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Gulf Shores, Alabama Economy Profile

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 Gulf Shores, Alabama United States
StateAlabama
CityGulf Shores
Total population5,044 281,421,906
Male2,487138,053,563
Female2,557143,368,343
Median age (years)46.335.3
Total households2,344105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)41,82641,994

Gulf Shores, Alabama Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Gulf Shores, Alabama equals one thousand, nine hundred and three. Government workers comprise seven point four seven percent of workers in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up thirteen point nine six percent of Gulf Shores, Alabama labor force. There are 0 unpaid family workers in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

thirteen point zero five percent of population are involved in construction, five percent are in manufacturing, and 2.15% are in wholesale trade. 6.44% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Gulf Shores, Alabama. 20.69% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Gulf Shores, Alabama.

57.43% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Eighty-one point three nine percent of Gulf Shores, Alabama workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three point nine six percent of Gulf Shores, Alabama residents work at home. 0.71% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Gulf Shores, Alabama %, Gulf Shores, Alabama United States
Population 16 years and over4,355  217,168,077
In labor force2,501 57.43%63.92%
- Civilian labor force2,501 57.43%63.39%
- - Employed2,422 55.61%59.73%
- - Unemployed79 1.81%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.2  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force1,854 42.57%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over2,299 52.79%51.66%
In labor force1,144 26.27%29.72%
- Civilian labor force1,144 26.27%29.65%
- - Employed1,083 24.87%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years213 4.89%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force150  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over2,402  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone1,955 81.39%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled222 9.24%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)17 0.71%4.73%
Walked62 2.58%2.93%
Other means51 2.12%1.19%
Worked at home95 3.96%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)17.7 0.74%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over2,422  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations602 24.86%33.65%
Service occupations471 19.45%14.86%
Sales and office occupations780 32.2%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations18 0.74%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations354 14.62%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations197 8.13%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining23 0.95%1.87%
Construction316 13.05%6.78%
Manufacturing121 5.0%14.1%
Wholesale trade52 2.15%3.6%
Retail trade385 15.9%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities60 2.48%5.2%
Information36 1.49%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing312 12.88%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services156 6.44%9.3%
Educational, health and social services278 11.48%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services501 20.69%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)132 5.45%4.87%
Public administration50 2.06%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers1,903 78.57%78.47%
Government workers181 7.47%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business338 13.96%6.63%
Unpaid family workers0  0.31%
 Gulf Shores, Alabama %, Gulf Shores, Alabama United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households2,366  105,539,122
Less than $10,000178 7.52%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999183 7.73%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999356 15.05%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999248 10.48%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999369 15.6%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999540 22.82%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999246 10.4%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999142 6.0%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99963 2.66%2.2%
$200,000 or more41 1.73%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)41,826  41,994
With earnings1,646 37.8%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)51,330  56,604
With Social Security income916 21.03%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,595  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income33 0.76%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)9,827  6,320
With public assistance income21 0.48%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,933  3,032
With retirement income636 14.6%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)22,838  17,376
 
Families1,599  72,261,780
Less than $10,00058 3.63%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99995 5.94%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999147 9.19%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999157 9.82%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999306 19.14%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999446 27.89%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999187 11.69%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999115 7.19%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99947 2.94%2.75%
$200,000 or more41 2.56%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)51,862  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)24,356  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers40,259  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers22,467  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families109  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years56 51.38%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years23 21.1%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present42  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years28 66.67%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years6 14.29%42.27%
 
Individuals509  33,899,812
18 years and over450 88.41%65.35%
- 65 years and over73 14.34%9.7%
Related children under 18 years59 11.59%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years31 6.09%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over254 49.9%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.