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Orange Beach, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Orange Beach is a Census city of 8,407 people across 14.72 square miles of land, in Baldwin County. Median household income is $97,736, 67.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 31 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $40.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Orange Beach
What Orange Beach is
- Census place typecity
- Land area14.72 sq mi
- Water area1.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land571
- County holding the largest share of its areaBaldwin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orange Beach
How many people live in Orange Beach
- Population8,407
- Median age50.6
- Population under 181,216 plus or minus 308
- Share under 1814.5 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Population 65 and over1,996
- Share 65 and over23.7 percent
- Households3,911
- Family households2,480
- Share of households that are families63.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orange Beach
Income and work in Orange Beach
- Median household income$97,736
- Per capita income$61,639
- Civilian labor force4,856
- Employed4,670
- Unemployed186 plus or minus 135
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over6,830
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orange Beach
Housing in Orange Beach
- Housing units14,887
- Occupied units3,911
- Vacant units10,976
- Vacancy rate73.7 percent
- Owner occupied2,640
- Renter occupied1,271 plus or minus 310
- Ownership rate67.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$502,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,576
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Single family units3,611
- Share single family24.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more11,007
- Share in buildings of two or more73.9 percent
- Mobile homes254 plus or minus 107
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Orange Beach gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,585
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,483 plus or minus 317
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,078 plus or minus 429
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.1 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Drove alone67.6 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home22.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orange Beach
SBA loans in Orange Beach (7(a))
- Approvals31
- Gross approval$40,395,700
- Average approval$1,303,087
- Median approval$500,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$4,340,400
- Largest approval$4,500,000
- Jobs supported717
- Jobs per approval23.1
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full4
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.7 percent
- Share to franchises9.7 percent
- Distinct lenders17
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orange Beach, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Orange Beach
SBA loans in Orange Beach (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$5,551,000
- Average approval$793,000
- Median approval$247,000
- Largest approval$2,257,000
- Jobs supported137
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orange Beach, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Orange Beach
Flood risk in Orange Beach
- NFIP communityCity of Orange Beach
- NFIP community number015011
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 6
- Currently effective map date04/19/19
The City of Orange Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 015011 and carries Community Rating System class 6, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Baldwin County, not Orange Beach
Baldwin County context, not Orange Beach figures
- Establishments in Baldwin County6,409
- Covered employment, Baldwin County85,118
- Average annual pay, Baldwin County$51,157
- Housing units permitted, Baldwin County3,883
Every figure in this section is published for Baldwin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Orange Beach.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Orange Beach questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Orange Beach, Alabama?
8,407, in 3,911 households. Orange Beach city covers 14.72 square miles of land, which is 571 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Orange Beach in?
Baldwin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Orange Beach?
$97,736. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $502,400. Median gross rent is $1,576 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Orange Beach businesses?
31 7(a) approvals totaling $40.4 m since FY2020, across 17 lenders, median approval $500,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $5.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orange Beach, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Orange Beach borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Orange Beach. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Orange Beach in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Orange Beach appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Orange Beach, city of, community 015011, carrying Community Rating System class 6, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Orange Beach figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Baldwin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Orange Beach.
Is zoning published for Orange Beach?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.