Gulf Shores.
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Alabama·Baldwin County
5 tracts·12K people·$383K median·428/mi²
White 87 · Hispanic 6 · Black 3 · Multiracial 2 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Living alone 33 · Other 19
Leisure 36 · Professional 24 · Retail 20 · Health 8 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 34 · Sales · office 26 · Service 22 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 21 · Carpool 9 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Gulf Shores is $382,700 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Gulf Shores has 16,401 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 50.8; the population is 87.3% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Black, 2.2% Multiracial, 1.1% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 39.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.5% (Census ACS).
Gulf Shores Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (68%); Gulf Shores Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (67%); Gulf Shores High School is the high school with reported scores (48%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,483/month, 6% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Gulf Shores is $78,188 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Gulf Shores, median rent is $1,483/month and the median home value is $382,700 (Census ACS).
Gulf Shores reported 4.9 violent crimes and 21.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 44°F; there are 115 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 67 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Gulf Shores are lightning (97), wildfire (94) and drought (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Gulf Shores, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).