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Most Expensive Fairhope Neighborhoods
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| 1 | Volanta / Seacliff |
| 2 | Point Clear |
| 3 | River Park / Clay City |
| 4 | City Center |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Fairhope NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Point Clear, Volanta / Seacliff, River Park / Clay City
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Fairhope, AL Coden, Daphne, Foley, Loxley, Mobile, Robertsdale, Spanish Fort, Summerdale, Theodore
POPULATION
12,212
| FAIRHOPE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 12,212 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 5,951 |
| FAIRHOPE HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 68.53% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 21.19% |
| % VACANT | 10.28% |
| TYPE OF FAIRHOPE HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 76.17% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 1.31% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 5.56% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 7.86% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 9.09% |
| OTHER | 0.01% |
| SIZE OF FAIRHOPE HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.50% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 6.39% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 31.34% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 44.87% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 13.71% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 3.19% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 19.32% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 46.18% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 24.80% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 9.70% |
| FAIRHOPE REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $258,069 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $965 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$92,000 | 9.63% |
| $92,001-$186,000 | 17.88% |
| $186,001-$369,000 | 46.03% |
| $369,001-$555,000 | 14.57% |
| $555,001-$739,000 | 7.58% |
| $739,001-$924,000 | 1.77% |
| $924,001-$1,386,000 | 1.15% |
| $1,386,001-$1,847,000 | 0.34% |
| > $1,847,000 | 1.05% |
| PEOPLE OF Fairhope | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 5.30% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.23% |
| 18 TO 24 | 4.70% |
| 25 TO 34 | 9.93% |
| 35 TO 54 | 28.95% |
| 55 TO 64 | 10.45% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 24.44% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 89.08% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 37.17% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $42,913 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $25,237 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 7.46% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (14.47%), Retail (11.20%), Education (10.48%), Accomodation (7.37%), Manufacturing (7.16%), Construction (7.06%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (6.71%), Other (5.87%), Public Service (5.21%), Wholesale (3.95%), Information Technology (3.77%), Transportation (3.48%), Finance (3.40%), Real Estate (3.27%), Administration (2.49%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 3.77% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 89.26% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 8.52% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.13% |
| ASIAN | 0.45% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.07% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.12% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.45% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 1.06% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (29.10%), English (13.59%), Other Groups (11.31%), United States or American (10.38%), German (8.04%), Irish (4.94%), Scotch-Irish (4.25%), Scottish (2.88%), Italian (2.64%), French (2.54%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 3.13% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (90.82%) |
Fairhope is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 12,212 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Fairhope is the 54th largest community in Alabama.
Fairhope is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Fairhope is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fairhope who work in sales jobs (16.24%), management occupations (12.72%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.84%).
The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Fairhope are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Fairhope is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 98.1% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Fairhope.
Being a small city, Fairhope does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Fairhope are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 37.17% of adults in Fairhope have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Fairhope in 2000 was $25,237, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,948 for a family of four.
The people who call Fairhope home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fairhope is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Fairhope include English, German, Irish, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Fairhope is English.
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