WAGE GROWTH

QUICK FACTS

With 8% wage growth from 2018 to 2019, Baldwin County ranked 2nd among all small U.S. metro areas for total wage growth.

Source: Milken Institute

Baldwin County is in the top six percent out of 3,110 U.S. counties for job growth relative to population growth. 

Source: StatsAmerica


Tax Revenue & Property Values

52.2% GROWTH

in total assessed property values from 2012 to 2020.

69.5% OF ALL

assessed property value in Baldwin county is located within municipal limits

55.2% OF ALL

assessed property value within municipal limits is located in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach

38.4% OF ALL

assessed property value within Baldwin County is located in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach


Real Estate Investment & Growth

33% increase in new home sales
from 2019 to 2020

2020 Home Sales 

Average Year Built: 2003
Median Year Built: 2006
Average Days on Market: 73
Median Sales Price: $268,475

Source: Baldwin REALTORS®

2021 Home Sales (Jan.-Apr.) 

Average Year Built: 2003
Median Year Built: 2006
Average Days on Market: 52
Median Sales Price: $305,000

Source: Baldwin REALTORS®


Alabama’s GDP Leaders

Baldwin County leads the State of Alabama in 5 year compensation growth, with 36.3% growth. 

Source: JobsEQ

Baldwin County ranks among Alabamas’s top 5 Counties for business growth, GDP growth, new building permits and business investment.

Source: JobsEQ


International Trade & the Port of Mobile

The value of goods exported from the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley MSA increased by 456 percent from 2013 to 2019.

Source: International Trade Administration

Source: International Trade Administration


Baldwin County & Alabama Traffic Count Data

ALDOT’s traffic count map