Bay Minette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 8,277 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. 42.61% 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 (8.35%), food service (8.00%), and office and administrative support (7.11%). Bay Minette is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Bay Minette have a very low rate of college education: just 9.86% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Bay Minette in 2022 was $22,391, 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 $89,564 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, German, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Bay Minette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
