Gulf Shores, Alabama Census Data & Community Profile

GULF SHORES GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Gulf Shores, AL
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Gulf Shores, AL was 5,044.

Gulf Shores Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Gulf Shores was 2,487, which represents 49.3 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Gulf Shores, AL
There are an estimated 1,397 married men in the town. 66.8 percent of men over 15 years old in Gulf Shores are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Gulf Shores is 2,557 which is 50.7 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Gulf Shores, Alabama
There are an estimated 1,342 married women in the community. 58.4 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Gulf Shores, AL
The median age of people living in Gulf Shores, AL was 46.3 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Gulf Shores was 157. There were 4,216 people above the age of 18, which represents 83.6 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 23.1 percent of the population (1,164) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Gulf Shores, AL
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Gulf Shores, AL was 4,990.

White Population in Gulf Shores, AL
The estimated White population in the Gulf Shores community is 4,920, which is 97.5 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Gulf Shores, Alabama
The estimated Black/African American population is 11, which is 0.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Gulf Shores, AL
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Gulf Shores, AL was 22.

Asian Population in Gulf Shores, Alabama
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 15.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Gulf Shores, AL
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Gulf Shores was an estimated 2.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 20, while those of “two or more races” was 54 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Gulf Shores community was 62, or 1.2 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Gulf Shores, AL
The household population number in Gulf Shores was 5,042.

Group Quarters Population in Gulf Shores, AL
Group Quarters population in the community was 2.

Average Household Size in Gulf Shores, AL
The average household size in Gulf Shores is 2.15 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.56 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Gulf Shores, AL
At the time of the last census survey, there were 6,810 total housing units in Gulf Shores.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,344, or 34.4 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,702 were owner-occupied (72.6), and 642 were renter-occupied (27.4, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 4,466 vacant homes in Gulf Shores at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Gulf Shores, Alabama
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,359, with a median value in dollars of 177,200.

Monthly Owner Costs in Gulf Shores, AL
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $1,165 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Gulf Shores, average costs per month were $283 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 3,535 people in the community had a high school degree, or 90.8 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Gulf Shores, Alabama
1,185 people in Gulf Shores also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 30.4 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Gulf Shores, AL
The number of Civilian Veterans in Gulf Shores was 852, or 20.1 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Gulf Shores, AL
In 2000, there were 1,127 people in Gulf Shores, AL listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Gulf Shores, AL
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 229 people in Gulf Shores who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 4.6 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Gulf Shores, Alabama
There were 2,501 in the labor force in Gulf Shores at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 57.4 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Gulf Shores was 17.7 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Gulf Shores, AL
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $41,826. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Gulf Shores, AL
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $51,862. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Per capita income in Gulf Shores in the last full census was 24,356. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Gulf Shores numbered 109, or 6.8 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Gulf Shores, AL
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 509, or 9.9 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.