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Alabama · Census place 32272

Gulf Shores city, AL

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Gulf Shores city has 15,785 residents, ranking #45 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $73,873, the median home is worth $367,000 and median gross rent runs $1,363 a month.

Population
15,785Gulf Shores city residents
Median household income
$73,873Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$367,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,363Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
50.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
66.8%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Gulf Shores city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Gulf Shores city median would spend about 22.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.4% of residents and 66.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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