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Population (year 2000): 5,044. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,263 (+44.0% change)
Males: 2,487 (49.3%), Females: 2,557 (50.7%)
Baldwin County
Zip codes:
36542.
Median resident age: 46.3 years
Median household income: $41,826 (year 2000)
Median house value: $177,200 (year 2000)
Races in Gulf Shores:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: English (17.4%), Irish (16.4%),
United States (16.2%), German (15.0%), French (4.7%),
Scotch-Irish (4.7%).
Elevation: 12 feet
Land area: 18.4 square miles
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).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,751 (+53.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gulf Shores:
- SOUTH BALDWIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 9
miles; FOLEY, AL)
- THOMAS HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL)
- MERCY MEDICAL A CORPORATION (about 28 miles; DAPHNE,
AL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gulf
Shores:
- MOBILE DOWNTOWN (about 35 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID: BFM)
- PENSACOLA REGIONAL (about 39 miles; PENSACOLA, FL;
ID: PNS)
- MOBILE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; MOBILE, AL; ID:
MOB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gulf Shores:
- JACK EDWARDS (about 3 miles; GULF SHORES, AL; ID:
JKA)
- FOLEY MUNI (about 11 miles; FOLEY, AL; ID: 5R4)
- H L SONNY CALLAHAN (about 17 miles; FAIRHOPE, AL;
ID: 4R4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gulf Shores:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA-BALDWIN (about 22 miles;
FAIRHOPE, AL; Full-time enrollment: 5,582)
- BISHOP STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
MOBILE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,758)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA (about 39 miles;
PENSACOLA, FL; FT enrollment: 6,282)
- PENSACOLA JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 39 miles; PENSACOLA,
FL; FT enrollment: 6,036)
- JAMES H FAULKNER STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43
miles; BAY MINETTE, AL; FT enrollment: 2,050)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA (about 44 miles; MOBILE,
AL; FT enrollment: 9,082)
- OKALOOSA-WALTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles;
NICEVILLE, FL; FT enrollment: 3,374)
Public high school in Gulf Shores:
- GULF SHORES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 574;
Location: 600 E 15TH AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gulf Shores:
- GULF SHORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 539;
Location: 1600 E 3RD ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- GULF SHORES MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 473;
Location: 450 E 15TH AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Gulf Shores:
- THOMAS B. NORTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $268,280; Location: 221 W. 19TH AV; 26,140
books; 2,967 audio materials; 2,147 video materials; 120
serial subscriptions)
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