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Population (year 2000): 12,480. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,391 (+23.3% change)
Males: 5,670 (45.4%), Females: 6,810 (54.6%)
Baldwin County
Zip codes:
36532.
Median resident age: 44.5 years
Median household income: $42,912 (year 2000)
Median house value: $149,900 (year 2000)
Races in Fairhope:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.6%)
- Black (7.8%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (18.3%), German (11.0%),
United States (10.2%), Irish (8.4%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%), French
(4.2%).
Elevation: 122 feet
Land area: 11.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairhope
- High school or higher: 89.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 16.0%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairhope city
- Never married: 15.3%
- Now married: 62.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 10.0%
3.1% Foreign born (1.6% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.5%
Latin America, 0.4% North America).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,173 (+34.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Fairhope:
- THOMAS HOSPITAL (750 MORPHY AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Fairhope:
- MERCY MEDICAL A CORPORATION (about 7 miles; DAPHNE,
AL)
- UNIV OF SOUTH AL CHILDRENS AND WOMENS (about 16
miles; MOBILE, AL)
- SOUTH BALDWIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17
miles; FOLEY, AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairhope:
- MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 14 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
BFM)
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 26 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
MOB)
- TRENT LOTT INTERNATIONAL (about 44 miles;
PASCAGOULA, MS; ID: PQL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairhope:
- H L SONNY CALLAHAN (about 6 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL; ID:
4R4)
- FOLEY MUNI (about 16 miles; FOLEY, AL; ID: 5R4)
- ROY E. RAY (about 22 miles; BAYOU LA BATRE, AL; ID:
5R7)
Amtrak station near Fairhope:
- 15 miles: MOBILE (11 GOVERNMENT ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid
short-term parking, call for taxi service, public
transit connection.
College/University in Fairhope:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN
(Full-time enrollment: 5,582; Location: 10 N SUMMIT;
Public; Website: www.southalabama.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Fairhope:
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
MOBILE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,758)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 23 miles; MOBILE,
AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 48 miles;
PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 49 miles; PENSACOLA,
FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
- MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84
miles; PERKINSTON, MS; FT enrollment: 6,329)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
Public high school in Fairhope:
- FAIRHOPE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,162;
Location: 18800 GREENO RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Fairhope:
- J LARRY NEWTON SCHOOL (Students: 773;
Location: 9761 COUNTY ROAD 32; Grades: KG - 08)
- FAIRHOPE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 666;
Location: 408 N SECTION; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FAIRHOPE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 415;
Location: 2 N BISHOP RD; Grades: 02 - 03)
- FAIRHOPE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 411;
Location: 1101 FAIRHOPE AVE; Grades: 04 - 05)
- FAIRHOPE K-1 CENTER (Students: 396; Location:
100 S CHURCH ST; Grades: PK - 01)
- NORTH BALDWIN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Location:
6925 TWIN BEACH RD; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Fairhope:
- MARIETTA JOHNSON SCHOOL OF ORG (Students: 51;
Location: 8 MARIETTA DRIVE; Grades: KG - 7)
- EASTERN SHORE EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 18;
Location: 1090 FAIRHOPE AVENUE; Grades: KG - 1)
Library in Fairhope:
- FAIRHOPE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$322,842; Location: 161 NORTH SECTION STREET; 46,335
books; 2,463 audio materials; 1,813 video materials; 155
serial subscriptions)
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