Summerdale, AL

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,593
US Senator
Tommy Tuberville
Republican Party
US Senator
Katie Britt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
44.7
0.903% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
3.82%
39.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$70,110
3.46% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$274,800
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
842
7.67% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Summerdale, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.6% of the residents in Summerdale, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Summerdale, AL was $274,800, and the homeownership rate was 88.3%.

Most people in Summerdale, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Summerdale, AL was 2 cars per household.

United StatesAlabamaBaldwin County, ALDaphne-Fairhope-Foley, ALBaldwin County (South)--Foley, Gulf Shores & Robertsdale Cities PUMA, AL

Population & Diversity

Summerdale, AL is home to a population of 1.59k people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.01% of Summerdale, AL residents were born outside of the country (32 people).

In 2024, there were 29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.39k people) in Summerdale, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 46 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Summerdale, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Summerdale, AL was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Summerdale, AL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.39k ± 307
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    48 ± 45
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    46 ± 47
5.02%
Hispanic Population
80 people

In 2024, there were 29 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.39k people) in Summerdale, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 46 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.02% of the people in Summerdale, AL are hispanic (80 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Summerdale, AL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    52,201 ± 5,580 people
  2. Guatemala
    19,759 ± 3,444 people
  3. Korea
    10,633 ± 2,529 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 52,201 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,759 and Korea with 10,633.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.01%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
32 people
2.27%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
36 people

As of 2024, 2.01% of Summerdale, AL residents (32 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Summerdale, AL was 2.27%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    53 ± 42
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    35 ± 26
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    4 ± 16

Summerdale, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Summerdale, AL employs 842 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Summerdale, AL were Retail Trade (196 people), Manufacturing (123 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (86 people), and the highest paying industries were Information ($82,188), Finance & Insurance ($75,714), and Manufacturing ($73,750).

Employment

Occupations

842
2024 Value
± 181
7.67%
1 Year growth
± 27.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Summerdale, AL grew at a rate of 7.67%, from 782 employees to 842 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Summerdale, AL, are Management Occupations (105 people), Sales & Related Occupations (103 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (95 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Summerdale, AL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

842
2024 Value
± 181
7.67%
1 Year growth
± 27.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Summerdale, AL grew at a rate of 7.67%, from 782 employees to 842 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Summerdale, AL, are Retail Trade (196 people), Manufacturing (123 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (86 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Summerdale, AL, though some of these residents may live in Summerdale, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$56,429
Median earning men ± $12,693
$32,984
Median earning women ± $3,886

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,250), Construction ($63,792), and Public Administration ($63,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($97,935), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,917), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,250).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.1%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Summerdale, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville
Senator from Alabama2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021
Katie Britt
Senator from Alabama3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Summerdale, AL was $274,800 in 2024, which is 0.826 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $244,900 to $274,800, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Summerdale, AL is 88.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Summerdale, AL have an average commute time of 26.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Summerdale, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$274,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,048
$624
Median Property Taxes
±$139

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Summerdale, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Summerdale, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

88.3%
Homeownership
2024
71.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 88.3% of the housing units in Summerdale, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 85.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$70,110
Median Household Income
± $9,858
707
Number of Households
± 157

In 2024, the median household income of the 707 households in Summerdale, AL grew to $70,110 from the previous year's value of $67,768.

The following chart displays the households in Summerdale, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Summerdale, AL is from Alabama.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Alabama
0.458
2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2023, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.3%)
  2. Carpooled (8.65%)
  3. Worked At Home (2.8%)

In 2024, 83.3% of workers in Summerdale, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.65%) and those who worked at home (2.8%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

26.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Summerdale, AL have a longer commute time (26.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.376% of the workforce in Summerdale, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Summerdale, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Summerdale, AL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.82% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Summerdale, AL (60 out of 1.57k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Summerdale, AL is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.2% of the population of Summerdale, AL has health coverage, with 48.5% on employee plans, 10.6% on Medicaid, 18.7% on Medicare, 17% on non-group plans, and 1.34% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alabama see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,571 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 684 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.4% under 18 years, 25.3% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 27.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46% were men and 54% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.82%
Uninsured
48.5%
Employer Coverage
10.6%
Medicaid
18.7%
Medicare
17%
Non-Group
1.34%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Summerdale, AL declined by 49.9% from 7.62% to 3.82%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Summerdale, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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