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Gulf Shores, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $379,376 (it was $161,700 in 2000)
Gulf Shores:

$379,376
Alabama:

$200,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $261,770 - $566,908

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $482,177
Here:

$482,177
State:

$273,076

Townhouses or other attached units: $172,839
Here:

$172,839
State:

$222,857

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $179,821
Here:

$179,821
State:

$194,388

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $270,714
Here:

$270,714
State:

$307,073

Mobile homes: $58,711
Here:

$58,711
State:

$77,780

Total population: 10,963 (Urban population: 4,075 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,091 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 15,154 (7,381 occupied: 5,032 owner occupied, 2,567 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

34%
State:

30%

Housing density: 824 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,708,839.

Median contract rent in 2022: $995 (lower quartile is $806, upper quartile is $1,359)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,069


Median gross rent in Gulf Shores, AL in 2022: $1,127

Housing units in Gulf Shores with a mortgage: 2,639 (146 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 85 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 18

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $89,489

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $73,490

Median monthly housing costs: $1,122

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Gulf Shores, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 2004

Median year apartment built: 1993

Household type by relationship:

Households: 16,024
  • Male householders: 3,767 (1,383 living alone), Female householders: 3,602 (1,308 living alone)
  • 3,334 spouses (3,334 opposite-sex spouses), 323 unmarried partners, (323 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,606 children (3,342 natural, 123 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 155 grandchildren, 262 brothers or sisters, 496 parents, 0 foster children, 163 other relatives, 286 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 26

Size of family households: 2,643 2-persons, 1,359 3-persons, 464 4-persons, 191 5-persons, 62 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,493 1-person, 286 2-persons, 13 3-persons.

1,301 married couples with children.
944 single-parent households (396 men, 548 women).

92.5% of residents of Gulf Shores speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (37% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (4% speak English very well, 96% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,243 (7.8%)
(35.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.7

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • 5no bedroom
  • 241 bedroom
  • 7082 bedrooms
  • 3,0183 bedrooms
  • 9114 bedrooms
  • 3675+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • 37no bedroom
  • 4901 bedroom
  • 1,2982 bedrooms
  • 6333 bedrooms
  • 1104 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Gulf Shores in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Gulf Shores in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 156no vehicle
  • 1,5081 vehicle
  • 2,2762 vehicles
  • 6463 vehicles
  • 1204 vehicles
  • 3285+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Gulf Shores in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Gulf Shores in renter-occupied apartments
  • 36no vehicle
  • 1,7511 vehicle
  • 6402 vehicles
  • 1153 vehicles
  • 254 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • 51 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 693 rooms
  • 4954 rooms
  • 1,0395 rooms
  • 1,1516 rooms
  • 9657 rooms
  • 5928 rooms
  • 7179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • 371 room
  • 582 rooms
  • 6023 rooms
  • 7884 rooms
  • 2445 rooms
  • 4746 rooms
  • 2917 rooms
  • 568 rooms
  • 199+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Gulf Shores, AL
  • Gulf Shores, AL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Gulf Shores, AL in 2022
  • 200Less than $10,000
  • 570$10,000 to $19,999
  • 659$20,000 to $29,999
  • 645$30,000 to $39,999
  • 836$40,000 to $49,999
  • 587$50,000 to $59,999
  • 723$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,105$75,000 to $99,999
  • 485$100,000 to $124,999
  • 633$125,000 to $149,999
  • 465$150,000 to $199,999
  • 473$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Gulf Shores, AL

  • Distribution of house value in Gulf Shores, AL in 2022
  • 38$10,000 to $14,999
  • 34$15,000 to $19,999
  • 43$20,000 to $24,999
  • 20$25,000 to $29,999
  • 15$35,000 to $39,999
  • 10$40,000 to $49,999
  • 17$90,000 to $99,999
  • 23$100,000 to $124,999
  • 111$125,000 to $149,999
  • 113$150,000 to $174,999
  • 97$175,000 to $199,999
  • 439$200,000 to $249,999
  • 879$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,145$300,000 to $399,999
  • 732$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,064$500,000 to $749,999
  • 568$750,000 to $999,999
  • 16$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Gulf Shores, AL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Gulf Shores, AL in 2022
  • 189$600 to $649
  • 65$650 to $699
  • 126$700 to $749
  • 8$750 to $799
  • 425$800 to $899
  • 180$900 to $999
  • 503$1,000 to $1,249
  • 464$1,250 to $1,499
  • 334$1,500 to $1,999
  • 18$2,500 to $2,999
  • 188No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,312 (16.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 103
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,043
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,751
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,150
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 737
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 359
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 832
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 69
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 130
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 66
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 251
  • 90 or more minutes: 296
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Gulf Shores

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 8,164 (77.5%)
  • Carpooled: 840 (8.0%)
  • Bus: 11 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 315 (3.0%)
  • Bicycle: 9 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 23 (0.2%)
  • Worked at home: 1,312 (12.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • 2.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 1.7%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • 7352010 or later
  • 2012000 to 2009
  • 91990 to 1999
  • 131980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 43Before 1970
Ancestries in Gulf Shores, AL

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 2,742 (32.3%)
  • English: 1,122 (13.2%)
  • German: 905 (10.7%)
  • Irish: 759 (9.0%)
  • Italian: 416 (4.9%)
  • Jamaican: 369 (4.4%)
  • Scottish: 261 (3.1%)
  • Brazilian: 157 (1.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 122 (1.4%)
  • European: 99 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 92 (1.1%)
  • Dutch: 54 (0.6%)
  • Welsh: 52 (0.6%)
  • French: 48 (0.6%)
  • Scandinavian: 36 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 25 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 13 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 13 (0.2%)
  • Norwegian: 10 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 9 (0.1%)
  • Austrian: 8 (0.09%)
  • Northern European: 8 (0.09%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Brazil
Gulf Shores:

24.7% (273)
Alabama:

1.1% (1,867)

Jamaica
Gulf Shores:

23.5% (259)
Alabama:

1.3% (2,382)

Japan
Gulf Shores:

14.7% (162)
Alabama:

1.3% (2,391)

Bolivia
Gulf Shores:

6.3% (70)
Alabama:

0.1% (134)

Peru
Gulf Shores:

5.4% (60)
Alabama:

0.5% (801)

Mexico
Gulf Shores:

5.2% (57)
Alabama:

26.4% (46,832)

Ukraine
Gulf Shores:

4.8% (53)
Alabama:

0.6% (1,077)

Canada
Gulf Shores:

3.6% (40)
Alabama:

2.3% (4,000)

Australia
Gulf Shores:

3.3% (36)
Alabama:

0.2% (368)

Cuba
Gulf Shores:

3.1% (34)
Alabama:

1.2% (2,134)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Gulf Shores:

2.8% (31)
Alabama:

0.1% (203)

Moldova
Gulf Shores:

1.9% (21)
Alabama:

0.2% (275)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5,161
  • Other state: 9,523
  • Northeast: 1,115
  • Midwest: 3,299
  • South: 4,433
  • West: 628

86.2% of Gulf Shores residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 6.4% lived in Alabama.


Gulf Shores:

86.2%
State average:

87.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 3
  • 10th grade: 29
  • 11th grade: 90
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 70
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,508
  • Less than 1 year of college: 261
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 857
  • Associate degree: 493
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,183
  • Master's degree: 921
  • Professional school degree: 143
  • Doctorate degree: 157
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 41
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 208
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 14
  • 10th grade: 22
  • 11th grade: 46
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 51
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,484
  • Less than 1 year of college: 418
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,489
  • Associate degree: 770
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,610
  • Master's degree: 798
  • Professional school degree: 129
  • Doctorate degree: 33
Educational Attainment for Females
Gulf Shores marital status for males
Gulf Shores marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 6,329
  • One, attached: 382
  • Two: 351
  • 3 or 4: 543
  • 5 to 9: 1,102
  • 10 to 19: 1,534
  • 20 to 49: 1,167
  • 50 or more: 3,574
  • Mobile homes: 168
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.8%

House/condo owner moved in on average 4 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Gulf Shores
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Gulf Shores, AL
  • 93.6%Electricity
  • 4.7%Utility gas
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Gulf Shores, AL
  • 99.2%Electricity
  • 0.8%Utility gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 69
Here:

8.4%
Alabama:

14.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 203
Here:

19.7%
Alabama:

16.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 148
Here:

19.7%
Alabama:

14.6%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability