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Bayou La Batre, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Bayou La Batre is a Census city of 1,881 people across 7.49 square miles of land, in Mobile County. Median household income is $37,679, 52.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bayou La Batre
What Bayou La Batre is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.49 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land251 plus or minus 57
- County holding the largest share of its areaMobile 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.
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How many people live in Bayou La Batre
- Population1,881 plus or minus 427
- Median age33.6 plus or minus 8.3
- Population under 18500 plus or minus 148
- Share under 1826.6 percent
- Population 65 and over336 plus or minus 105
- Share 65 and over17.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households646 plus or minus 133
- Family households364 plus or minus 99
- Share of households that are families56.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bayou La Batre
- Median household income$37,679 plus or minus $8,841
- Per capita income$18,587 plus or minus $4,563
- Civilian labor force688 plus or minus 182
- Employed670 plus or minus 180
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate2.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over1,182 plus or minus 257
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher66.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bayou La Batre
- Housing units774
- Occupied units646 plus or minus 133
- Vacant units128 plus or minus 66
- Vacancy rate16.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied337 plus or minus 80
- Renter occupied309 plus or minus 119
- Ownership rate52.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$880
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units672 plus or minus 139
- Share single family86.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more71 plus or minus 49
- Share in buildings of two or more9.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1986
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bayou La Batre gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute607 plus or minus 179
- Commuting under 15 minutes289 plus or minus 105
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.6 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more189 plus or minus 85
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.1 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Drove alone83.4 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home7.5 percent plus or minus 9.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bayou La Batre (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$3,723,700
- Average approval$744,740
- Median approval$650,000
- Largest approval$2,078,700
- Jobs supported78
- Jobs per approval15.6
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bayou La Batre, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
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Flood risk in Bayou La Batre
- NFIP communityCity of Bayou La Batre
- NFIP community number015001
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/20
The City of Bayou La Batre participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 015001 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mobile County, not Bayou La Batre
Mobile County context, not Bayou La Batre figures
- Establishments in Mobile County8,960
- Covered employment, Mobile County175,327
- Average annual pay, Mobile County$61,700
- Housing units permitted, Mobile County1,715
Every figure in this section is published for Mobile County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bayou La Batre.
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Bayou La Batre questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bayou La Batre, Alabama?
1,881, in 646 households. Bayou La Batre city covers 7.49 square miles of land, which is 251 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bayou La Batre in?
Mobile 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 Bayou La Batre?
$37,679. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,800. Median gross rent is $880 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bayou La Batre businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $3.7 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $650,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bayou La Batre, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bayou La Batre borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bayou La Batre. Only 0 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 Bayou La Batre in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bayou La Batre appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bayou La Batre, city of, community 015001, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Bayou La Batre figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mobile 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 Bayou La Batre.
Is zoning published for Bayou La Batre?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.