Facts from the U.S. Census

The latest census data about our diverse and growing city.
Population 2016 2018
Foley 17,607 18,928
Baldwin County 208,563 218,022
Quick Facts Foley Baldwin County
Households (2018) 7,574 78,622
Persons per household (2018) 2.33 2.61
Persons Under 5 Years, 2018 4.67% 5.5%
Persons Under 18 Years, 2018 17.6% 21.6%
Persons 65 Years & Older 26.2% 20.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, ages 5 years+, 2018 11.2% 5.4%
High school graduate or higher, age 25 years+, 2018 88% 90.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, age 25 years+, 2018 24.5% 31.3%
Housing units, 2018 X 116,631
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2018 64.4% 73.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2018 $170,300 $189,800
Median gross rent, 2018 $810 $958
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ years, 2018 20.6 27.4
Median household income (in 2016 dollars), 2018 $42,172 $55,962
Persons in poverty 11.9% 9.8%
Population per square mile, 2018 567.4 114.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 25.77 1,589.78
Economy Foley Baldwin County
In civilian labor force, total, age 16 years+, 2018 51.5% 58.3%
In civilian labor force, female, age 16 years+, 2018 48% 54.1%
Total accommodation and food service sales, 2018 ($1000) 77,976 560,602
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1000) 159,927 622,454
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2018 ($1000) 64,923 1,118,210
Total retail sales, 2018 ($1000) 587,106 3,145,789
Total retail sales per capita, 2018 $38,119 $16,488