6,130
68%
$81,295
46.8%
America/Chicago
36561 36530
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Orange Beach, AL - History
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Orange Beach has a population of 6130. 48.6% of Orange Beach’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.4 are female. 55.8% of Orange Beach is married and 68.2% own their own home. The Average Home price is $329,488, and the average rent is $1,248. Household median income in Orange Beach is $81,295, and the individual median income is $41,950. Orange Beach’s Ethnic is the following: White(97.9%), Asian(1.2%), Multiple(0.8%), Hispanic(0.2%), Black(0.1%), Other(0.1%).
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,441 people, 2,492 households, and 1,544 families residing in the city. The population density was 370 per square mile (140/km2). There were 11,726 housing units at an average density of 737.5 per square mile (284.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 94.3% White, 0.6% Black or African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 1.4% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races.
2.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 2,492 households, out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.70. In the city, the population was 18.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $66,656, and the median income for a family was $69,964. Males had a median income of $54,806 versus $47,019 for females. The per capita income for the city was $40,153. About 1.2% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
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