94.5% of residents of Gulf Shores speak English at home.
4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English less than very well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
96.5% of residents of Gulf Shores speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English less than very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
74.1% of residents of Gulf Shores speak English at home.
25.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
19.2% of residents of Gulf Shores speak English at home.
59.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English less than very well).
21.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
97.6% (7,933)
Foreign born:
31.2% (49)
White - Speak another language
Native:
2.4% (196)
Foreign born:
68.8% (108)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (18)
Foreign born:
100.0% (11)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
100.0% (34)
Foreign born:
100.0% (144)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.6% (7,902)
Foreign born:
41.9% (49)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.4% (115)
Foreign born:
58.1% (68)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
78.8% (115)
Foreign born:
100.0% (152)
222 residents are foreign born (2.8% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.7% Latin America).
This city:
4.4%
Alabama:
2.0%
Median age by place of birth - Gulf Shores
Place of birth - Gulf Shores White
Place of birth - Gulf Shores Black or African American
Place of birth - Gulf Shores Asian
Place of birth - Gulf Shores Other race
Place of birth - Gulf Shores Two or more races
Place of birth - Gulf Shores White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Gulf Shores Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Gulf Shores
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Gulf Shores
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Gulf Shores
Place of birth by age - Gulf Shores
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 24.5%
Now married: 62.7%
Separated: 0.2%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 9.0%
Females:
Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 61.7%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 11.8%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
51.0% (51)
Unmarried:
49.0% (49)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.1% (1,078)
Unmarried:
44.9% (878)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 51.1%
Now married: 48.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 74.6%
Now married: 25.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (42)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 48.4%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 51.6%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (15)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 39.3%
Now married: 49.5%
Separated: 11.2%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 50.0%
Now married: 50.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (13)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (13)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 24.1%
Now married: 63.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 9.1%
Females:
Never married: 18.7%
Now married: 62.5%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 12.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
77.3% (51)
Unmarried:
22.7% (15)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.4% (1,031)
Unmarried:
45.6% (865)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 57.7%
Now married: 25.2%
Separated: 17.1%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 50.0%
Now married: 37.5%
Separated: 12.5%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
27.7% (13)
Unmarried:
72.3% (34)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
64.4% (47)
Unmarried:
35.6% (26)
Ancestries in Gulf Shores
English - 876 (17.4%)
Irish - 826 (16.4%)
United States - 818 (16.2%)
German - 758 (15.0%)
Other - 560 (11.1%)
French - 239 (4.7%)
Scotch-Irish - 235 (4.7%)
Czech - 148 (2.9%)
Polish - 138 (2.7%)
Scottish - 98 (1.9%)
Dutch - 89 (1.8%)
Swedish - 86 (1.7%)
Italian - 79 (1.6%)
French Canadian - 43 (0.9%)
Norwegian - 24 (0.5%)
Welsh - 24 (0.5%)
Subsaharan African - 22 (0.4%)
Swiss - 21 (0.4%)
Hungarian - 18 (0.4%)
Arab - 11 (0.2%)
Lithuanian - 10 (0.2%)
Russian - 8 (0.2%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 6,383 (73.0%)
Black or African American: 120 (46.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 29 (65.9%)
Asian: 29 (100.0%)
Other race: 178 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 43 (62.3%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 6,305 (73.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 224 (75.2%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 813 (9.3%)
Black or African American: 140 (53.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 785 (9.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 28 (9.4%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 543 (6.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 543 (6.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
4.4%
2.0%