Bay Minette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 8,371 people and three associated neighborhoods, Bay Minette is the 85th largest community in Alabama.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Bay Minette is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.83% of the Bay Minette workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Bay Minette is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Bay Minette who work in sales jobs (9.27%), food service (6.45%), and personal care services (6.33%). Being a small city, Bay Minette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Bay Minette is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.70% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Bay Minette in 2022 was $22,911, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,644 for a family of four. However, Bay Minette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bay Minette is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bay Minette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bay Minette residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bay Minette include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Bay Minette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
