70,000 to $79,999: 44
$80,000 to $89,999: 38
$90,000 to $99,999: 29
$100,000 to $124,999: 148
$125,000 to $149,999: 335
$150,000 to $174,999: 521
$175,000 to $199,999: 497
$200,000 to $249,999: 853
$250,000 to $299,999: 734
$300,000 to $399,999: 699
$400,000 to $499,999: 479
$500,000 to $749,999: 550
$750,000 to $999,999: 86
$1,000,000 or more: 123

Fairhope rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fairhope:

Less than $100: 35 people
$100 to $149: 23
$150 to $199: 53
$200 to $249: 22
$250 to $299: 20
$300 to $349: 38
$350 to $399: 28
$400 to $449: 31
$450 to $499: 36
$500 to $549: 51
$550 to $599: 46
$600 to $649: 51
$650 to $699: 77
$700 to $749: 99
$750 to $799: 102
$800 to $899: 230
$900 to $999: 277
$1,000 to $1,249: 250
$1,250 to $1,499: 60
$1,500 to $1,999: 23
$2,000 or more: 82
No cash rent: 71

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 134 1990 to 1994: 16 1985 to 1989: 25 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 44 1965 to 1969: 163

Fairhope, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.4%
Number of people working at home: 254 (5.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 274
5 to 9 minutes: 1031
10 to 14 minutes: 633
15 to 19 minutes: 449
20 to 24 minutes: 384
25 to 29 minutes: 276
30 to 34 minutes: 530
35 to 39 minutes: 220
40 to 44 minutes: 272
45 to 59 minutes: 530
60 to 89 minutes: 127
90 or more minutes: 80

Fairhope mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,245 (84%)
Carpooled: 469 (9%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 66 (1%)
Other means: 11 (0%)
Worked at home: 254 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 407
$10,000 to $14,999: 359
$15,000 to $19,999: 327
$20,000 to $24,999: 354
$25,000 to $29,999: 354
$30,000 to $34,999: 349
$35,000 to $39,999: 319
$40,000 to $44,999: 260
$45,000 to $49,999: 264
$50,000 to $59,999: 447
$60,000 to $74,999: 540
$75,000 to $99,999: 579
$100,000 to $124,999: 338
$125,000 to $149,999: 139
$150,000 to $199,999: 143
$200,000 or more: 112

First ancestries reported:

English: 1659

Other groups: 1381

United States or American: 1268

German: 982

Irish: 603

Scotch-Irish: 519

Scottish: 352

Italian: 322

French (except Basque): 310

European: 165

British: 125

Czech: 115

Swedish: 113

Norwegian: 101

Welsh: 100

Dutch: 92

Arab:: 47

Arab/Arabic: 47

Czechoslovakian: 45

Polish: 44

French Canadian: 37

Swiss: 36

Greek: 33

Subsaharan African:: 27

African: 27

Russian: 26

Danish: 22

Lithuanian: 20

Hungarian: 19

Canadian: 18

Celtic: 15

Brazilian: 12

Finnish: 10

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Other West Indian: 10

Iranian: 7

Afghan: 6

Belgian: 6

Ukrainian: 6

Scandinavian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Germany (18%)
United Kingdom (14%)
Other Western Asia (12%)
Canada (12%)
Other Northern Europe (7%)
Other Western Europe (4%)
Japan (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6421
Northeast: 706
Midwest: 1298
South: 3000
West: 345

54% of Fairhope residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 12
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 64
9th grade: 28
10th grade: 80
11th grade: 57
12th grade, no diploma: 63
High school graduate (or equivalency): 858
Less than 1 year of college: 158
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 771
Associate degree: 212
Bachelor's degree: 941
Master's degree: 393
Professional school degree: 198
Doctorate degree: 72

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 72
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 29
7th and 8th grade: 49
9th grade: 94
10th grade: 146
11th grade: 143
12th grade, no diploma: 147
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,273
Less than 1 year of college: 377
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 762
Associate degree: 265
Bachelor's degree: 971
Master's degree: 640
Professional school degree: 87
Doctorate degree: 47

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 7.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 36.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $58,123
Black householders: $28,356
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $71,581
Asian householders: $3,100
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $51,561
Some other race householders: $15,252
Two or more races householders: $39,954
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $17,090

Fairhope household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fairhope household income for Black householders

Fairhope household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Fairhope marital status for males

Fairhope marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $267,356
Black or African American householders: $161,693
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $324,252
Some other race householders: $281,018
Two or more races householders: $225,333
Hispanic or Latino householders: $265,973

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,533
One, attached: 78
Two: 65
3 or 4: 266
5 to 9: 141
10 to 19: 95
20 to 49: 100
50 or more: 132
Mobile homes: 541

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,750

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fairhope:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (56%) Utility gas (42%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (74%) Utility gas (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 194

Here:	16.0%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72

Here:	12.1%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Here:	1.8%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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