2020 census As of the
2020 census, Gulf Shores had a population of 15,014, with 3,347 families residing in 6,847 households. The median age was 49.4 years. 16.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.7 males age 18 and over. 90.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 9.3% lived in rural areas. Of the 6,847 households, 22.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.6% were married-couple households, 17.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 9,741 people living in the city. The
population density was . There were 6,810 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.54%
White, 0.22%
Black or
African American, 0.44%
Native American, 0.30%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 0.40% from
other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Of the population 1.23% were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 2,344 households, out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. Of all households 26.7% were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.56. Of the population 16.4% was under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $41,826, and the median income for a family was $51,862. Males had a median income of $40,259 versus $22,467 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $24,356. About 6.8% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over. Since the year 2000, Baldwin County as a whole has experienced rapid population growth, second only to
Shelby County in Alabama. ==Economy==