Orange Beach, Alabama - Information on Orange Beach, AL and Orange Beach Real Estate
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 Population
(year 2000): 3,784, Est. population in
July 2002: 4,203
(+11.1%
change)
Males: 1,967 (52.0%), Females: 1,817
(48.0%)
Elevation: 10 feet
County: Baldwin
Land area: 10.4 square
miles
Zip code: 36561
Median resident age:
44.2 years
Median household income: $40,542 (year
2000)
Median house value: $204,500 (year 2000)
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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%)
(Total can be greater than
100% because Hispanics could be
counted in other races)
Ancestries: English
(18.4%), German (15.0%), Irish (14.6%),
United States (6.1%), Scotch-Irish
(5.3%), Scottish (5.2%).
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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).
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pensacola,
FL (26.2 miles, pop. 56,255).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+:
Montgomery, AL (168.1 miles, pop. 201,568).
Nearest city with pop.
1,000,000+: Houston, TX (538.6 miles, pop.
1,953,631).
Nearest cities: Elberta, AL (8.8
miles), Gulf
Shores, AL (9.7 miles), Foley, AL (11.4
miles), Summerdale, AL (16.6 miles), Warrington,
FL (19.8 miles), Myrtle Grove, FL (19.9 miles),
Robertsdale, AL (20.7 miles), Bellview, FL (21.4
miles).
Single-family new house construction building
permits:
- 1997: 64 buildings, average cost:
$92,800
- 1998: 68 buildings, average cost:
$90,500
- 1999: 91 buildings, average cost:
$99,800
- 2000: 122 buildings, average cost:
$107,000
- 2001: 111 buildings, average cost:
$112,700
- 2002: 113 buildings, average cost:
$103,800
- 2003: 164 buildings, average cost:
$114,400
Area code: 251
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Industries providing employment:
Construction (18.9%), Retail trade (18.2%),
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation
and food services (14.0%).
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Crime in Orange Beach, Alabama (2001):
- 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
- 3 rapes (79.0 per 100,000)
- 4 robberies (105.3 per 100,000)
- 11 assaults (289.5 per 100,000)
- 46 burglaries (1210.8 per 100,000)
- 234 larceny counts (6159.5 per 100,000)
- 7 auto thefts (184.3 per 100,000)
- City-data.com crime index = 468.8 (higher means
more crime)
Average weather in Orange Beach, Alabama
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Average temp. (°F) |
50.5 |
53.4 |
59.8 |
65.7 |
73.2 |
79.2 |
81.5 |
81.1 |
77.3 |
67.9 |
59.5 |
52.7 |
| High temperature (°F) |
60.9 |
64.3 |
70.6 |
76.6 |
83.5 |
88.7 |
90.5 |
90.1 |
86.8 |
79.3 |
70.5 |
63.2 |
| Low temperature (°F) |
40.0 |
42.5 |
49.0 |
54.8 |
62.9 |
69.7 |
72.5 |
72.0 |
67.8 |
56.5 |
48.4 |
42.2 |
| Precipitation (in) |
5.9 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
8.2 |
6.6 |
6.1 |
3.7 |
5.2 |
4.2 |
Normal climate around Orange Beach, Alabama
Based on data reported by main weather stations
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Days with precip. |
10 |
9 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
13 |
9 |
5 |
8 |
9 |
| Wind speed (mph) |
9.1 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
8.6 |
7.6 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
8.9 |
| Morning humidity (%) |
82 |
82 |
84 |
86 |
87 |
84 |
86 |
87 |
85 |
82 |
82 |
81 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) |
65 |
61 |
62 |
60 |
62 |
61 |
65 |
66 |
63 |
57 |
61 |
65 |
| Sunshine (%) |
48 |
53 |
61 |
63 |
67 |
67 |
57 |
58 |
60 |
71 |
64 |
49 |
| Days clear of clouds |
8 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
| Partly cloudy days |
7 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
15 |
17 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
| Cloudy days |
16 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
16 |
| Snowfall (in) |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Hospitals/medical centers near Orange Beach Alabama:
- 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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Orange Beach:
- PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 29 miles; PENSACOLA, FL;
ID: PNS)
- MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 42 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
BFM)
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 54 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
MOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Orange Beach:
- JACK EDWARDS (about 8 miles; GULF SHORES, AL; ID:
JKA)
- FOLEY MUNI (about 13 miles; FOLEY, AL; ID: 5R4)
- FERGUSON (about 18 miles; PENSACOLA, FL; ID: 82J)
Local government website: http://www.penfield.org/
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Orange Beach, Alabama:
- 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; FT enrollment: 6,282)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 51 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
Public primary/middle school in Orange Beach:
- ORANGE BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
276; Location: 4900 WILSON BLVD; Grades: KG - 05)
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)
Orange Beach compared to Alabama state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below
state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly
below state average.
- Median age significantly above state
average.
- House age significantly below state
average.
- Number of college students below state
average.
Information extracted
from: http://www.city-data.com/
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