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    Gulf Shores, AL
    Demographic Data



    Gulf Shores Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Gulf Shores Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    17,431

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    2.7%
    5 - 17:
    14.7%
    18 - 24:
    5.9%
    25 - 34:
    9.0%
    35 - 54:
    26.9%
    55 - 64:
    14.9%
    Over 65 Years:
    25.9%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.4%
    3.4%
    97.2%
    97.2%
    39.9%
    39.9%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Gulf Shores
    USA
    $45,509
    $45,509
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Gulf Shores
    USA
    $78,188
    $78,188
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    11.5%

    Employment Industries

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    Accommodation
    Retail
    Healthcare
    Real estate
    Construction
    Manufacturing
    Education
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Arts
    Administration
    Transportation
    Finance
    Other
    Public Service
    13.4%
    13.4%
    12.4%
    12.4%
    9.4%
    9.4%
    7.4%
    7.4%
    7.2%
    7.2%
    6.7%
    6.7%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    6.5%
    6.5%
    6.0%
    6.0%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    3.9%
    3.9%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black or African American
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    87.3%
    87.3%
    6.1%
    6.1%
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Irish
    German
    English
    Italian
    Scottish
    Jamaican
    French
    European
    Welsh
    Norwegian
    Lebanese
    Brazilian
    British
    Scots-Irish
    Finnish
    Polish
    Dutch
    Portuguese
    Swedish
    French Canadian
    17.3%
    17.3%
    15.9%
    15.9%
    12.4%
    12.4%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Italian
    Polish
    Japanese
    Slavic languages
    German/Yiddish
    Armenian
    Other Indo-European
    French
    African languages
    Arabic
    Hungarian
    Native American languages
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Tagalog
    Other Asian languages
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    92.5%
    92.5%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    3.7%
    3.7%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Gulf Shores Residents

    7.5%

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