Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Grand Bay is worth considering.
One of the nice things about Grand Bay is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Grand Bay, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.82 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Grand Bay does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Grand Bay rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.24% of adults 25 and older in Grand Bay have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Grand Bay in 2022 was $35,288, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,152 for a family of four. However, Grand Bay contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Grand Bay is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Grand Bay home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grand Bay residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grand Bay include German, English, Irish, European, and French.
The most common language spoken in Grand Bay is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
