Demographics Information and statistics for Gulf Shores

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Demographics Information and statistics for Gulf Shores

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Gulf Shores Demographics Information

Population: 5,682

Elevation: 8 feet

County: Baldwin

Land area: 18.4 square miles

Zip codes: 36547, 36542.

Median resident age: 46.3 years
Median household income: $43,590
Median house value: $450,000

Races in Gulf Shores:

White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (1.0%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: English (17.4%), Irish (16.4%), United States (16.2%), German (15.0%), French (4.7%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%).

For population 25 years and over in Gulf Shores

High school or higher: 90.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gulf Shores city

Never married: 16.5%
Now married: 62.4%
Separated: 1.9%
Widowed: 5.8%
Divorced: 13.4%

4.4% Foreign born (2.8% Europe, 0.7% North America, 0.7% Latin America).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Pensacola, FL (35.8 miles, pop. 56,255).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (163.3 miles, pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (528.9 miles, pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Foley, AL (9.6 miles), Orange Beach, AL (9.7 miles), Elberta, AL (12.3 miles), Summerdale, AL (15.2 miles), Silverhill, AL (19.5 miles), Robertsdale, AL (19.8 miles), Point Clear, AL (21.4 miles), Fairhope, AL (22.3 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 159 buildings, average cost: $126,500
1997: 167 buildings, average cost: $136,400
1998: 102 buildings, average cost: $134,600
1999: 134 buildings, average cost: $142,300
2000: 133 buildings, average cost: $152,500
2001: 134 buildings, average cost: $136,500
2002: 196 buildings, average cost: $145,300

Area code: 251

Industries providing employment: Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (20.7%), Retail trade (15.9%), Construction (13.0%), Finance,insurance,real estate,and rental and leasing (12.9%), Educational,health and social services (11.5%).