ZIP Code 36507 — Bay Minette city, AL Demographics & Data

ZIP code 36507 covers Bay Minette, AL in Baldwin County with a population of about 20,350.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 37.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 251; U.S. House district AL-1; the MOBILE - PENSACOLA (FT WALT) media market.

Bay Minette, AL sits in a university / college context (near coastal alabama community college (2.2 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

Median household income in ZIP 36507 is about $47,919 — about 36% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 19.1%; unemployment rate near 4.5%; 16.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 16.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Retail trade, Manufacturing, and Healthcare; about 3.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 12.3 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $160,800 — about 54% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $700 (about 40% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 74.3% (about 8.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 36507 in Bay Minette, AL, a household would need roughly $44,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,033. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($47,919). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Bay Minette city, AL as Relatively High (composite score 96.7), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (99.2) and flood (92.2). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Bay Minette city, AL show little to no average snow and around 71.8 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 648 for ZIP 36507 (Bay Minette city, AL) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.