Gulf Shores, AL Population

Overview

14,712

Total Population

50.0

Median age

54.65%

Female population %

83:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

48.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

527

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Gulf Shores's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gulf Shores is 50.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gulf Shores's population under 18 was 14.00%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gulf Shores's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.40% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gulf Shores, 9.35% were under the age of 15, 18.26% aged 15 to 29, 49.00% aged 30 to 64, 21.18% aged 65 to 84, and 2.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,368 more females than males in Gulf Shores:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 54.65% females and 45.35% males in Gulf Shores, AL.
The Gulf Shores, AL gender ratio is 83:100 i.e. 83 men to 100 women (0.830).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 676.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 942.

Gulf Shores's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Gulf Shores population: 96.87% are White, 0.46% are Black or African American, 0.56% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.29% are Asian, 0.45% are some other race and 0.37% are multiracial.
Gulf Shores's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 527 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 14,185 (96.42% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gulf Shores is White with a population of 14,252 (96.87% of the total population).

Gulf Shores's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 16,193 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Gulf Shores's population increased by 5,337 (96.48%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gulf Shores's population increased by 4,309 (39.64%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Gulf Shores's population was lowest in year 2000 at 5,532.