Orange Beach, AL Population

Overview

7,847

Total Population

53.5

Median age

52.17%

Female population %

91.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

71.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

23

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Orange Beach's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Orange Beach is 53.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Orange Beach's population under 18 was 15.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Orange Beach's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.30% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Orange Beach, 12.26% were under the age of 15, 12.58% aged 15 to 29, 45.86% aged 30 to 64, 28.43% aged 65 to 84, and 0.87% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 341 more females than males in Orange Beach:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.17% females and 47.83% males in Orange Beach, AL.
The Orange Beach, AL gender ratio is 91.7:100 i.e. 91.7 men to 100 women (0.917).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 543.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 488.

Orange Beach's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Orange Beach population: 96.74% are White, 0.45% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.16% are Asian and 1.66% are multiracial.
Orange Beach's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 23 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 7,824 (99.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Orange Beach is White with a population of 7,591 (96.74% of the total population).

Orange Beach's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 8,447 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Orange Beach's population increased by 1,524 (38.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Orange Beach's population increased by 2,681 (49.20%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Orange Beach's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,925.