City in Baldwin County, Alabama · 28.6 sq mi · 625 people per sq mi
About 18,000 people live in Gulf Shores. The typical household earns $78,188, and the median resident is 50.8 years old.
2026 projection
From 15,288 in 2020
Poverty rate 11.49%
Men 51.1 · Women 50.5
1960–2026
17,908
2026 projection
17.1% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1960–2026
17,908
2026 projection
17.1% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 17,908 | +514 | 2.96% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,394 | +47 | 0.27% |
| 2024 | 17,347 | +448 | 2.65% |
| 2023 | 16,899 | +595 | 3.65% |
| 2022 | 16,304 | +490 | 3.10% |
| 2021 | 15,814 | +526 | 3.44% |
| 2020 | 15,288 | +2,522 | 19.76% |
| 2019 | 12,766 | +223 | 1.78% |
| 2018 | 12,543 | +255 | 2.08% |
| 2017 | 12,288 | +305 | 2.55% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 164 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 9 residents
52% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 52% | 59% | 46% |
| Never married | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| Divorced | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| Widowed | 6% | 3% | 9% |
| Separated | <1% | <1% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau